The ExAC browser is a hot new resource. It allows geneticists to look for variants in the genomes of more than 60,000 people. Yet it has never been published in a peer-reviewed journal. ExAC’s creators first presented the database at a genetics meeting two years ago. Excited by its potential, resear…

“Vibrant waves of sequenced patterns emerged in my head whenever I looked at musical notes and scores. Like pieces of a mysterious puzzle solved, it was natural for me to see music and its many facets as pictures in my head. It never occurred to me that others couldn’t see what I saw.” By Stephen S…

“You cannot fix what is not broken. Autism is not a disease. We are not incomplete puzzles—we are whole human beings. We are not tragedies—we are products of neurodiversity. Eliminating autism means eliminating us,” Chelsea Dub The Art of Autism celebrates Autistic Pride Day today. Autism prid…

By Debra Muzikar How does it feel when all of your senses are heightened? And how does it feel when your heightened senses collide? Imagine walking down the hallway of your school having to close your eyes because the flourescent lights are too bright, the school bell rings piercing your ears, you w…

The outlook is often bleak for young adults with autism spectrum disorders. Even when they manage to graduate from high school or college, it’s difficult for them to find a full-time job. Although there are many programs that help them interact with society when they’re young, those services are typ…

Pregnant women with elevated levels of certain immune molecules in their blood are at increased risk of having a child with both autism and intellectual disability, according to a new study1. The immune profile of a pregnant woman who later has a child with autism and intellectual disability is dist…

We have heard about  many 3D printed assistive technology solutions in the recent past, and  Live Braille is the latest addition to that set of solutions. Developed by an Indian startup, Live Braille is worn like a ring on a finger. Once worn by a visually impaired person,  Live Brail…

Infants born prematurely have a higher risk of autism than infants delivered at term, and this risk climbs the earlier a baby is born. But it’s unclear whether these autism features are merely a by-product of the complications of prematurity. Autism in premature infants is no different from classic …

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“But A doesn’t care, if she accomplishes a simple skill like hopping she is so proud of herself and it puts her in a good mood for the rest of the day. Asperger’s isn’t all bad, A has a really good long term memory. She can remember little facts about things that happened ove…

NCG Gallatin Cinema, a special needs certified movie theater in Gallatin, TN,  shows movies that are sensor friendly for children and adults with Autism. The showings, which are done once a month,  have sounds down by 50 percent and the lights not dimmed all the way. Loud sound effects, an…

Earlier posts: Ian goes to college – The plan for his education (November 17, 2014) Ian goes to college part 2 – His first day (August 26, 2014) Ian goes to college part 3 – Drama Class Results (February 6, 2015) We went in to this whole “Ian will take classes at the local junior college” with no id…