Maybe Eleanor would have loved to join the book club? I think about the many, many times that Eleanor has had similar things happen to her. It must shut down her self-esteem and hope, and crash her dreams of what she might want to do later in life—crashing her hope of maybe succeeding to be a doctor…

Anyone who has ever spent time venting their frustrations knows how nice it can be to have someone who listens to them without judgment.Source: The Autism Site

Focus on these three keys to happiness, and see how much your mood improves!Source: The Autism Site

About one in three people with autism also have epilepsy. A study of 690,000 people in Sweden quantifies the risk in the opposite direction. People with epilepsy are at eight times the risk of autism as the general population (see graphic below). Siblings and children of individuals with epilepsy ar…

Imagine not having to organize a visit to your nearest primary care physician because they can "visit" you virtually through hologram technology. You won't have to imagine for much longer - this is the future of healthcare.Note: Click image below to enlargeClick to enlargePotential Savings of Virtua…

Charles Kinsey is a behavioral therapist at a group home. Following an autistic man out into the street, he was shot in the leg by police, who then handcuffed him and left him bleeding in the street.Source: The Autism Site

People, including those on the spectrum, are multi-faceted. One wise soul points that out with a clever illustration.Source: The Autism Site

There is a common misconception that individuals with special needs require a slower pace of instruction. While they may require a slower pace through a curriculum, this does not mean that individual lessons should be taught at a slower pace. In fact, slowing the pace of instruction not only wastes …

A new resource helps biologists easily mine large troves of information about when and where genes are expressed. The platform, described 20 June in Nature Biotechnology, is an entree to an online repository called Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). This repository contains data from more than 26,000 st…

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Standardized testing scores are not an accurate reflection of who a person is. But one teacher took the time to ensure her student with autism knew that...in the coolest way possible!Source: The Autism Site

Charles Kinsey was shot by police, who then handcuffed him and left him bleeding. Police claim they were trying to protect him from a man with autism, who Kinsey was working with.Source: The Autism Site

Doctors and professionals still don't fully understand autism, but it was virtually unknown in the past.Source: The Autism Site

For years now, it's been believed that children born to older fathers are at higher risk for disorders like autism. The reason why might not be exactly what we thought...Source: The Autism Site