Nine U.S. clinics are pooling their data to create a registry of people who have an extra copy of a region of chromosome 15. The region, called 15q11-13, is a genetic abnormality frequently found in people with autism. Researchers described the resource yesterday at a conference in Silver Spring, Ma…

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A fusion of two proteins can silence the activity of specific neurons in the zebrafish spinal cord1. The fused pair, called GFE3, binds to and destroys synapses, the connections between neurons. Neurons regenerate these damaged synapses within days, showing that neurons can rebuild their connections…

Unusually thin nerve fibers in the brain may underlie the motor difficulties seen in some children with Angelman syndrome, an autism-related condition. The unpublished findings were presented Thursday at a conference in Silver Spring, Maryland, hosted by the Dup15q Alliance and the Angelman Syndrome…

by Debra Muzikar Editor’s Note: Normal People Scare Me Too is available for purchase on the NormalFilms website. The next screening of Normal People Scare Me Too will be on August 13 in Los Angeles. View the Channel 17 news (NBC) in Bakersfield for the screening at Inclusion Films.   It’…

Over 39,000 car seats manufactured between 2009 and 2016 are being recalled.Source: The Autism Site

During the first few years of life, the neurons in a child’s brain form billions of connections, or synapses. The brain then proceeds to eliminate some. From toddlerhood until early adulthood, it winnows away unused and redundant links — a process called pruning. In many cases, an immune molecule ca…

A Call for Constructive Conversations with Each Other and with Ourselves By Keri Bowers and Debra Muzikar, Co-founders, The Art of Autism A tipping point: “The moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.” Together, we have a combined 48 years’ experience in our roles as “a…

In a world where creativity knows no bounds, expressing thoughts and emotions through art becomes not only a way to connect with others, but also opens up avenues that allow interesting ways to reach out to newer audiences. In order to connect with blind people, artist Andrew Myers, who used to make…

To lighten up things a little bit and laugh about our lives, we asked you to finish this sentence: "You might be an autism parent if..." Here were some of our favorite responses!Source: The Autism Site

Token boards are a part of every ABA program. They give teachers a positive way to reinforce good behavior and monitor success. Our lightweight, laminated Token Boards are now available in 10-packs – and even better – you can save 15% on any of our token boards and their 10-packs this week! Just use…

By Lydia Wayman I think a lot of the lack of understanding we have about each other comes down to the fact that most people judge the whole world on the basis of their own individual experiences. Many people interpret and criticize others’ behaviors, needs, quirks, and struggles from the persp…

It’s well known that those with autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger syndrome, develop difficulties with social communication and show stereotyped patterns of behavior. Less well-studied but equally characteristic features are a weaker sense of self and mood disorders such as depression and…

A gene that has strong ties to autism controls the expression of many other autism candidates, a new study suggests. The findings support the idea that the key genetic players in autism are closely interlinked1. The new work focuses on TBR1, a protein known to help orchestrate brain development. TBR…