Duke Researchers Develop App That Could Identify Autism Symptoms in Toddlers
May 27, 2021
Dr. Geraldine Dawson, Director for the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, and other researchers have been studying an app they’ve created as a potential early autism screening tool....
5 Things People With Autism and Their Caregivers Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccines
May 25, 2021
The higher risks of COVID-19 that researchers found in people with autism aren’t due to the developmental or intellectual disabilities themselves, but rather because people with them are more likely to live in a group setting, be unable to communicate about having symptoms, or have trouble understanding or following safety...
May 20, 2021
Advocate Emma Dalmayne, as an autistic adult and a mother of autistic children, is often asked about meltdowns and how they feel. In this article, she describes how it feels to have a meltdown from her perspective, and how to help your child....
AFMC Autism at Work program open to students on the autism spectrum
May 18, 2021
Autism at Work, a collaborative effort between AFMC and Wright State University, is approaching its third year. It is designed to give the college student, or recent graduate, the opportunity to gain work experience in a paid summer-intern work program as an Air Force civilian....
Early Screening Tool Leads to Earlier Diagnosis and Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder
May 13, 2021
Since it debuted in 2011, the Get SET Early program, which provides pediatricians and parents with a relatively simple process to screen for indicators of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children as young as age 1, has steadily grown in use and validation. Early screening and identification of ASD has...
Childhood autism traits linked to hypomania in adolescence
May 11, 2021
Children with autism traits tend to show agitation, excitability, decreased sleep and other signs of hypomania in adolescence, according to a new twin study. The association is higher in identical twins than in fraternal twins, the researchers also found, suggesting that genetics plays a role....
A global push for autism awareness & research
April 27, 2021
Michael Maloney with Organization for Autism Research and autism awareness advocate Naina Chernoff discuss global effort to increase autism awareness....
Virtual Autism Assessments Are Likely Here to Stay
April 22, 2021
Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic began, clinical psychologist Janice Keener was floored when she reassessed a boy she had evaluated for autism in her clinic a few months earlier. During that initial visit, Keener hadn’t observed any of the repetitive behaviors the boy’s mother had described to her, and Keener couldn’t confirm if he...
The NHS’ World Autism Day Training Video
April 20, 2021
The NHS UK asked consultant, author & psychological therapist Michael Padraig Acton and NHS employee Tom Goble to be part of a training video for World Autism Day. Within this video, they discuss Tom’s diagnosis of Asperger’s in his early 20s, growing up with autism, his educational and social life, and...
April 19, 2021
This Autism Awareness Month, the Embassy of Qatar is partnering with the International Spy Museum and the Organization for Autism Research to expand services for kids on the spectrum....
Comprehensive Changes to the Autism Care Demonstration
April 01, 2021
The DHA Autism Care Demonstration (ACD) manual changes were published on March 23, 2021. The DHA ACD Team is hosting a series of webinars to walk through each of the significant changes to the program....
AFIRM reaches 200,000 users around the world
March 23, 2021
Just one year after reaching 100,000 users, the Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules (AFIRM) project at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute has reached another milestone―200,000 users now rely on AFIRM for evidence-based practices that can help learners with autism....
