Giving Police an Inside Look at Autism
June 27, 2017
A young man with autism offers his perspective on interacting with people with autism for law enforcement officers....
Albert’s world: Living with autism
June 26, 2017
US military families with children with autism fear for the future as a program that provided respite care is cut. Read about one family’s experience....
At Airports, Making Travel Easier for Autistic Passengers
June 23, 2017
Mock flight experiences and sensory rooms around the world make airport travel easier for passengers with autism....
Parents’ interactions with infants may alleviate autism features
June 22, 2017
A new study suggests that teaching parents to respond to cues from babies at high risk of autism eases the severity of autism features at age 3....
For Children With Autism, No More Being Hushed
June 20, 2017
This article from the New York Times discusses an education program in New York with an aim to help students with autism understand the school environment and their own needs, so they can function both in and out of school....
Encouraging autistic kids’ obsessive habits can help them later in life
June 19, 2017
It may be that every child is born with the potential to be exceptional at something. But finding and cultivating ability is difficult, especially when a kid doesn’t just shine and display easily recognizable talents. This is true for all children but especially so for kids with autism spectrum disorder...
Shore woman paints her face to raise autism awareness
June 17, 2017
Shekira Farrell never fully understood the power of her voice. It wasn’t until her 6-year-old son Jaiden was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2 that she realized its importance....
Family Of Man With Autism Sues Over Police Shooting
June 16, 2017
MIAMI — Arnaldo Rios, a 27-year-old with severe autism and an IQ of 40, sat handcuffed on the ground for 20 minutes after a police officer shot his unarmed caretaker. Still in handcuffs, Rios was placed in the back of a patrol car for about two more hours....
Isabelle Rapin, Who Advanced Concept of an Autism Spectrum, Dies at 89
June 15, 2017
Isabelle Rapin, a Swiss-born child neurologist who helped establish autism’s biological underpinnings and advanced the idea that autism was part of a broad spectrum of disorders, died on May 24 in Rhinebeck, N.Y. She was 89....
Nathan McConnell Creates ‘Growing Up Aspie,’ a Comic About Life on the Autism Spectrum
June 14, 2017
Nathan McConnell creates comics for people like him, and if you grew up on the autism spectrum, you might find his “Growing Up Aspie” illustrations relatable....
Grandin to highlight autism conference
June 13, 2017
The 15th annual Milestones’ Autism Spectrum Disorder Conference, spreading wisdom for children and adults with autism, will be held June 15-16 at the I-X Center in Cleveland, highlighted by the appearance of guest speaker Temple Grandin. She will kick off the conference with an event June 14 at Playhouse Square...
Brain Scans May Help Predict Autism in High-Risk Infants
June 12, 2017
A new kind of brain scan may be able to predict when a baby as young as 6 months old will develop autism, researchers said Wednesday....
