Susan Moffitt

We read so many news articles about autistic children having a meltdown in school and ending up shackled by police and taken to the station. Often beleaguered family members at home call for help, not knowing the respondents could cause…

Underlying the horrific story out of Salt Lake City, Utah in which a thirteen year boy was shot by police when his mother called them to de-escalate her autistic son is another story -- a lack of respite care for those who need it most. The…

The news grabbing headline of a police encounter last Friday that resulted in a thirteen-year-old boy with autism being shot multiple times by Salt Lake City police rocks our world. The boy’s mother, Golda Barton, called 911 seeking a…

The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the workforce landscape. Overnight companies have had to switch from bustling office spaces to remote work. IT companies that employ individuals on the spectrum are finding that their neurodiverse…

Great news out of Mobile, Alabama! Understanding the importance of being able to quickly recognize the signs of autism and respond effectively, officers are now equipped with both the knowledge and the tools to approach a person on the…

Twenty-year-old Michigan native Armani Williams was diagnosed with autism when he was two and considered non-verbal at the time. He recounts the pain and struggle of not being able to connect with other children and how after his parents…

Individuals on the autism spectrum are disproportionately affected by eating disorders which cause the highest mortality rates of any form of mental illness. Eating disorders tend to be more severe and prolonged in the autistic population…

Stimming, the restricted and repetitive behaviors such as hand-flapping, body-rocking and arm-waving have long been treated as something to eradicate in people with autism. After all, these behaviors are weird and distracting and simply…

We must guarantee the equal rights of people with disabilities to access healthcare and lifesaving procedures during the pandemic. - UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the launch of Policy Brief on Persons with Disabilities and…

Dr. Temple Grandin, the famous autism luminary and Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University believes that "rigid academic and social expectations could wind up stifling a mind that, while it might struggle to conjugate a…