Autism and Empathy

4 years ago

Anxiety is an elemental aspect of autism that severely impacts the lives of ASD individuals. Researchers are beginning to hone…

Renowned Autism Expert Dr. Tony Attwood Realizes His Adult Son Has Asperger’s Syndrome

4 years ago

Twelve years ago, I went to an all-day conference in Seattle featuring Australian Dr. Tony Attwood, the world’s foremost authority…

Housing Adults with Autism: The Next Emerging Challenge

5 years ago

A silver lining of the pandemic is that now 52% of all adult Americans under the age of 29 are…

Camouflaging Autism

5 years ago

Autism is frequently conceptualized as a litany of odd behaviors, mannerisms and observable traits that distinguish an autistic person from…

Making Authentic Friendships (MAF): A New Autism Social Network

5 years ago

In the midst of this pandemic, it’s nigh unto impossible to address the isolation of individuals on the autism spectrum…

The Role of Siblings in Autism Families

5 years ago

Siblings of individuals on the autism spectrum have their own unique cross to bear. They are frequently overshadowed by the…

“I Don’t Feel Good:” Heart Wrenching Bodycam Released Showing Salt Lake City Police Shooting Adolescent with Autism

5 years ago

The bodycam footage of police shooting thirteen year old Linden Cameron in Salt Lake City is out. Watching the video…

Autism and Gender Identity

5 years ago

We know autism exists on a spectrum. Gender does as well. And now research is demonstrating that these two spectrums…

Church and Children on the Autism Spectrum

5 years ago

America's leading religious periodical, Christianity Today, found that US religious communities are failing children with autism, learning disabilities, depression and…

‘Nothing About Us Without Us:’ The Rise of Neurodivergent Researchers Studying Autism

5 years ago

James Charlton is an American disability rights activist who traced the slogan "Nothing about us without us" to South African…