Articles
Expert Opinion
4.8.2016
Teenager with autism obsessed with visits to favorite places
An autistic 19-year-old enjoys amusement parks but becomes obsessed after, not wanting to leave and throwing tantrums on the way home.
Science News
3.23.2016
Small study finds B12 injections ease autism symptoms in some children
Researchers say the results of their small study suggest that, in some children, methyl B12 shots may ease autism symptoms by improving DNA
Expert Opinion
3.18.2016
Driving with autism: Helping decide if they want to learn how to drive
Dr. Cathryn Lehman answers a question from a parent who is encouraging her son to learn how to drive even though he is nervous.
Expert Opinion
3.11.2016
Helping your child with autism through puberty
Dr. Ariella Silver and Jordan Wishner share what to expect during puberty in autistic adolescents and how to support them through this period of
Expert Opinion
3.4.2016
Perspective on new findings on regression in autism
Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum answers questions about recent studies on autism regression signs, or loss of social and communication skills.
Expert Opinion
2.19.2016
Help! Preschooler with autism won’t stop throwing things when upset
Throwing things. This is how our 3-year-old autistic son shows anger or disappointment. It is hard to redirect him or encourage him out it.
Blog
2.16.2016
The do's and don'ts after an autism diagnosis
This post is by Lisa Smith, the mother of 7 children, 2 with special needs. Her son Tate has autism. Lisa blogs about her experiences at Quirks and
Expert Opinion
2.12.2016
Seven toilet training tips that help nonverbal kids with autism
Psychologists answer a parent's question about autism potty training and share 7 toilet training tips to help nonverbal kids on the spectrum.
Expert Opinion
1.29.2016
Autism and drooling
Our 3-year-old was recently diagnosed with autism. He has made progress and is now talking, requesting and labeling. But he drools all the time, and
Science Blog
1.26.2016
ATN@Work: Creating a sensory-friendly dental office
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have created a model “sensory smart” dentist office to ease visits for kids with autism
Expert Opinion
1.22.2016
Advice on helping grade schooler with autism hold a pencil and write
Dr. Desiree Gapultos answers a question from a parent asking for advice on helping a grade schooler with autism hold a pencil and write.
Expert Opinion
1.15.2016
Why has this grade schooler with autism started whispering?
Dr. Barbara Braddock answers a question from a parent about her minimally verbal son who has started whispering the words he used to say.
Blog
1.13.2016
Autism vocabulary 101
When Lisa began to research autism, she had to stop and find a definition for many of the words. She created illustrations to help understand autism
Life on the Spectrum
12.14.2015
Living with autism and having unconditional love from your wife
In this guest post, Ron Sandison writes about living with autism and his wife's unconditional love, acceptance, and support. Read more.
News
12.7.2015
Largest-ever autism genome study finds most affected siblings have different autism-risk genes
Surprising finding makes cover of Nature Medicine; study data becomes part of historic first upload to Autism Speaks MSSNG portal for open-access
Expert Opinion
11.18.2015