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Stress study suggests parent training has benefits for caregivers as well as their kids… training to help support their child’s development, based on higher stress levels reported by parents of children with autism than parents of children with language delays. “This study provides crucial support for parent involvement in whole-family interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder,” said Thomas W. Frazier, Ph.D., chief science officer at Autism Speaks. “Parents need help to be …
Does earlier verbal development in girls increase sociability?… An Autism Speaks Weatherstone fellow explores how early sex-differences in typical development may help explain autism’s skewed sex ratio By clinical psychology doctoral candidate Rebecca Burger-Caplan, a member of the 2014 class of …
Auditory Processing Disorder… I read that Autism Speaks is funding research into auditory processing disorder. What is it, and how does it affect people with autism? Today’s “Got Questions?” answer is by Sophie Schwartz, Autism Speaks’ first Royal Arch Mason’s predoctoral fellow. …
Signs your nonverbal teen needs glasses… Center and a researcher at Saint Louis University’s School of Medicine. The medical center and school are both part of the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN) . Our teenage son is nonverbal and has autism. He’s always putting on his sister’s glasses. …
New study looks at how autism-linked genetics changes are passed to children… in June in the journal Translational Psychiatry , suggests that a woman’s genetics could be a factor affecting a child’s autism symptoms more than previously thought . To understand the genetics behind autism, researchers looked at the mother’s genes in mice bred with autism-linked genes for an explanation about how certain …
New study shows negative effect of COVID-19 school closures on autistic children… in Education shows that shutdowns in school services have had serious consequences for children, particularly those with autism. To compare the impact of school closures on autistic and non-autistic children, researchers sent out a survey to 250 … years old. The majority of participants (65%) were parents of autistic children, while 35% were parents of children without autism. All parents filled out a questionnaire about their children’s psychological experience during COVID, and parents of autistic children also completed a survey about autism-specific stressors, like behavioral concerns, therapy disruptions and hygiene issues. The results showed that parents …
A letter I would have written for my parents when I was nonverbal… This guest post is by Autism Speaks staffer Kerry Magro , a motivational speaker and best-selling author who’s on the autism spectrum. Dear Mom and Dad, I know it’s breaking your heart to see me as I am now. Most of the kids we know are …
Study shows that many nonverbal autistic children overcome severe language delays… Many parents of children with autism have been told that if their child isn’t speaking by age 4 or 5, he or she isn’t likely to ever do so. Some … 500 children confirms those promising reports . It appears online in the journal Pediatrics. Scientists at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, in Baltimore, looked at information on 535 children, ages 8 to 17, diagnosed with autism and …
How do we stop folks from talking past our nonverbal son?… This “Got Questions?” answer is by Lucia Murillo, former Autism Speaks assistant director of education research Our son is nonverbal but understands perfectly what others are … a person lacks receptive language skills. Receptive language skills vary greatly among nonverbal individuals affected by autism. I sympathize that it can be discouraging to have to repeatedly explain this to other people. So it’s great that you …
How can we help our daughter transition to college?… “How can we help our daughter, who has autism, transition to college? In high school, she’s in a special classroom and receives 20 hours of additional help per … Dr. Gunther is part of a research team that is developing a college-orientation and socialization program for students with autism, with the support of a grant from Autism Speaks. Preparing teenagers for their transition to college is a demanding …