Year: 2023

My experiences as a professional in the educational field make me a strong candidate and a needed addition to the Aspen School District Board of Education. I intend to join the current board’s mission to ensure ALL students are provided with meaningful learning experiences. My previous work in the Aspen School District, around the state…

October 25, 2023 The association between Bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure and neurodevelopmental disorders is linked to a compromised metabolic process that powers plasticizer detoxification, according to a study published in PLoS ONE that expands on existing evidence linking BPA to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and extends this finding to include attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).1 Glucuronidation is…

To not always believe what the professionals told me. That no one has a crystal ball about his future. That what I am feeling is grief. And grief is love. To let go of the guilt. To focus on self-care earlier. And my marriage. To make finding peace a priority. To not judge my beginnings…

How I Became the Strong Woman, I Am Today My name is Jennie Logan. I am twenty-five years old and on the autism spectrum, and I was diagnosed when I was thirteen years old. My mom knew I had Autism as early as I was six months old. I didn’t like to be held by…

Senior communications specialist, Mountain America Credit Union Amy S.F. Lutz Historian of medicine, University of Pennsylvania Much attention has been paid recently to conflict within the autism community, between autistic adults and parents of profoundly autistic children — from a piece in Nature in May to a Spectrum article on the topic in January to…

In my nearly two decades as a journalist, there have only been a handful of times when I’ve left an interview, got into my car, and sobbed. Most of them happened when I was a crime reporter, after leaving interviews with victims and the relatives of victims whose lives were forever altered by violence in…

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental condition that affects social interaction, communication, and behavior. It’s a lifelong condition, and while there’s no cure for autism, early diagnosis and intervention can make a world of difference in a child’s life. This article will explore why early diagnosis of autism is not only beneficial but…

Autism is a disorder that affects thousands of students all over the world. Unfortunately, it often leads to students feeling overwhelmed in social settings. In other words, it can drastically affect a child’s ability to communicate with the teachers and their peers while in school.  To make the transition as easy as possible for students…

Upon hearing something about joint hypermobility in autistic children, parents and caregivers can often wonder if it is something they should be concerned about. Are there regular joint hypermobility occurrences in autistic children? There are many different comorbid diagnoses that children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may have, and their parents and caregivers may…