Category: Autism News

Alex, a young boy on the spectrum, was playing with his favorite toys – the colorful cars. For everyone around him, there was an obvious difference between these toy cars, but Alex couldn’t see. He struggled greatly as his parents tried to help him match the cars of the same color, which made them wonder…

Dear Prudence, My partner and I have been together for a year, and I love them so much. One thing that makes me very uncomfortable, though, is that they self-diagnosed autistic when I am certain that they are not. I know that there are infinite biases and barriers in our medical system that make it…

An educator at DeSoto High School surrendered to police Friday morning after an incident recorded in a classroom earlier this week appeared to show a student being hit. Gloria Lowe, a special education aide at the high school is facing felony charges after being accused of striking a non-verbal special needs student who has autism.…

Written by Aaron Chapman, BSN, RN Published on October 21, 2023 Parenthood is a journey marked by numerous milestones, each moment filled with awe and curiosity. However, amidst the joys, parents often find themselves concerned about certain behaviors in their babies. One such concern is an infant constantly keeping their mouth open. This seemingly innocuous…

Sheletta Brundidge took action when she felt the state wasn’t doing enough to support National Disability Employment Month. The local radio personality and autism activist whose three youngest children have the disorder felt she could do more to help, considering the unemployment rate for people with disabilities is about twice that of the general population,…

Summary: Researchers examined the connection between screen time and genetic predispositions to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD. Analyzing over 6.5 million genetic polymorphisms, they determined that children genetically predisposed to ASD showed increased screen usage. Meanwhile, children with ADHD tendencies increased their screen time as they aged. The findings challenge the belief that screen…

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. , Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via IBN — PaxMedica, Inc. (Nasdaq: PXMD) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, is excited to announce that the Annals of General Psychiatry, an internationally recognized scientific psychiatry publication, has accepted the manuscript titled “Randomized clinical trial of low dose suramin intravenous infusions for treatment of autism spectrum disorder”…

Summary: Researchers shed light on the lesser-discussed advantages of autism in workplace settings. Contrary to the ‘bystander effect’, where individuals are less likely to intervene in adverse situations when others are present, those with autism do not conform to this norm. They are more prone to act in the face of wrongdoing, indicating the potential…

[By: Damen Shipyards] Neue Schleppdampfschiffsreederei Louis Meyer GmbH & Co. KG of Hamburg has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for the one of the first of its next generation ASD Tug 2111 class. The vessel will be operated on a long-term charter by Emder Schlepp-Betrieb GmbH (ESB) for operations in its home port of…