Category: Autism News

This morning my son Cooper had his first day of 7th grade. He was ready early. I dressed him. I packed his lunch. I put his speech device in his bag. And I wrote his name on his things. He posed for a picture in front of the fireplace holding two train guidebooks and a…

I’ve been reading about ASD symptoms in women and gradually remembering making adjustments to some of them when I was young that I hardly notice now. But so many of the symptoms seem so ordinary in the context of my family circumstances and childhood I’m a little puzzled, like surely those are very common quirks?…

Health passports were developed to help patients better communicate their needs with medical staff by allowing people to record details about their disability or health condition. They are sometimes known as a communication passport, healthcare passport or a hospital passport and can be digital or on paper. Autism health passports were specifically designed with the…

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New research suggests a hearing test may one day help diagnose newborns with autism, a condition so daunting to pinpoint that it typically takes years. Researchers at two universities and the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities pored through results of nearly 200,000 hearing tests on newborns and as…

There are many controversies about autism, and we’re not close to resolving them. Many people hold strong beliefs on both sides of each controversy. Here are some key controversies: Whichever version you may believe, the real question is how can we know what’s true? Before continuing, I need to address something. People use “autism” to…

I frequently get asked what are good reading programs for autism or how to teach reading to students with autism spectrum disorder. I did a post a while back on the challenges and thoughts about teaching reading to students with autism, and many of you asked for ideas about tools to support reading in your…

Field test: Transcranial magnetic stimulation has been studied as a treatment for autism, with inconclusive results. Philippe Garo / Science Source Professor of biomedical engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Xujun Duan wants to find new treatments for autism. In service of that quest, Duan, professor of biomedical engineering at the University…

Estimated read time: 5-6 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Autism is typically diagnosed in children when they are 4 or 5 years old, but a new tool could make earlier detection and intervention possible. That’s according to findings of a phase 3 clinical trial just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and…

Miami Police confirmed that a 14-year-old with autism who had been missing since Friday night has been found in good health after police received a tip about his location. According to authorities the manager of the Apple Store at Brickell City Center contacted them after reviewing store surveillance footage and stating Bolaños was still in…

A Florida elementary school teacher is now facing charges after allegedly striking and pulling a 4-year-old autistic child. According to WKMG, the woman was arrested Thursday. RELATED: Florida Family Mourns The Loss Of 10-Month-Old Child Left In Hot Car By Babysitter | TSR Investigates According to the outlet, 48-year-old Stacy Strnad was arrested by Edgewater Police…