Category: Autism News

Credit: Unsplash+ Autism is a brain condition that affects how people think, feel, and interact with others. It’s different for everyone, and understanding it fully is tricky. In the US, about 1 in 36 children are diagnosed with autism. Right now, there’s no straightforward test for it, like a blood test. Instead, specialists observe and…

The Autism Society of North Carolina is pleased to announce that Whitney Sukonick, MA, LPA, BCBA, has been named as the organization’s new Clinical Director, following the retirement of Dr. Aleck Myers. Sukonick has worked at the Autism Society of North Carolina since 2014 and previously served as the director of LifeLong Interventions, our Applied…

Flexible recorder: After injection into the brain’s blood supply, the probe unfurls and its electrodes stick to a blood vessel’s inner walls, enabling high-quality recording of nearby neurons. Microscopic electronic probes implanted within blood vessels in rats can record single-neuron activity without brain surgery, a new study finds. The new devices may one day enable…

As a parent with an autistic child, your care plate will already be pretty full. So, if you are also facing life with a parent who has been diagnosed with dementia, you may be wondering how you are going to cope and what you need to do. Take a big deep breath, because even though this will…

In this episode, we welcome Marc Jason from “Daily Autism” as he shares his poignant journey as an Autism Dad. Dive deep into the challenges, joys, and lessons learned from raising a child with autism. A heartfelt conversation not to be missed. About Marc Jason: With over 20 years of experience in the radio industry,…

And just like that, the summer has come to an end.  It can be hard to adjust back to the school schedule after an extended period of time away.  As sad as I am to see summer go, the new school year always brings about a sense of excitement and opportunity.  There are so many…

Data sources and study population Data for this study were obtained by linking different Swedish population-based registers using personal identity numbers [26]: the Total Population Register contains information about all individuals living in Sweden since 1968 [27]; the Medical Birth Register includes information on all deliveries in Sweden since 1973 [27]; the Swedish National Patient…

Credit: Unsplash+ In a recent study led by Yale, researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery related to autism, a developmental disorder that affects how people communicate and interact. The team looked into the early brain development of boys diagnosed with autism and found two distinct patterns. What’s more surprising is that these patterns seem to…

Yale researchers found two paths to autism in the developing brain. Photo by karelinlestrange/Pixabay Research using three-dimensional replicas of the developing brain created in a lab dish is shedding new light on autism spectrum disorder. Yale researchers found two paths to autism in the developing brain. “It’s amazing that children with the same symptoms end…