Autism now is, or includes, the "nerd" next door. It is being morphed into some kind of vogue eccentrism that paints them as ahead of their time free thinkers who don't fit in because they are more in touch with the needs of humanity and are advanced visi...
you know, blend in with what everybody else is doing. And then, after I gave myself a chance to do that, it was like “Wow, this is why these people are enjoying this. I now like it too”. And I love to dance
Some children may benefit from further transition supports such as a 'now and next' or 'first, then, next' board. This type of portable transition support enables the child to always have the current and following activity symbols in their view at all times. This can help to reduce anxiety...
As a mom of three boys, two with Autism and sensory processing issues, it’s such a great comfort to now have a wide range of Certified Autism Centers to choose from when selecting a destination for our next family vacation. Larry Celzo ...
This mixed methods paper reports findings from three studies examining the overlap between autism and hobbyist board gaming. The first was a quantitative s
For Brian and me, the autistic behaviors of Jack, our now six year old son, first appeared at age 10 months. Nearly one year later, we finally received the diagnosis that I had feared: Jack was autistic. A mom of a child with autism shares her experience
There is now a growing awareness of the importance of sex- and gender-inclusive research to ensure a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of biological processes and responses to interventions [25]. The goal of the present study, therefore, was to test whether our model of naturally ...
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Years ago, I worried about getting this kid through elementary school. Getting past the next standardized exam. Then the focus was to make it through middle school. Then high school. Now, this kid is away at college and doing quite well which is something that seemed improbable when faced ...
In addition, it is now established that Broca’s area, previously considered a speech production area, contains neurons activated by execution/observation/imitation [19,20]. These findings converge with the results we found, i.e., the goal of generalizing and transferring spontaneous voice requests...