Explore 101autism.com for comprehensive resources on understanding autism spectrum disorder. Find expert guidance, support, and the latest information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and strategies for living with autism.
Using a large and representative dataset that spans the California birth cohorts from 1992 through 2000, we examine individual and community resources associated with the likelihood of an autism diagnosis over time. This allows us to identify key social factors that have contributed to increased ...
was a high school counselor and school psychologist, and has specialized in working with at-risk children and adolescents. Carol has facilitated groups at a local Orange County, California clinic where she worked with adolescents recently released from juvenile hall, ...
I currently live in California with my now teenage grandson, and besides writing, I present autism training workshops for early childhood educators, parents, and caregivers. You can read more about my story in my latest book, Autism on a Shoestring Budget, [Early] Intervention Made Easier.I ho...
While best estimates have been determined, the incidence of autism specifically varies significantly between and within countries, which is partly because of differences in resources and the clinical definitions used for diagnosis. For example, there was a dramatic increase in the global incidence of ...
- A father Corona, California has found what he called a "breakthrough" when he realized he could help his son with autism speak better by memorizing movie scenes. In a video that Earl Wright first posted to Reddit, he is seen prompting his 8-year-old son, Shawn, to quote the...
A multi-service agency providing direct clinical services to families living in theGreater Toronto Area. Also provides information,resources and consultation and training services to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), parents, service providers, educators and other professionals across Ontario...
Maternal hyperinsulinemia promotes transfer of nutritional resources to the fetus via the placenta [15, 16]. Maternal hypercortisolemia influences fetal response to stress via hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) programming and contributes to the immune privileged state in utero [14, 17]. The most...
“Having all of your internal resources exhausted beyond measure and being left with no clean-up crew”: defining autistic burnout. Autism Adulthood. 2020;2(2):132–43. Article PubMed Google Scholar Mantzalas J, Richdale AL, Adikari A, Lowe J, Dissanayake C. What is autistic burnout?
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) represents a highly heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental conditions with early-onset impairments in social communication and unusually restricted, repetitive behaviors and interests. The global prevalence of ASD is about 1%. Genetic factors underlie important ASD risk with...