A new study is shedding light on one of the key mysteries of autism - why some children with the disorder have extreme reactions to noise. Researchers have long known that kids with autism struggle with communication, but, for the first time, scientists at Vanderbilt University have shown one ...
You don’t have to quit now (we’ll get to that part soon). But once you do, you can’t smoke ever again. Make peace with that. You don’t have to like this advice, but for your own sake, you should make peace with it. If you do the research, you’ll find that all ex-s...
Excessive Jumping can be one way that autistic kids self-stimulate. They may also flap their hands, spin, seek pressure, or do a variety of other activities involving the senses. (source) However it is important to have that diagnosed by a professional. Every autistic person experiences autism...
Asperger's syndrome is now diagnosed as level 1autism spectrum disorder(ASD), or autism with low support needs. If you or an autistic loved one with low support needs have been diagnosed, your physician may still call it Asperger's syndrome. So do some autistic people who prefer the name....
I have 6 children…3 of whom are autistic or have other developmental delays. It is just so much, with so little help. These articles assume a typical response from a typical child. It is so hard and emotionally draining experience. Reply Jenaiya says: I can commiserate. I’m a ...
From their birth onward, the world forces them to adapt, and even when they learn to live in the world at large, they will never forget their struggle. Neither will they ever forget the wonderment of their first flight. How the forceful world disappeared beneath them, and the skies opened...
Organizations must avoid hiring neurodiverse employees expecting them to, for example, fit the stereotype of an “autistic savant” who exhibits exceptional, genius-level abilities in one or more domains. Moreover, prioritizing neurodiversity in the workplace also significantly benefits key business ...
My handsome, blue-eyed son—we’ll call him Russell—is autistic and mentally ill. Now 18, he is at that vulnerable stage when young men so often go off the rails. He is also old enough to buy a gun. Both sides of the gun-control argument agree that certain people should not have...
Sleepwalking is more common in children than adults, for unknown reasons - possibly because kids spend more time in NREM sleep than adults do. In one of the most extreme cases, a sleepwalker drove 14 miles to an in-laws’ home, stabbed the mother-in-law to death, and strangled the fathe...
I also struggle with sleepless nights and dark days, where I struggle to leave my bed. When my anxiety was at its worst, my brain was full of ‘what ifs’ before I could even leave the front door for work, and I'd sometimes have panic attacks. Insomnia would drive endless self-...