Breastfeeding possible deterrent to autism

The emergence of autism in young children appears to result from dysmyelination of brain neurons, related to inadequate supply of …read more

Brian D. Cohen: Repetition

Many artists have had a bear-monomaniacal relationship with a theme, place, or subject: Paul Cézanne, Mont Sainte-Victoire; Josef Albers, squares; ...read more

Coronavirus Makes Teaching Hand Washing to Kids with Autism Even More Important

Today I am going to be talking about the coronavirus and how it is affecting the autism world as we speak and I'm also going to be giving some really ...

Gregory G. Allen: Mother of Two Special Needs Children Pens Memoir

Any parent with a special needs child would tell you of the joys and challenges of raising that child. Imagine ...read more

Humanoid robot helps train children with autism

An interdisciplinary team of mechanical engineers and autism experts have developed an adaptive robotic system and used it to demonstrate ...read more

Older grandfathers pass on autism risk through generations

Men who have children at older ages are more likely to have grandchildren with autism compared to younger grandfathers, according ...read more

Discovery helps to unlock brain's speech-learning mechanism

By studying songbirds, scientists are uncovering the mechanism that allows juveniles to learn speech through imitation. ...read more

Researchers ferret out function of autism gene

Researchers say it's clear that some cases of autism are hereditary, but have struggled to draw direct links between the ...read more