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Did you know that children diagnosed with autism have a seven percent higher likely chance of becoming obese than those without autism? While this might seem like common sense—after all children with autism are far less likely to participate in team sports, play with other children, or develop an athletic lifestyle—helping your child to become…

As we’ve repeatedly touched upon in our reporting of the most up-to-date and remarkable breakthroughs in autism research, many scientists these days are looking at either genes or the brain in their search to identify a root cause for autism. And in two recent reports published, it’s becoming clear that in 2015, the future of…

A couple weeks back, we talked about the “stages” that follow a parent or parents learning about an autism diagnosis and the psychological steps parents should consider taking before diving headfirst into the treatment of their child’s diagnosis. As we slowly walk through the steps from learning about a diagnosis to the ways that parents…

When raising a child with autism, it is hardly an overstatement that just about every aspect of life has to be looked at in a new life, be it a child’s diet, education, environment at home, and even the very clothes they wear. One primary issue of children with autism and sensory challenges in general…

As we continue in our journey tracing the steps from learning about an autism diagnosis in the family to learning how to actually live with a family member with autism, one thing should be crystal clear by now: no two parents walk the same path when living with a family member with autism. And so…

While therapists’ and doctors’ abilities to more accurately and quickly diagnose autism has increased exponentially over the past couple of decades, there are still many instances in which a teenager or adult does not receive a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder until well into their lives. Often these individuals go through a large part of…

As we continue to monitor the latest trends and findings in autism research, we’ve identified that the neurological and genetic approaches as holding the most promise to both understanding the cause of autism and finding a means to a cure, or at least a treatment regimen that can ensure that individuals with autism can lead…

As any person who’s casually perused these pages before has likely found, when it comes to cutting-edge autism research, genetics are by and far away the star of the show as far as researchers are concerned. While recent studies have confirmed that one’s environment can play a minor role in whether one is born with…

As we’ve discussed in these pages before, Autism Speaks is one of the largest, most prominent, and leading autism science and advocacy organizations in the world. Since it was founded in 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright, grandparents of a child with autism, Autism Speaks has developed at a rise that is nothing short of…

As we’ve discussed previously, when a family learns that one of their children has been diagnosed with autism, there is often a necessary period for them to psychologically acclimate to their new reality before diving into researching what the best methods are for treating their child. With more and more diagnoses occurring earlier in a…