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One theme that often comes up in our weekly reporting is the tension between the bountiful amount of research, thinkpieces, and community activism working to increase awareness about autism in children and the lack of support structures in place for adults with autism. After all, the vast majority of autism research is focused on children…
Read MoreWhen tracing the lines and currents of autism’s effect on culture and our efforts to better understand something seemingly incomprehensible through art, it’s easy for one to find him or herself heading in multiple different directions at once. For instance, while there is no obvious throughline drawing together this week’s three stories, each one speaks…
Read MoreAs you might expect, we tend to have a particular interest in any news relating to autism and education. After all, our daily work is centered on better understanding of how children with autism learn and how we can alter our curriculum to better serve our students. We mention that because in this week’s research…
Read MoreFor decades, doctors have long believed that diet played an important role in curbing the symptoms of autism and might even help to decrease the severity of the symptoms in some individuals. As such, doctors have focused on putting children with autism on special diets that would reduce their digestive symptoms, such as casein-free and…
Read MoreOver the past year, the discussion on autism has tended to focus on its rapid increase in diagnoses, with the popular statistic of 1 in every 68 children being diagnosed with autism recently receiving an update, going up to 1 in 42 boys. While many experts have been quick to point out that this increase…
Read MoreLast week, we looked at a couple of ways families and local communities have been using the holiday season to raise awareness about autism and to use the spirit of the season to encourage recognition of those with autism and the challenges they face. This week sees something of a sequel to that article since…
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Looking back at the week in autism-related research, two different studies popped up that look at two separate problems in the existing autism diagnosis process while a team of scientists is looking to see if a search engine can help them to better understand autism. First up, a new report from the Center for Health…
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When it comes to the staples of childhood, Sesame Street and video games are regularly favorites of most children’s activities. In the past week, both platforms have made exciting announcements that point to a greater awareness about autism in our culture. In addition, this was also an exciting week for autism in television, with two…
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As we like to do here, especially when there’s a surplus of autism-related news floating around the internet, is to collect it altogether right here and highlight some of the more interesting pieces of news. First off, in an announcement that feels perfectly timed following our look at the autism app, Autism & Beyond, a…
Read MoreAs we’ve investigated extensively over the past year, researchers and scientists are constantly developing new and more efficient ways to test to see if an individual has autism. However, the work of a team of researchers from Duke Medical Center could totally transform the accessibility of a diagnosis and the process by which a diagnosis…
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