"Fifteen years ago, Dr. Melvin Kaplan asked me to write the foreword to his book Seeing Through New Eyes. When I read it, I realized the potential impact of ambient prism lenses on the perceptual abilities of people with ASD. This included visual attention to their surroundings, depth perception, and gross and fine motor coordination.

Age at diagnosis depends upon variables such as symptom severity, socioeconomic status, and initial parental concerns. Those diagnosed later in life are thought to have less severe symptoms and a higher likelihood of reaching self-sufficiency. However, this successful adaptation to symptoms often masks an autism diagnosis and leaves many to experience autism-related health issues without understanding the root cause. Read More

On September 16, pioneering autism

advocate Dr. Ruth Christ Sullivan

passed away. Dr. Sullivan was a powerful

advocate for individuals with autism and

their families, and, together, she and Dr.

Bernard Rimland changed the lives of generations of people with autism for the better

ARI’s award-winning Autism Research Review International (ARRI) quarterly journal helps you stay up-to-date with the latest research on ASD. The ARRI has received worldwide praise for its thoroughness and objectivity in reporting the current developments in biomedical and educational research.

Our friends at Aide Canada have put together free resources on navigating and understanding social situations.

Interpreting Social Situations Interactive Video Series presents social situations that are confusing or hard to respond to. Viewers choose how to respond and then see a possible outcome.

Interpreting Facial Expressions and Body Language Webinar explains facial expression and body language processing in autism and breaks down facial expressions tied to emotions to provide clues for deciding how a person is feeling.

Autumn brings its joys – and challenges – for people with autism. Costumes, candy, disrupted routines, and new experiences can be overwhelming. Tips, tricks, recipes, and activities are plentiful online; here is a list of resources from around the web that can help you plan for the festivities.

A new study adds to evidence that alterations of the gut microbiome may play a key role in autism.

Noting that urinary and fecal levels of the microbial metabolite p-Cresol are more abundant in individuals with ASD than in neurotypical individuals, and that urinary p-Cresol levels correlate with the severity of ASD, Patricia Bermudez-Martin and colleagues exposed mice to p Cresol to see if the metabolite induced ASD-like behavior.