AUTISM NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2017 COMMENTS

Love like that When I was a young adult and my dad become frustrated with my autism quirks, he would say, “You’ll never find a woman willing to accept your rigid routines.” Kristen, by her unconditional love, has proven him wrong. More

How sensory is autism? There is a growing body of evidence from the classroom, from individuals and from research that the sensory sensitivity, processing and perceptual difficulties in autism are core to the condition. More

Balancing act Portrayals of autism in the media fluctuate between really helping to raise awareness and confirming stereotypes. It's a bit of a tight-rope walk. More

Out of sadness A mother and her seven children trying to come to terms with their father's suicide have had their story turned into a Netflix documentary. Vikie Shanks' six children who were ageed 6 - 16 at the time are all on the autism spectrum. More

Spectrum of colour  Art was Tim Sharp’s way of communicating as a child; now it’s inspiration for a joyful 90 minutes of puppetry, live music, animation and dad jokes. More

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Empathy or not It's long been thought that caontagious yawning is a sign that people are in sync with eachothers feelings and sensations. New research suggests it might have more to do with perceptual sensitivity. More

Genes and gender Now new research led by scientists at Harvard Medical School has for the first time successfully quantified the likelihood that a family who has one child with autism would have another one with the same condition based on the siblings' gender. More

Waiting too long The mother of a “beautiful, bright, and witty” girl from Norwich is hoping her five-year fight to secure an autism diagnosis for her daughter may soon come to an end. More