The Autism Speaks Visual Supports and Autism Spectrum Disorder tool kit provides guidance on how to utilize pictures, photographs among visual supports to improve communication for children ...

Everyday sounds can be overwhelming to someone on the spectrum. Loud voices, especially when people are yelling, can actually cause a person on the spectrum to feel physical pain. Chewing and snori… ...

Everyday sounds can be overwhelming to someone on the spectrum. Loud voices, especially when people are yelling, can actually cause a person on the spectrum to feel physical pain. Chewing and snori… ...

In the study, the research team examined 30 high-functioning adults with autism who were asked to learn a visual task such as identifying the direction of lines that appear for a few milliseconds ...

The lessons are individualized for each student, including visuals and communication tools to help students process instructions more effectively.

A common characteristic of autism is a reluctance to make eye contact with others, and researchers now think they know where in the brain this comes from.