Engaging in self-stimulatory behavior, or “stimming,” is often associated with autism and ADHD. But everyone stims to a ...
Aimee Grant receives funding from receives funding from UKRI, the Wellcome Trust and the Morgan Advanced Studies Institute. She is a non-executive director of Disability Wales. Stimming – short for ...
The family of an autistic boy is suing the state of Arizona after their son was assaulted by a police officer. According to the officer, he mistook the boy playing with string for doing drugs. In fact ...
Restricted and repetitive behaviors, along with strong preferences for sameness in both behavior and environment, are noted as hallmark features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Structured routines ...
From tapping your fingers to rocking back and forth, these common habits may be ways your brain self-soothes, experts say.
Recent studies reveal that about 700,000 people in the UK are autistic, which works out as around one in every 100 people in the population. Research also indicates that the numbers could be twice as ...
A Lewis-Palmer School District teacher is being recognized for her exceptional work with special needs students, earning ...