Is Netflix’s newest sitcom trying to portray a funny show about autism, or are they trying to squeeze autism into a funny show? Only viewers will be the ultimate judge.The jury is still out on Atypical, Netflix’s latest sitcom that features Sam,a young man with autism. The makers of Atypical were obviously trying to avoid

A large clinical trial has resulted in findings that music therapy may not be as beneficial to children with autism as many people believed. Researchers conducted a study in nine separate countries. Children with ASD undertook a similar test of their social skills, and all recorded similar results regardless of whether they had undertaken music

Positive results from this study have hinted that treatments could balance irregular brain activityTurning on a set of neurons that dampen brain activity improves social behavior in a mouse model of were recently publishedin Science Translational Medicine.These findings help to add weight to the theory that autism could stem from too much excitation in the

Every child needs to learn how to swim, and now the YMCA and many other institutions are offering special swimming lessons to children with special needs and learning difficulties.                                                For all children, swimming and swimming lessons aren’t just a fun activity. They are a tool to help children survive in dangerous situations. Often, children are

A new study into a nasal spray has been showing some positive results in children with autism, showing an improvement in social skills.A small clinical trial utilizing the hormone oxytocin has been showing some positive results in children with autism, boosting their social skills. Many people have labeled Oxytocin as the ‘love hormone.’ The results

Despite the heightened awareness of autism in recent years, some families are still finding it difficult to get their children recognized as autistic and appropriately diagnosed by doctors.  Doctors are sometimes hesitant to diagnose children as autism, and may be more likely to classify their behavior as ADHD.  Since autism is often thought of as

With the current healthcare system failing, Sen. Warner has spoken out, asking his colleagues to work together to strengthen and fix the situation before it’s too late.While he was speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Mark Warner spoke sincerely while sharing stories of Virginian families struggling to make ends meet. He spoke

New research suggests that performing brain scans on high-risk infants might be able to predict the   Scans comparing activity in different sections of the brain were performed on 59 infants, all of whom had autistic siblings.  Children with autistic siblings are considered 20 times more likely to develop autism than the general population.  Of

Sensory therapy isn’t a foolproof way to address autism in children; in fact, there is no conclusive evidence that it has any effect at all.  Tests involving various forms of sensory therapy, such as massage therapy, music therapy, or sue of weighted blankets, do not show consistent enough results for researchers to conclude that sensory

There may be good news for individuals with autism looking to treat some of their symptoms, new   Recent studies of suramin, a drug originally used in the early 19th century to treat sleeping sickness, indicate that it may be able to alleviate some of autism’s symptoms.  Research on suramin, led by Dr. Robert Naviaux,