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Iowa State Design Prof Leads Team in Autism Research, Outreach

What started as a school project for a cognitively disabled son turned into a career focus for an Iowa State graphic design professor. Since Debra Satterfield discovered her son's talents as a painter, she has led a team who design educational, social inclusion and play experiences for kids with cognitive disabilities, including ASD.

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New Research Suggests Possible Direction for Treatment of Autism

In the first successful experiment with humans using a treatment known as sensory-motor or environmental enrichment, researchers documented marked improvement in young autistic boys when compared to boys treated with traditional behavioral therapies, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

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Enhanced Motion Perception in Autism May Point to an Underlying Cause of the Disorder

Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to a fundamental cause of the developmental disorder, according to a new study.

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New Study Examines Social Isolation of Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Young adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to be socially isolated. That’s the finding of new research that studies the social outcomes of young adults with an ASD. The study is part of a pioneering program of research on adolescents and adults with autism led by Paul T. Shattuck, PhD, associate professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. Lead author is Gael I. Orsmond, PhD, associate professor at Boston University and an expert on the social development of adults with an ASD.

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Study on Young Adults with Autism in the Workplace Continues to Get Recognition

With awareness increasing about young adults with autism transitioning into the workforce, a 2012 study by Washington University in St. Louis researcher Paul Shattuck continues to get national recognition. Shattuck's June 2012 study “Postsecondary Education and Employment Among Youth With an Autism Spectrum Disorder” was one of 20 selected for inclusion in the 2012 IACC Summary of Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

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NSU Autism Experts Sue Kabot & Robin Parker Speak on Advances in Autism Research, iPad Technology, and Programs for Children and Young Adults

The CDC recently released more staggering statistics on the increasing numbers of children affected by autism and the advocacy group – and, the advocacy group Autism Speaks, has projected that one half million children with autism will become adults over the next decade.

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Detecting Autism From Brain Activity

Neuroscientists from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the University of Toronto have developed an efficient and reliable method of analyzing brain activity to detect autism in children. Their findings appear today in the online journal PLOS ONE.

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Autism Model in Mice Linked With Genetics

For the first time, researchers have linked autism in a mouse model of the disease with abnormalities in specific regions of the animals’ chromosomes.

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Of Vectors and Spectrums: Documentary Touches Humanity of Autism

Vectors of Autism presents a frank, artistic portrait of Laura Nagle, who says she is “not good at life.” But at 59, she strives to get better at it. The film, produced by Northern Arizona University professor Susan Marks to tell Nagle’s story as a window into autism, has already earned two awards.

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