32 h. ago I've always believed my autistic son David could read my mind

Be CAREFUL what you think. That's been the joke in my family - and with my autistic son's teachers and carers - ever since he was a toddler.

Politics

1 week ago Struggling kids deserve better as autistic children are shunted off waiting lists

Record View says this is an intolerable situation for the families involved.

Politics

2 w. ago RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes

Robert F Kennedy Jr claimed that autistic children will never pay taxes nor go on dates during a press conference on Wednesday, 16 April.

Economics

3 w. ago ‘It can break you’: Life for parents of autistic children can be exhausting. One podcast is offering hope. Is it real?

A podcast claims to show that autistic children with limited speech may be able to communicate via telepathy. What does the science say about the idea? There’s a moment, 26 minutes and nine seconds into Disney’s Coco, where the film’s departed souls are trying to clear a customs desk in the afterlife. It’s a moment that Mary* can see clearly without ever looking at the screen. She’s seen Coco more than a thousand times, easy.Mary’s sons, Ryder* and Murphy*, adore it. They light up when watching the film, pretzels in hand, and they stay, transfixed, right through to the end – the very end – every time. “My kids absolutely love credits,” Mary laughs. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago ‘Disruptive’ Minecraft movie trend ‘causing distress to autistic children’

Send charities have said the trend creates ‘unnecessary anxiety’ for autistic people.

Politics

3 w. ago Doctors discover surprising supplement may reverse autism symptoms in children

Researchers at University of São Paulo in Brazil have found in a newly presented study that a shocking treatment not available in every US state may improve some autistic behaviors in children.

Society