Category Archives: Autism

The TV spots were created by ad agency BBDO, in partnership with the Ad Council and autism research and advocacy organization, Autism Speaks. The animated films were inspired by a boy called Jacob, who did not speak until the age of four.

People with autism see the world differently. They typically don’t look at faces as closely; they can be more easily overwhelmed by too many stimuli; and they may fixate intensely on one thing at a time.

It’s 11:30 am on a Monday, we’re on the 30th floor of a fashionable New York City hotel, and Ricky Bloomfield is getting excited.

The symbol of autism awareness is a puzzle piece. But at Puzzles Bakery and Café, it goes far beyond just a symbol.

Subtle, significant. In a nutshell, these two words capture the symptoms of many girls with autism. Like many in my field, I’ve seen this subtlety firsthand.

She sits on her living room floor, stroking a brush across an empty canvas which will soon be covered with several different colors of oil paint.

While scientists are still unraveling the many causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) — from exposure to air pollution during pregnancy to gestational diabetes — there’s one thing they know for sure: Boys are diagnosed with ASD much more often than girls.

Children with autism spectrum disorder often have either an exaggerated or a numbed response to sight, sound and touch. This behavior is so common that it’s one of the diagnostic criteria for the disorder.