Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have identified differences in brain activity for people with autism when they are asked to think about social cues like giving or receiving a hug. In their research, this has been 97% accurate in identifying subjects with autism.
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We were thrilled to work with Rad Austin Magazine for their December edition with Vicki Llamas Schaefer and her beautiful family! They are an amazing family and strong autism advocates-we are so grateful for them to share their story. Thanks to The Junior League of Austin for […]
[Austin, TX] It’s been forty years since Marlo Thomas and friends launched Free To Be… You and Me into our public consciousness, and TILT Performance Group is celebrating by mounting the iconic 70s musical this November. The cast, comprised of company members Toby Al-Trabulsi, Amy Flores, Kristin Gooch, Emily Newman, […]
The Autism Society of Central Texas was delighted to help Girl Scout Janie Rivera with her Gold Award Project. Janie made 13 weighted blankets and developed a tutorial for people who’d like to make their own. The Autism Society had the privilege of connecting Janie with 13 children who needed blankets and also […]
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has appointed three members to the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders for terms to expire Feb. 1, 2016. The council makes recommendations to the Legislature and state agencies to ensure the needs of people with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders and their […]
Thanks to the New York Times for another article on autism. This one describes a brain study at Columbia University that may lead to new treatments. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/health/brains-of-autistic-children-have-too-many-synapses-study-suggests.html?_r=0 From the article: As a baby’s brain develops, there is an explosion of synapses, the connections that allow neurons to send and receive […]
CONTACT: AUTISM SOCIETY of Central Texas Suzanne Potts 512-479-4199 Suzanne@austinautismsociety.org THE AUTISM SOCIETY of CENTRAL TEXAS Austin, TX August 13, 2014; We are pleased to announce that the Autism Society of Greater Austin is changing our name and expanding our service area, effective immediately, to the Autism Society […]
This article from the New York Times Sunday Magazine is long but worth reading all the way through because it is thorough and balanced. I found this quote especially refreshing in its honesty: “I’ve been studying autistic kids for 40 years,” [clinical neuropsychologist Deborah] Fein says, “and I’m pretty good […]
Bethesda, MD (March 27, 2014) – Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announce new autism prevalence rates. According to the CDC report, the prevalence rate for autism is now 1 in 68, which is an increase of over 30% from the 2008 CDC report. “The Autism Society […]
