Autism resources

Curated articles, guides, and tools for autism families, educators, and providers.

INSAR 2026: The State of Autism Research, Prague Version — An attendee commentary on the 2026 International Society for Autism Research meeting in Prague, centered on research cu…
Maternal and paternal antidepressant use before and during pregnancy and offspring risk of neurodevelopmental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — A 2026 review of observational studies finds uncertain, confounded associations between parental antidepressant use and…
AuDHD Isn’t Just Autism Plus ADHD: The Tie Dye Model — An autistic psychologist’s 2026 commentary uses a “tie-dye” metaphor to discuss overlapping autistic and ADHD experienc…
CPSD Co-Chairs’ Letter Opposing Loosened Limits on 14(c) — A May 2026 disability-advocacy letter opposing a U.S. bill that would alter federal safeguards around subminimum wages.
Priorities and Perspectives Regarding Goals and Outcomes of Support for Autistic Children Under 12 Years: A Systematic Review. — Autistic individuals, family members, and professionals often hold differing perspectives on the goals and outcomes of…
Autism, dementia, and post-diagnostic support: A consensus report from the Second International Summit on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia. — Post-diagnostic support is a critical yet underdeveloped aspect of dementia care, especially for autistic adults who pr…
Neurodiversity Needs Neuroinclusive Leadership — My colleagues and I recently did something scary. For the past few years, we built the Neurodiversity Pathways program…
ASAN May 2026 Update: Advocacy, Grants, and Community Resources — A dated May 2026 update from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network covering advocacy, mini-grants, workplace accommodation…
Sleep and Sensory Differences in Autistic Young People: A 2026 Review — A 2026 systematic review finding links between sleep difficulties and sensory differences in autistic children and adol…
Autism Brain-Connectivity Research: Early Work on Biological Patterns — A brief 2026 research update on cross-species brain-connectivity analyses and possible biological patterns in autism.
Ableism and the History of ABA Services: A Reflective Article — A 2026 article examining ableism and historical context in applied behavior analysis services for autistic people.
Culturally Responsive Practice in Applied Behavior Analysis: A Professional Profile — A professional profile recognizing Dr. Elizabeth Hughes Fong’s contributions to culturally sensitive applied behavior a…
When Autism, ADHD, and Anxiety Overlap: A Clinician-Facing Article — A 2026 clinician-facing article on individualized assessment and monitoring when autism, ADHD, and anxiety overlap in c…
Neuroaffirming Health Care for Autistic People: Practical Principles — A 2026 clinical article on making health care more accessible, respectful, and neuroaffirming from childhood through ad…
Emotion-Regulation Groups for Autistic Children: A Research Review — A 2026 review of group-based emotion-regulation programs for autistic children and teens, including what the evidence c…
Share Your IACC Research Priorities by July 17, 2026 — A time-limited opportunity to tell the U.S. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee which autism research priorities…
Strengths-Based, Anti-Ableist Goal Writing in ABA: An Article — A 2026 article proposing a strengths-based, anti-ableist approach to goal writing and direct service in applied behavio…
The Scope of Practice of Applied Behavior Analysis in State Licensure Laws. — A U.S. regulatory review of how state licensure laws define ABA scope of practice; requirements vary by jurisdiction an…
Affirming Neurodiversity within Applied Behavior Analysis. — A professional discussion of how ABA practice can engage with neurodiversity-affirming principles, without treating tho…
A Discussion of Positive Behavior Support and Applied Behavior Analysis in the Context of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the UK and Ireland. — A UK-and-Ireland discussion of positive behavior support and ABA in autism, emphasizing ethics, individualized goals, a…
The Evolution of the Conceptually Systematic Dimension and Its Current Functions in Applied Behavior Analysis. — A research-methods article on the “conceptually systematic” dimension of ABA; it is not evidence that a particular trea…
Research Review: Conceptualizing and measuring 'problem behavior' in early intervention autism research - a project AIM secondary systematic review. — A systematic review examining how early-intervention autism research defines and measures “problem behavior,” emphasizi…
Annual Research Review: Early intervention viewed through the lens of developmental neuroscience. — An annual research review of early intervention through developmental neuroscience, offering a research framework rathe…
Early Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: What the Pediatricians Should Know. — A pediatric-focused review of early autism diagnosis, explaining why developmental concerns merit individualized profes…
Research Review: Conflicts of Interest (COIs) in autism early intervention research - a meta-analysis of COI influences on intervention effects. — A meta-analysis examining whether reported conflicts of interest were associated with effects reported in autism early-…
Early Intervention and AAC: What a Difference 30 Years Makes. — A dated review of early intervention and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), emphasizing individualized c…
A review of evidence-based early intervention for behavioural problems in children with autism spectrum disorder: the core components of effective programs, child-focused interventions and comprehensive treatment models. — A 2014 review of behavioral-support programs for autistic children; it is dated and does not establish one best model f…
Autism spectrum disorders in infancy and toddlerhood: a review of the evidence on early signs, early identification tools, and early diagnosis. — A 2009 evidence review of early autism signs and identification tools in infancy and toddlerhood; it is dated and not d…
How to De-Escalate an Autistic Meltdown — A practical Child Mind Institute explainer on supporting an autistic person during escalating distress, with safety and…
Speech and language therapy assessment based on applied behavior analysis: a scoping review. — A scoping review of ABA-based language-assessment tools in speech-language therapy, finding limited evidence and reinfo…
A systematic review of social-validity assessments in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis: 2010-2020. — A systematic review of how social validity was assessed in ABA research, highlighting the need to assess goals, procedu…
The Challenges Ahead: Concepts, Analytics, and Ethics of Value-Based Care in Applied Behavior Analysis. — A U.S.-focused health-policy commentary on value-based care in autism services, including possible benefits, risks, and…
Life beyond diagnosis: The psychosocial experiences of individuals with a sibling with autism: A qualitative study. — A qualitative study of siblings’ varied experiences in families that include an autistic child, conducted in Eastern an…
Causal diagrams for research about childhood-onset disabilities. — A research-methods review explaining causal diagrams for childhood-onset disability studies; it is not family clinical…
Autism spectrum disorder in China: Clinical practices, challenges, and future. — A China-specific health-system analysis of autism screening, identification, intervention pathways, and regional workfo…
Prevalence, Expression, Assessment, Mechanisms, and Management of Pain in Autistic Children: A Scoping Review. — A systematic review of pain research in autistic children, finding major gaps in assessment and treatment evidence.
Communication Strategies to Support Self-Advocacy in Transgender Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review. — A literature review on communication and self-advocacy supports for transgender autistic youth, with individualized, af…
Inquiry and innovation: Considering curiosity and creativity in autism. — A conceptual review that challenges deficit assumptions about curiosity and creativity in autism and proposes direction…
Autism in Viet Nam: A systematic scoping review. — A scoping review mapping autism research, services, and support themes in Viet Nam; it does not test interventions or e…
Pivotal response treatment and applied behavior analysis interventions for autism spectrum disorder delivered by human vs robotic agents: a systematic review of literature. — A systematic review of robot-assisted and human-delivered autism interventions, with promising but limited and heteroge…
Ins and Outs of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Intervention in Promoting Social Communicative Abilities and Theory of Mind in Children and Adolescents with ASD: A Systematic Review. — A meta-analysis of ABA-based and naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions for communication, adaptive, and c…
Systematic Review: The Psychosocial Impacts of Autism-Related Genetic Testing. — A systematic review of the varied psychosocial impacts of autism-related genetic testing, emphasizing informed consent,…
Understanding health services and puberty for autistic adolescents and those with disability: A scoping review to inform occupational therapy practice. — A scoping review of puberty-related health services and support for autistic adolescents and other disabled young peopl…
Current options for the treatment of anxiety in adults with autism spectrum disorder. — An expert clinical review of anxiety care in autistic adults, emphasizing autism-adapted assessment and individualized…
Clinical concerns and considerations for leucovorin use in autism spectrum disorder. — A clinical review of folinic acid (leucovorin) in autism that stresses mixed evidence, potential harms, and prescriber…
The impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers: A systematic review. — A systematic review of mindfulness-based stress reduction studies in autistic people and caregivers, with small and het…
Empowering caregivers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder through sensor-based monitoring of emotional dysregulation: A scoping review. — A scoping review of sensor-based monitoring research for emotional dysregulation, highlighting major gaps in validation…
Systematic review of measures and interventions for caregiver adjustment to child autism diagnosis. — A systematic review of measures and interventions related to caregiver adjustment after a child’s autism diagnosis.
Review and Developmental Model: Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Co-Regulation in Autism. — A narrative review and proposed model of emotion regulation and co-regulation in autistic children under six.
Bloomberg: What Adults Get Wrong About Girls and Autism — A media/opinion-linked Child Mind Institute resource on autism in girls and why some presentations may be overlooked.
What Is AuDHD? — A Child Mind Institute explainer on “AuDHD,” an informal community term often used for co-occurring autism and ADHD.
ASAN speaks out against the Supreme Court’s attack on the Voting Rights Act — A dated ASAN advocacy statement responding to a 2026 Supreme Court voting-rights decision and its potential disability-…
Reasons You Didn’t Realize You’re Autistic — A first-person commentary on reasons some people recognize autistic traits later in life, including masking and social…
ASAN Alarmed by IACC Process Without Public Input — A dated ASAN advocacy response to concerns about public input and accessibility in the April 2026 IACC process.
What RFK Jr. said to Congress shows he doesn’t understand disability policy — An ASAN policy commentary responding to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s congressional remarks about disability and public polic…
Safe Foods are Access, not Failure — A personal commentary on sensory predictability, food access, and “safe foods,” with related disability-policy concerns.
IACC must do better for autistic people — A dated ASAN advocacy statement calling for improved accessibility, notice, and autistic representation in the IACC pro…
ASAN Statement on Padilla Bill Introduction — A dated ASAN statement supporting the introduction of federal voting-rights legislation concerning absentee and mail vo…
April IACC Comments – 2026 — ASAN’s April 2026 public-comment submission on accessibility, representation, and evidence-based ethics at the Interage…
ASAN Joins Allies in Urging the Administration to Protect the Department of Education — A dated coalition advocacy letter urging continued federal education-department functions that support disabled student…
The Truth About Autism — An Autistic Self Advocacy Network Autism Acceptance Month statement on autism, disability rights, and public policy.
Safe Foods — A personal sensory and eating narrative about “safe foods,” food access, and individual experiences of eating.
AutINSAR 2026: Highlighting Autistic Priorities in Autism Research — A community discussion roundup on autistic priorities in research from the 2026 AutINSAR gathering.
Double Empathy On Stage: Damian Milton’s INSAR 2026 Keynote — A conference-recap commentary on Damian Milton’s 2026 INSAR keynote and the double-empathy framework.
Autism Training for Police Is Not Enough: On the Death of Alex LaMorie — A dated disability-rights statement on police interactions with autistic people and ASAN’s view that training alone is…
The Particular Autistic Grief of Losing Your Spouse — A lived-experience essay about grief after the death of a spouse and the particular supports that may matter to one aut…
An Autistic Patient Uprising Is Happening Now — A personal advocacy commentary on autistic patients, disability rights, and patient-led health-care reform.
The State of the Science: On Tokenism in Autism Research — A first-person conference commentary on tokenism, accessibility, and autistic participation in autism research.
Debunking “Profound Autism” and Anti-Neurodiversity With Ember Green — A video-based community advocacy discussion of “profound autism,” neurodiversity, and language used in autism policy an…
Responding to Psychologist Uta Frith: Autism Can’t Be Quantified, and That’s OK — An advocacy commentary responding to a psychologist’s public remarks on autism, emphasizing limits of reductive measure…
Three Ways Differential Diagnosis Can Be Neurodiversity-Affirming — A psychologist’s commentary on making differential diagnosis more neurodiversity-affirming while preserving careful, in…
Your Kid Belongs Here: Talking With Autistic Parent and Author Katie Rose Guest Pryal — An interview with autistic parent and author Katie Rose Guest Pryal on belonging, parenting, and her personal perspecti…
A Systematic Review of Outcomes for People With Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autistic People Following Resettlement From Long-Stay Hospitals in the UK. — A UK systematic review finds that outcomes often improve after long-stay hospital resettlement, while emphasizing uneve…
Finding Answers When Your Child Is Struggling: Introducing Ask Kai — A free English- and Spanish-language Child Mind Institute tool that helps caregivers organize concerns about a child’s…
Our Son's Haircut Journey: Finding the Right Barber — A mum shares how her family found a sensory-friendly barber for their autistic son — why haircuts overwhelm, what helpe…
The Access 2 Card: Free Admission for a Support Person at Venues Across Canada — The Access 2 Card: Free Admission for a Support Person at Venues Across Canada
ASAN June Update — Dear friend, During a month that should be full of celebration — LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, Autistic Pride Day, and the Olms…
Educational Options for Children on the Autism Spectrum in the UAE — A parent-friendly guide to mainstream inclusion, specialist pathways, special needs centres, autism-focused settings, a…
Communication Classes & Other Specialized Classes in Ontario Schools: A Board-by-Board Guide — Families hear a lot of different names — "communication class," "ASD class," "community class," "intensive support prog…
How UAE Employment Support Works for People of Determination — How UAE Employment Support Works for People of Determination
The Disability Travel Card: Help Bringing a Support Person When You Travel — The Disability Travel Card: Help Bringing a Support Person When You Travel
Employment Supports for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum in Ontario — Employment Supports for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum in Ontario
Housing & Supported Living for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum in Ontario — A practical Ontario guide for families planning housing and supported living for adults on the autism spectrum, includi…
Job Websites and Employment Supports for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum in Ontario and Canada — A practical guide to autism-specific, neurodiversity-focused, and disability employment websites that help individuals…
Premature Babies — A premature birth is when a baby is born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. Premature babies may have health probl…
Baby Health Checkup — You care about your baby's health. Make sure you get regular checkups for your baby.
Reproductive Hazards — Reproductive hazards can affect your reproductive health, fertility, and ability to have healthy children. Learn about…
Rehabilitation — Rehabilitation is the process that assists a person in recovering from a serious injury, illness or surgery to regain s…
Pregnancy and Substance Use — During pregnancy, substance use can harm your baby. Learn about why to stay away from smoking, drinking, and illegal dr…
Leukodystrophies — Leukodystrophies are rare diseases that affect the cells of the brain and are often genetic. Find more information on t…
Thalassemia — Thalassemias are inherited blood disorders. They affect your ability to make hemoglobin. This can cause anemia. Learn a…
Phenylketonuria — In phenylketonuria (PKU), your body can't process phenylalanine, an amino acid in most foods. Read about genetics, scre…
Tremor — Tremors are unintentional trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of the body. Read about the types, such a…
Swallowing Disorders — Trouble swallowing (dysphagia) can happen with a number of neurological disorders. Older adults are at higher risk. Lea…
Aphasia — Aphasia is a disorder caused by damage to the parts of the brain that control language. It can make it hard for you to…
Congenital Heart Defects — Congenital heart defects, problems with the structure of the heart, are the most common type of birth defect. Learn abo…
Oxygen Therapy — Oxygen therapy is a treatment that provides extra oxygen. A different kind of oxygen therapy is called hyperbaric oxyge…
Assisted Living — Many people need help as they age. Assisted living facilities can provide care that you or you loved ones may need. Lea…
Mowaamah Programme: Saudi Arabia’s Workplace Inclusion Certification for People with Disabilities — A parent-friendly guide to Saudi Arabia’s Mowaamah programme, explaining how the national workplace accessibility certi…
A Parent-Friendly Guide to Common Autism Tests & Terms — One of the most overwhelming parts of the autism journey is suddenly hearing a flood of unfamiliar words and abbreviati…