“Why are so many direct care providers fat?” This is what a special needs adult asked me one day. There's 5 reasons. She herself weighed 250, but her question was fair and reflected an observation [...]
Day programs for special needs adults are everywhere; here’s how to tell the excellent ones from the shoddy ones. […]
Is there a difference between a Taylor Swift obsession by an Autistic and such by a neurotypical woman? […]
A study showed that changing the way you walk was as effective as strong painkillers in reducing the pain of knee osteoarthritis. […]
A protein released by muscles during exercise could be crucial to helping fend off a first bout or recurrence of cancer, especially of the breast. […]
How many people scared about muscle twitching have noticed when they look at the area of twitching it stops? […]
In the span of half a minute I was overcome by intense vertigo while calmly at my computer. […]
Many people including self-diagnosed Autistics want to know the point of being diagnosed with autism at 60 or even 50. […]
So many late diagnosed autistic women have always been fascinated by human behavior and psychology. […]
When you read that a mom has two kids with autism do you pity her? Do you cringe upon learning someone has three autistic kids? […]
A first of its kind study looked at black low-income adults to explore fast walking’s effect on their health and longevity. […]
Small talk can seem pointless or difficult, especially if you’re autistic. But according to shyness expert and psychology professor Dr. Bernardo J. Carducci, small talk actually plays a big role in creating a kinder, more [...]
For extra heavy seniors, a slow-down in movement can lead to serious concerns — especially frailty. […]
A study shows that the small talk that’s lauded by neurotypical people isn’t as meaningful as it’s been made out to be. […]
There’s a change you can make in walking that can reduce frailty or help delay age related frailty. This change isn’t even big, but the results sure are. […]
If you’ve been contemplating a treadmill desk to break up hours of sitting, a major international study led by the University of Sydney suggests that walking 7,000 steps a day delivers health benefits nearly on [...]
The percentage of autistic people who have art talent is much higher than the percentage of gifted artists among neurotypicals. […]
If the idea of going to the gym or running around the block makes you want to crawl under a blanket—good news. […]
Are you inclined to believe that “mild” presentations of autism are really just variations of normal human behavior, even in kids? […]
If you’re a woman in midlife using semaglutide to lose weight, you might be losing more than fat. […]
There are parents who have many autistic children. […]
If a severely autistic person has an NDE, are they autistic during this experience or do they process information as a neurotypical would? […]
You’ve heard that autism often “presents differently” in women than in men, but can women have a male version of ASD? What if a woman has masculine traits? […]
It’s common for parents of severely autistic kids to worry “who’s going to take care of them after we’re gone”? […]
In 1943, Austrian-American psychiatrist Dr. Leo Kanner published a groundbreaking paper titled “Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact” in the journal Nervous Child. […]
The concept of autism as we understand it today began to take shape in the early 20th century. […]
In 1944 just a year after Dr. Leo Kanner’s landmark paper, Australian pediatrician Dr. Hans Asperger published his observations. […]
The 1960s marked a turning point in autism research. […]
In 1980, the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) was released by the American Psychiatric Association. […]
In 1994, the DSM-IV introduced a new diagnosis under the umbrella of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs): Asperger syndrome. […]
In 2013 the DSM-5 introduced a major revision to how autism was diagnosed. […]
Over the last two decades (as of 2025), research has shown early intervention can significantly improve outcomes for autistic kids. […]
Autism Spectrum Disorder is recognized across the globe. […]
Research is increasingly focused on identifying biological markers that could lead to earlier and more objective autism diagnoses. […]
Concerned about muscle loss from a GLP-1? […]
A connection between ADHD and obesity isn’t always genetic. […]
At the event a woman with a toddler who didn’t know I’m autistic told me, “When my son was diagnosed with autism I was sad.” […]
Had I been a D1 college athlete in volleyball, my mental health would’ve relished the experience; I would’ve flourished as a libero and loved every moment. […]
Can inflammation in the brain from obesity cause an autistic child to have worse behaviors than if they were at a healthy weight? […]
In recent years morbidly obese women have taken to social media promoting that extreme levels of body fat fall under the umbrella of “natural body diversity.” […]
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