Can a Completely Nonverbal Autistic Give Eye Contact?
Is an autistic adult who’s 100% nonverbal capable of giving, let alone holding, eye contact? Let’s take a look at this fascinating topic. […]
What People in Their 90s Will Love About Lifting Weights
Lifting weights isn’t just for the young. In fact, it’s especially helpful for people in their 90s. […]
ASD Special Interest vs NT Health Anxiety Deep Dive on Disease
Is there a difference between an autistic deep dive on a medical condition vs. a health anxiety deep dive by a neurotypical? […]
Why Are Nearly All Autistic Kids Who Elope Nonverbal?
Is this because an intellectual disability contributes to nonverbal status, and ID alongside autism would be why they’re more prone to eloping? […]
Exercise Won’t Offset Dangers of Fat Around Your Organs
Even if you regularly slaughter gym workouts, this will not prevent excess visceral fat from damaging your heart. […]
Exercise Isn’t Punishment: It’s Anti-Aging, Youth Preserving
You need not view exercise as “punishment” for eating habits; see it for what it actually is: a formidable force against aging. Who wouldn’t want that? Yet more research supports that exercise is the best [...]
Why “Mass Moves Mass” Doesn’t Always Apply to Big People
Mass moves mass is often cited for why morbidly obese people can lift very heavy loads with little training. […]
Got the ‘Tism? “Tism Tingle”? Words that End in “Tism”
Let's have some fun here. You're autistic; have the ‘tism. Here are many words that end in tism. In fact, there are so many, that referring to ‘tism as autism isn't as unique as you [...]
Ice Pick Headaches in Same Spot Following Back Workout
Should you worry if the day after a back workout you begin having sudden, brief but intense, very localized headaches that last only seconds? […]
Obesity in Direct Care Providers for Special Needs Adults
“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 [...]
Five Signs of a Poor Day Program for Special Needs Adults
Day programs for special needs adults are everywhere; here’s how to tell the excellent ones from the shoddy ones. […]
Autistic Taylor Swift Obsession vs. Neurotypical Version
Is there a difference between a Taylor Swift obsession by an Autistic and such by a neurotypical woman? […]
Alter Your Walking to Reduce Pain from Knee Osteoarthritis
A study showed that changing the way you walk was as effective as strong painkillers in reducing the pain of knee osteoarthritis. […]
Fight Cancer By Changing Your Body Composition: How To
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. […]
Why Does a Muscle Twitch Stop when You Look At It?
How many people scared about muscle twitching have noticed when they look at the area of twitching it stops? […]
Intense BPPV Developing over 30 Seconds While at Computer
In the span of half a minute I was overcome by intense vertigo while calmly at my computer. […]
Parents Should Demand Fitness for Intellectually Disabled Kids
Why do so many parents let their intellectually disabled kids lead an excessively sedentary life, causing significantly poor fitness and mobility problems? […]
I Saw a Woman Posing Her Instagram Body in the Gym Locker Room
I walked into the gym’s locker room and saw a woman with an Instagram body posing in a mirror, the kind you see by influencers with massive followings. […]
What’s the Point of Being Diagnosed with Autism at 60?
Many people including self-diagnosed Autistics want to know the point of being diagnosed with autism at 60 or even 50. […]
You Gain Weight in College or Lose: You Never Stay the Same
My older sister told me, “You either gain weight or lose weight in college; you never stay the same.” […]
Why a Never Overweight Woman Is Triggered by GLP-1 Ads
It’s okay to think it’s bizarre that a woman who’s always been slender gets triggered by GLP-1 ads popping up. […]
Why Many Autistic Women Love Studying Human Behavior
So many late diagnosed autistic women have always been fascinated by human behavior and psychology. […]
Why You Shouldn’t Pity Parents of Autistic Children
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? […]
How Faster Walking Helps Black Adults Live Longer
A first of its kind study looked at black low-income adults to explore fast walking’s effect on their health and longevity. […]
Should Small Talk Matter to Autistic People? 8 Practice Tips
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 [...]
How Obese Older Adults Can Walk for Better Mobility, Health
For extra heavy seniors, a slow-down in movement can lead to serious concerns — especially frailty. […]
Neurotypical Small Talk Is Not What It’s Cracked Up to Be
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. […]
Everyone Walks, So Why Are Some Older Adults Frail?
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. […]
Optimal Daily Steps if You Have a Treadmill Desk?
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 [...]
Why Are So Many Autistic People Also ARTISTIC?
The percentage of autistic people who have art talent is much higher than the percentage of gifted artists among neurotypicals. […]
Hate Exercise? You Don’t Need 10,000 Steps a Day
If the idea of going to the gym or running around the block makes you want to crawl under a blanket—good news. […]
Is Mild Autism Really Just a Variation of Normal?
Are you inclined to believe that “mild” presentations of autism are really just variations of normal human behavior, even in kids? […]
How Women Can Prevent Muscle Loss on Semaglutide
If you’re a woman in midlife using semaglutide to lose weight, you might be losing more than fat. […]
How Common Is It for Most of One’s Kids to Be Autistic?
There are parents who have many autistic children. […]
What Happens if a Severely Autistic Person Has an NDE?
If a severely autistic person has an NDE, are they autistic during this experience or do they process information as a neurotypical would? […]
Can an Autistic Woman Have a Male Version of Autism?
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? […]
Worried of Your Autistic Child’s Future? Get Healthy & Fit!
It’s common for parents of severely autistic kids to worry “who’s going to take care of them after we’re gone”? […]
Dr. Leo Kanner’s 1943 Paper Defines Infantile Autism
In 1943, Austrian-American psychiatrist Dr. Leo Kanner published a groundbreaking paper titled “Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact” in the journal Nervous Child. […]
The Birth of Autism: Early Theories and Definitions
The concept of autism as we understand it today began to take shape in the early 20th century. […]
Hans Asperger’s Legacy in Autism Diagnosis History
In 1944 just a year after Dr. Leo Kanner’s landmark paper, Australian pediatrician Dr. Hans Asperger published his observations. […]