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Autism spectrum disorder

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Autism spectrum disorder.

Talks about Autism spectrum disorder

How to meet your child's difficult behavior with compassion

Why autism is often missed in women and girls

What it's really like to have autism

Three ideas. Three contradictions. Or not.

Amy Price Azano

The ruralities of autism

How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism

To understand autism, don't look away

How I learned to communicate my inner life with Asperger's

Steve Silberman

The forgotten history of autism

How autism freed me to be myself

Autism — what we know (and what we don't know yet)

Derek Paravicini and Adam Ockelford

In the key of genius

Faith Jegede Cole

What I've learned from my autistic brothers

A new way to diagnose autism

Will our kids be a different species?

The world needs all kinds of minds

Exclusive articles about Autism spectrum disorder

Arenas and zoos can be overwhelming for children with autism. Here’s how one kid’s parents are trying to help.

Julian Maha and Michele Kong have been grabbed, yelled at, and criticized in public places when their son had a meltdown. So they started an organization that helps families like theirs feel welcome wherever they go.

Posted Jun 2018

Autistic people are not failed versions of “normal.” They’re different, not less

When people with developmental disabilities have what they need to thrive, everyone benefits. In a speech he gave at the United Nations on April 1st, author Steve Silberman made the case that it's past time we all learned to honor neurodiversity.

Posted Apr 2016