Discovery of genetic cause and drug therapy for ADHD, autism and 22q that will allow patients to control their symptoms for these three diseases is described. The discovery is by Hakon Hakonarson, MD, Ph.D. who, in 2015, found the genetic cause for the three diseases. He then conducted a clinical trial to prove that the drug NFC-1 could regulate and modulate the genetic mutation that caused the diseases. This is an example of precision medicine being...

A poet with nonverbal autism and her mother recount their shared 25-year struggle with unsuccessful therapies before an astonishing breakthrough led to a communication awakening and remarkable insights into the neurological science of the autism experience.

Diagnosed with autism at the age of thirty-four, one of the UK's hottest comedy stars reflects on the ways her undiagnosed autism influenced her youth, from the tree that functioned as her childhood best friend to the psychiatric facility where she ended up when no one knew what to do with her.

Do you struggle to explain what autism? Do you want to help autistic people and don't know where to start? Are you neurodiverse and struggle to explain your needs? This book is a simple approach to genuinely understanding autism so that we can all be better allies. Learning about what autism is and how to support your autistic loved one does not have to be difficult. This book empowers children and adults to understand, support, and include all neurotypes....

At seventeen, Daisy feels imprisoned by her brother Steven's autism and its effects and her only escape is through her trumpet into the world of jazz, but when her parents decide to send Steven to an institution she is not ready to let him go.

"In 1960s London, sixteen-year-old Kitty Granger, a working-class girl on the autism spectrum, is recruited as a spy for the British government and must help bring down a group of unreformed Nazis hiding in plain sight"--

Where the Orchid Blooms is a humorous, heartwarming story of Kyle Levy and his successful journey through Autism, as well as amputation after returning to the United States from Thailand. He accomplished his dreams, despite discrimination, through courage, faith and hope. Kyle achieved his goal of becoming an Airplane Mechanic/Inspector, using his prosthetic arm, with laughter and determination. He has won several awards for helping others, and now...

Fourth-graders Maisie and Hank, who has autism, become friends as they devise schemes to save a neighbor's dog, Booler, from being tied to a tree because of his epilepsy.