As a prominent advocate for sexuality in autism, Amy Gravino has channeled her own frustrating experiences and romantic expertise into her dream job. Amy’s advocacy journey began when she was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome (now Autism Level 1) in 1994. Despite challenges associated with her diagnosis, she persevered, earning her degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, …
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Throughout this academic journey, I haven’t really done much research nor have put much thought into nutrition and how it affects autism characteristics and the other way around. There has been past research that autism has strong associations with behaviors like food selectivity and therefore, inadequate nutritional intake. Fear Response and Food Refusal Most research …
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An article written by Gabriele Barrocas for the Vanderbilt Vanguard Neurodiversity refers to the diversity of human minds due to the infinite differences in neurocognitive functioning within individuals in society. We are all considered neurodiverse in that we all require different demands when it comes to productivity and sociability. However, neurodiverse tends to refer to …
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