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Social Challenges for Women on the Autism Spectrum

Sarah Howard, a woman with autism who wasn't diagnosed until the age of 29,...

More Big Steps for Individuals with Autism, Families, and Housing in 2017

Denise Resnik discusses First Place Arizona, and how their recent groundbreaking marks a personal...

Just Keep Swimming: Life Before and After my ADHD Diagnosis

In the first part of his ongoing blog series, Roland E. Jung discusses life...

New Year, New Resolutions: Prescription Safety in 2017

Lynn Harrelson, Pharm. B.S., FASCP discusses the need for prescription safety, and taking precautions...

The Emotional Brain

Giuliana Fenwick discusses the amygdala, a part of the brain that rules emotion and...

Autism, Predictability, and the Desire for Interpersonal Relations

Eric Zimmerman discusses how a recent trip forced him to expand his horizons, and...

Give Your Brain the Gift of Hearing for the Holidays

Audiologist Constance Metropulos discusses how some anxiety-inducing social misunderstandings can be avoided this holiday...

The Journey Through School and Work of One Young Woman with Autism

In her first blog for Different Brains, advocate Rebecca Witonsky tells the story of...

Autism / Independence – Do All You Can, While You Can

Amalia Starr tells of how the loss of Brandon, her son with autism, highlights...