Sensory Play

Most people are unaware of their blinking patterns, but when graduate student Sara Shultz of the Yale Child Study Center noticed that children blink less when they were watching a video, it sparked a study on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that has allowed scientists to better understand what piques these childrens' interests, The Huffington Post reports.

The $3 million that Bill and Virginia Leffen of Joplin, Missouri, donated to rebuild a center for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the area is doing more than giving the facility the funds to construct the building, The Joplin Globe reports.

Members of the Student Activities Board and the Center for the Arts at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, have collaborated on an art exhibition designed to raise money for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) awareness, the Daily Record reports.

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in Downers Grove, Illinois, are learning to cope with their social problems through alternative forms of therapy, The Trib Local reports.

Volleyball students at Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, recently held an event to help raise awareness and money for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), New Jersey Today reports.