If Autism Research Requires Brain Tissue, Why Aren’t People Donating?

• By: Nicole K. Coman, Ed.S. Autism BrainNet
• June 8th, 2026
• autism research, brain donation, neurodevelopmental conditions, organ donation awareness, postmortem brain tissue, scientific research
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For researchers who study autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions, postmortem brain tissue is a critical scientific resource that cannot be replicated by imaging technologies, tissue culture, animal experiments or artificial intelligence. However, survey results published by Autism...

Supporting Students’ Self-Regulation Needs: An Occupational Therapy Perspective

• By: Renee H Sebok, MS, OT Mary Frese OT RYT Mary Reilly, OTD, OTR/L Kim Apel, OT Howard Savin, PhD Kristen Daneker, MS, BCBA, LBS-PA First Children Services
• January 10th, 2024
• accommodations, individual therapy, mindfulness, neurodevelopmental conditions, occupational therapy, occupational therapy practitioners, pull-out sessions, push-in sessions, self-regulation, sensory gym, sensory processing issues, sensory room, sensory strategies, Winter 2024 Issue, yoga, zones of regulation
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Self-Regulation is an individual’s ability to process and manage behavioral and emotional reactions to what is happening in their immediate environment. Throughout the day, a child’s nervous system is constantly attempting to process the sensory components of opportunities presented to them....