Truxal Library Exhibit: Autism Awareness Month, 2025

Through development of a tiered system of developmental screening and evaluation, over 2000 young children were evaluated for ASD in the primary care setting.

Through group-based trajectory modeling, we link the mental performance trajectory by Bayley Scales of Infant Development to autism risk in the very preterm population.

A documentary by Academy Award winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams based on a book by Pulitzer Prize winning writer Ron Suskind. Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. A fantasy? A nightmare? Life, Animated is the real - life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize - winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turned them into a language to express love and loss, kinship, brotherhood.

The Limits of My World follows a nonverbal young man's transition from the school system into adulthood. Brian has autism and faces the daily challenges of adjusting to his new life. Filmed from the intimate perspective of his older sister Heather, this documentary seeks to understand Brian's personality beneath his disability.

Zach is asking the world to listen and to see his little brother Cam, who has autism, for 'who he is' and not just by 'how he is’. He’s hoping his words will stay with you forever and help you to understand autism a little bit better.

Among toddlers with ASD who have pathogenic genetic findings (12%), further medical recommendations were made in 72%. Phenotype fails to predict those with pathogenic findings

This 24-week randomized controlled trial demonstrates significant improvement in communication skills for young children with autism who received clinician-delivered Pivotal Response Treatment and parent training.

From the 2016 NSCH, an estimated 1.5 million U.S. children aged 3-17 years (2.50%) had ever received an ASD diagnosis and currently had the condition.

We examined autism screening status and later diagnosis of autism in children seen for 18- and 24-month visits within a large healthcare system.

"Spectrum: Autism Animated" combines live action and animation to explore the inner sensory experience of autism.

o explore racial disparities for African-Americans with autism in diagnosis and access to care, and familial and socioeconomic correlates of elevated rates of comorbid ID.

The Autism Research Institute works to advance the health of autistic people through biomedical research and free education.

"The mission of the Autism Society of Maryland is to serve individuals on the autism spectrum, their families, and their communities by providing information, support, and advocacy; by promoting awareness of autism that values the dignity and uniqueness of each individual; and by working to improve the quality of and access to services and to educational opportunities."

This disability rights advocacy group publishes position statements on U.S. policy issues, toolkits, and other educational resources.

Announcement of Gov. Moore's proclamation "declaring April as Autism Acceptance Month in Maryland. The proclamation recognizes people who are living with autism and those who advocate on their behalf, and honors the contributions of the autism community."

The organization founded and led by parents and grandparents of autistic children, who serve as the Board of Directors providing leadership, life experience, and heart.