--- title: The Learning Success Blog | Autism description: Autism | The Learning Success Blog --- - [Blog](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog) - [Newsletter](https://www.learningbrainnews.com) - [Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/6bLMNOdd8r3x9Onx9gSubb) - [Free Resources](https://www.learnfasthq.com/free-learning-resources) - [Shop](https://learnfast-products.myshopify.com/) [![LearnFast](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/LearnFast_logo.png?width=150&height=77&name=LearnFast_logo.png "LearnFast")](https://www.learnfasthq.com) - [Programs](https://www.learnfasthq.com/programs) - Results - [The Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/science) - [The Research](https://www.learnfasthq.com/research) - [Success Stories](https://www.learnfasthq.com/success-stories) - Who we help - [Teacher](https://www.learnfasthq.com/teacher) - [Parent](https://www.learnfasthq.com/parent) - [Business](https://www.learnfasthq.com/business) - [How we help](https://www.learnfasthq.com/how-we-help) - [Connect](https://www.learnfasthq.com/connect) - [Blog](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog) - [Newsletter](https://www.learningbrainnews.com) - [Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/6bLMNOdd8r3x9Onx9gSubb) - [Free Resources](https://www.learnfasthq.com/free-learning-resources) - [Shop](https://learnfast-products.myshopify.com/) # The learning success blog Filter by tag All Fast ForWord Learning Capacity Podcasts Brain Science Learning Capacity Success Stories Auditory Processing Disorder Learning Difficulties Reading Dyslexia For Principals Educational Neuroscience Attention Maths School Autism Spelling Memory Confidence & Resilience English Language Learners Literacy Writing Artificial Intelligence Behaviour Comprehension Adult Brain Fitness Social & Emotional Learning Teaching Posts about # Autism [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brain_connections.jpeg?height=200&name=Brain_connections.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/new-insights-about-the-autistic-brain-confirm-fast-forword-helps) [Autism](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/autism) ### [New Insights About the Autistic Brain Confirm Fast ForWord Helps](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/new-insights-about-the-autistic-brain-confirm-fast-forword-helps) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes) People with autism may simultaneously have too much connectivity in some parts of their brain and poor connectivity in other parts, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University, USA, published in [Nature Neuroscience](http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v18/n2/full/nn.3919.html) in January 2015. The research compared brain scans from a group of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and brain scans of a control group with normally developing brains.  The resting brains of the control group looked very similar to each other whereas the scans of the brains in the autistic group were all different. They showed unique patterns of connectivity, different patterns of excess or poor connectivity in each brain. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/new-insights-about-the-autistic-brain-confirm-fast-forword-helps) [![Psychological Concept - Profile of Head with a Keyhole Located on Multicolor Puzzle.-2.jpeg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/Psychological%20Concept%20-%20Profile%20of%20Head%20with%20a%20Keyhole%20Located%20on%20Multicolor%20Puzzle.-2.jpeg?height=200&name=Psychological%20Concept%20-%20Profile%20of%20Head%20with%20a%20Keyhole%20Located%20on%20Multicolor%20Puzzle.-2.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/why-sullivans-mother-got-fast-forword-for-autism-help-address-root-causes) [Autism](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/autism), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Learning Capacity Success Stories](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity-success-stories) ### [Why Sullivan’s Mother got Fast ForWord for Autism Help: Address Root Causes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/why-sullivans-mother-got-fast-forword-for-autism-help-address-root-causes) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes) Why did the mother of 9 year old autistic boy, Sullivan, choose the [Fast ForWord program](https://blog.learnfasthq.com/what-is-fast-forword123) for him, when she had a multitude of interventions available? And did this neuroscience–based program help him? Sullivan’s mum writes a blog, [Rethinkinglearning](https://rethinkinglearningblog.wordpress.com/), where she has documented her journey since he was diagnosed with autism at the age of two. She writes: [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/why-sullivans-mother-got-fast-forword-for-autism-help-address-root-causes) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Big%20idea-%20Smart%20boy%20with%20solution%20lightbulb%20above%20head.jpeg?height=200&name=Big%20idea-%20Smart%20boy%20with%20solution%20lightbulb%20above%20head.jpeg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/autism-fast-forword123-what-a-difference-a-few-months-make) [Autism](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/autism), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Learning Capacity Success Stories](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity-success-stories) ### [Autism & Fast ForWord123: What a Difference a Few Months Make](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/autism-fast-forword123-what-a-difference-a-few-months-make) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes) In the [Rethinking Learning Blog](https://rethinkinglearningblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/22/what-a-difference-a-few-months-make/) a mother of a 9-year old autistic boy wrote how the Fast ForWord123 programs have improved his expressive language skills, listening skills, ability to follow directions, conversation skills, desire to interact with others, social skills and reading comprehension.  The mother, who calls herself by her blogger title, 'Mama Woz' says, "the progress he’s made in the 3.5 months since starting Fast ForWord has been truly exponential". **Here is her story, courtesy of the Rethinking Learning Blog:** [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/autism-fast-forword123-what-a-difference-a-few-months-make) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/boy.reading.blue.white-275579-edited.jpg?height=200&name=boy.reading.blue.white-275579-edited.jpg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-fast-forword-helped-finn-autism-language-reading-improvements) [Reading](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/reading), [Autism](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/autism), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Podcasts](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/podcasts) ### [How Fast ForWord Helped Finn: Autism, Language & Reading Improvements](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-fast-forword-helped-finn-autism-language-reading-improvements) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-693699662-jpg/Colin_Klupiec.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-693699662.jpg?width=30&name=file-693699662.jpg) [Colin Klupiec](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/colin-klupiec) Watching your child grow up is exciting and wondrous. You marvel at what they pick up and how they develop. For Kim Rackemann and her husband, the journey with their son Finn wasn’t quite so straightforward. Finn wasn’t really hitting the usual milestones. He was found to be on the Autism Spectrum, and the main indicator was his language delay. Despite some scepticism, Finn started the Fast ForWord program, and in what seemed to be a short space of time, the improvements started. I spoke to Kim on [The Learning Capacity Podcast](https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/the-learning-capacity-podcast) where she shared Finn’s story. Listen to the podcast.   [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/how-fast-forword-helped-finn-autism-language-reading-improvements) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/primary-boy.380.285.jpg?height=200&name=primary-boy.380.285.jpg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/phenomenal-improvements-for-son-after-fast-forword-says-father) [Learning Difficulties](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-difficulties), [Comprehension](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/comprehension), [Reading](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/reading), [Autism](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/autism), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword), [Learning Capacity](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity), [Learning Capacity Success Stories](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/learning-capacity-success-stories), [Podcasts](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/podcasts) ### [“Phenomenal” improvements for son after Fast ForWord, says Father](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/phenomenal-improvements-for-son-after-fast-forword-says-father) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-693699662-jpg/Colin_Klupiec.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-693699662.jpg?width=30&name=file-693699662.jpg) [Colin Klupiec](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/colin-klupiec) Dr Con Kafataris, father of six, describes the changes he saw in his son George, aged nine, as phenomenal” after George completed the Fast ForWord program. It was a little bit of a journey to find Fast ForWord for George but after trying a few avenues, including speech pathology, Dr Kafataris came across the program through a book titled, “The Brain That Changes Itself” by Dr Norman Doidge. “The science seemed plausible”, said Dr Kafataris, so he decided to give it a go. What were these “phenomenal” improvements? Listen to the podcast to find out. Or read more below for the complete podcast transcript. [Read More](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/phenomenal-improvements-for-son-after-fast-forword-says-father) [![](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/brain%20technology-g45c736b48_1920.jpg?height=200&name=brain%20technology-g45c736b48_1920.jpg)](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/the-latest-neuroscience-research-about-autism-from-dr-martha-burns) [Brain Science](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/brain-science), [Autism](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/autism), [Fast ForWord](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/topic/fast-forword) ### [The Latest Neuroscience Research about Autism from Dr Martha Burns](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/the-latest-neuroscience-research-about-autism-from-dr-martha-burns) ![Picture of http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/363641/file-691639901-jpg/Peter_Barnes.106.101.jpg](https://www.learnfasthq.com/hs-fs/hub/363641/file-691639901.jpg?width=30&name=file-691639901.jpg) [Peter Barnes](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/author/peter-barnes) "The bottom line of all the research is that autism spectrum is very, very complex. There are probably as many different kinds of autism as there are children with autism spectrum disorders. So it isn't a unified group at all", said Dr Martha Burns in a recent presentation at a neuroscience learning conference in Tuscon, USA. Dr Martha Burns is a neuroscientist, author of over 100 journal articles and multiple books, and a leading expert on how children learn. 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