Meet ASD Band, a Canadian quintet featuring four autistic musicians who hope to challenge and change views on autism. As part a special edition of “Flipping the Script” for autism awareness month, NBC ...

Dr. Ifunanya Nweke, Ed.D. is the founder and executive director of Jazz Hands for Autism, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering autistic musicians through performance, training and employment ...

Ifunanya Nweke, founder of Jazz Hands for Autism, has been a transformative force in empowering autistic musicians. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Jazz Hands for Autism provides platforms and opportunities ...

For musicians, jam sessions can be a moment of clarity, when the pressures of the world are drowned out and they can commune with other people through music. That's part of the idea behind a new ...

In a viral Reddit post, a video was uploaded of an Irish street performer playing his guitar and singing You've Got a Friend ...

Two Santa Monica based charities have joined forces to produce a play featuring blind actors and autistic musicians. Organizers said the play is unique in its use of artists who perceive the world ...

In 2013, Camden Fichter went with his family to see Paul McCartney at Fenway Park. Soon he began making his own music, creating expansive EDM soundscapes as KingCamdenTheGreat. Last year a friend ...

Music has long been described as a universal language one that reaches people even when words cannot. For autistic children, this idea is more than a metaphor.Modern neuroimaging tools such as ...

(This story has been updated to correct a typo and add new information.) The annual Concert for Autism, founded by Josh and Linda Heinz, is back with four weekends of performances by local bands and ...

F rom the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a ...