Imagine a child with profound autism. He has never spoken, and his behaviors make you wonder whether he understands more than a few words. Despite hundreds of thousands of dollars ... Read More

In the last few days, I've learned a lot about the differences among people with autism. As the parent of a child who is verbal and engaged (though quite obviously ... Read More

What will my child with autism do for the summer? For most children on the autism spectrum, stability and predictability are critically important. The end of the school year can ... Read More

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviewed a young woman with autism on last night's show, in a segment entitled Behind the Veil of Autism. The woman interviewed, Amanda Baggs, was "discovered" ... Read More

Shows like 60 Minutes are opening eyes to the breadth and complexity of the autism spectrum - and that's a good thing. What's a bit scary, though, are the messages ... Read More

What's it like to have a sibling on the autism spectrum? This past Sunday, The New York Times published a long article on the subject by Karen Olsson. In ... Read More

A major international study is underway to determine which genetic anomalies are to blame for autism. On Sunday, a preliminary study announced findings which may point the way to ... Read More

Thanks to Kristina Chew, creator of the AutismVox blog, I realize that I've fallen into the very trap I try to avoid. Instead of focusing on Dr. Grinker's interesting exploration ... Read More

MIND is a research institute focused on autism studies. They've done some groundbreaking work, and are presently involved with a massive study that is attempting to parse out what seem ... Read More

"Unstrange Minds, Remapping the World of Autism," by Roy Richard Grinker, is a combination of memoir and informal study, both focused on the phenomenon of autism. The main point of ... Read More

According to a recent press release, Toys "R" Us has jumped on the autism bandwagon to the tune of more than $250,000 in funding for Autism Speaks. According to ... Read More

Sexuality is a tough topic for parents to address - period. For parents with children and teens on the autism spectrum, sex education is even more complex. How do you ... Read More

There's a strange myth that children with autism are less emotional than other children I'm not quite sure where that myth comes from, but the truth seems to be that ... Read More

Valentine's Day is a nice opportunity to sit back and reflect on the positive aspects of autism and the autistic people in your life (especially if that person with autism ... Read More

Yesterday, the news was full of a massive study by the CDC which suggests that autism numbers are now at 150:1,000 children -- a higher number than ever before reported. ... Read More

On the same day that the CDC study findings came out, another smaller story hit the newswires. A small British organization called the Rett Syndrome Research Foundation conducted an ... Read More

The new CDC announcement raises the question - is the incidence of autism really increasing? Of course, there are plenty of perspectives on this issue, and the CDC announcement ... Read More

A new CDC study suggests that one in 150 American children may have autism. This number is up from the 1:166 number which was published not more than six ... Read More

Psychiatrists often prescribe drugs to control tantrums and other behaviors that may go along with autism. Are drugs a good choice for controlling behaviors? What are some of the other ... Read More

It's a bit odd, since the NBC-TV Chairman of the Board is the founder of AutismSpeaks, but this seems to be ABC's autism awareness month. According to a recent ... Read More

What's really going on in autism research? According to a recent article from Stanford University (citing an article in Nature Reviews Neuroscience): Sifting through the pages of newspapers, most people reading ... Read More

Thanks to Tom from Minneapolis for noting that The View clips are also available directly from ABC's "The View" Website. ABC also offers visitors the opportunity to watch ... Read More

Thanks to Lee, who noted in a comment that most of "The View's" autism program from January 29th is available on YouTube.com, free of charge. Just go to www.youtube.com, ... Read More