Remember Lisa Nowak, the astronaut? A while back she was in the news for being one third of a love triangle - and for stalking and attacking her rival. ... Read More

An About.com reader writes: I have a 7 year old son with autism, he is obsessed with me, he does not like my husband doing the daily things with him. ... Read More

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the ongoing and fascinating conversation about social skills and autism! Thanks, in particular, for your recommendations of websites and techniques for supporting ... Read More

Last week, I was delighted to receive a call from Dr. Jonathan Sebat of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. Dr. Sebat has been involved with research on ... Read More

I'm about to launch into a series of articles on children, autism, and social skills. As I chat about this with friends and family, I present this conundrum - ... Read More

Headlines in the last few days have described what sounds like a sad case of medical negligence - a case which occured several years ago, but has now been brought ... Read More

Dr. Janet Treasure is a researcher who specializes in eating disorders. Recently, she announced findings which link anorexia to genetic differences. She also suggested that anorexia and Asperger syndrome have ... Read More

Consumer Affairs, Newsday, and WebMD have all published articles today that report on a symposium at the American Psychological Association in San Francisco. The symposium, entitled “Outrageous Developmental Disabilities Treatments,” ... Read More

Some schools are already back in session. Others will be starting up in just a week or two. This year, for the first time, our family will be ... Read More

Autism Speaks was founded and is run by Bob and Suzanne Wright. Bob, who used to run NBC, has brought together some of America's top stars to raise money ... Read More

This week, a story on NPR looked at autism education in the public schools. The article describes a young man named Austin Wright who, at public expense, is attending ... Read More

Tommy was not yet three when his preschool teachers started sending home alarming reports. "He stands in front of the mirror for ten minutes at a time, moving his ... Read More

A reader writes: I have a question about how to help my son and husband (who both have Aspergers) handle stress. They both freak out at the littlest problem and then ... Read More

Every summer, we went to the shore. We love the shore. The kids love the shore. Tommy, who is a sensory craver, could jump and crash in ... Read More

Yesterday, the EPA announced the continuation of funding for research on environmental causes of autism. The funds will go to a set of three projects, all of which are connected ... Read More

For the past three years, our son was in an autism support program. It had all the "right" elements: it was a small class with a high adult:child ratio. It ... Read More

"What's your name?" "How old are you?" "What grade are you in?" "Do you like school?" "What's your favorite subject?" This litany of questions are favorites among adults trying to break the ice with a ... Read More

A new story came out in Science Daily this week. Yet again, it seems, science has discovered that people with autism are actually - gasp - pretty bright after ... Read More

In a recent blog, I described a study by a group of researchers at Cold Harbor Springs which suggested that a combination of spontaneous genetic mutations and heredity could account ... Read More

In a blog called "Oz and Ends," a blogger named J.L. Bell comments on studies and news about a connection between Thomas Tank Engine and autism. Here's how the ... Read More

This week, yet another possible cause of autism has surfaced. This time, it's a potent pesticide sometimes used on specific crops. According to an article in the San ... Read More