John Timmer, of the Ars Technica website and blog, has taken a good deal of time to review the recent journal article which purports to show a clear connection between ... Read More

In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, a front page article described a surprising new development. It seems that many parents of children with autism (and other developmental differences) are rejecting ... Read More

As families living with autism, you're the experts. You've been through good holidays and bad, coped with difficult situations and judgemental relatives. Now, you're invited to share your top hints ... Read More

Cost per hour for a behavioral therapist: up to $150 per hour. Cost for an evaluation by an occupational therapist: $400 and up. Cost for a private autism school: $40-60,000 per year. Cost ... Read More

Not long ago, an organization called "Model Me Kids" produced a short video featuring an autism class at the Kennedy Kreiger Institute in Baltimore. It’s called “Children with Autism: ... Read More

Today, Hillary Clinton spoke to a crowd in Sioux City about her plans for supporting families living with autism. Here's a quote from a AP article describing her speech: I ... Read More

Thanksgiving comes with plenty of issues before you add in a pinch of autism. But sometimes Aunt Mary can manage to NOT ask why your son is flapping his hands. ... Read More

Anderson Cooper and Sanjay Gupta, who have addressed the issue of autism before on their show "360," will be taking a look at adults with autism on tonight's show. ... Read More

Does wireless technology cause autism?! This awe-inspiringly silly piece of "research" hit Google alerts this morning, with the claim that WiFi technology traps heavy metals inside of children, thus ... Read More

The Publican, a British publication, suddenly came out yesterday with this gem: Moderate drinking during pregnancy could be the hidden cause of thousands of serious childhood disorders including autism, Scotland's leading ... Read More

According to an AP article in today's Washington Post, the incidence of unvaccinated children in the Prince George's County Maryland schools is causing a major ruckus. From ruckus, the ... Read More

As more attention is paid to GFCF (gluten and cassein-free) diets for autism, it gets tougher and tougher to know how to stuff the turkey, bake the pies, serve the ... Read More

Portia Iversen, author of the book Strange Son, is an advocate of a communication technique called "pointing." At the end of her book, she made a promise to readers ... Read More

A few days ago, I posted a blog entitled "An Autism Mom's Open Letter to Jenny McCarthy." In it, I cited another blogger - "Beadbrain" - and ... Read More

Last year, I asked readers to tell me what they loved best about the autistic person in their lives. I received over 150 responses - some with photos, some ... Read More

Those of us with limited budgets, limited time, or limited access to babysitters often miss out on worthwhile autism conferences, presentations and events. That's just one reason why this ... Read More

Julie Boehme, blogging under the name "BeadBrain," has written an open letter to Jenny McCarthy regarding her autism advocacy. Here's a portion of what Julie has to say: I'm happy ... Read More

For years, Dan Olmsted has been writing a long and intensely researched journalistic series called "The Age of Autism." Today, he has joined forces with Generation Rescue to create ... Read More

Back in the 1980's Howard Gardner, a leading light in educational research, wrote a book called "Frames of Mind." In it, he posited the idea that there are many ... Read More

When I first started this website, I envisioned an area dedicated to autism success stories. I'm especially intrested in personal stories of people with autism who are successfully achieving ... Read More

Education Week magazine has opened up a can of worms. It will be interesting to see how other media outlets respond. In an article entitled Autism 'Epidemic' Largely ... Read More

Diarrhea. Stomach cramps. Sleeplessness. Anxiety. Seizures. Hypersensitivity to light, sound and touch. If you're a person with autism - or the parent or teacher ... Read More

The ABC News website published a major article today entitled "What About My Disease?" In it, it suggests that autism is the "disease du jour" - and wonders ... Read More

Well, Halloween is over... and for some of us the costumes are even put away until next year! Since our son Tom, age 11, is homeschooled, we diecided to take ... Read More