In response to my last blog entry, John wrote (in part): My son with ASD perhaps has a blessing: he appears to have been spared the petty emotions of normal folks. ... Read More

A member of the Autism.About.Com Forum asks: Just a general question. We are thinking of having a 2nd child. My daughter is 2 1/2 ASD. What are the chances ... Read More

Curious about autism? Want to know more? Your appetite for information will be more than satisfied if you sit through, read, or tape CNN's full 24 hours of ... Read More

Charlie Hoover of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, is the father of nine-year-old Lenny. Lenny was diagnosed with with classic regressive autism at the age of two, but today his dad ... Read More

I'm not sure why this transcript of a CDC media event hasn't crossed my desk until now, since it occurred on March 6. But I must say, reading it ... Read More

If you tuned in to HBO last night, you saw a new documentary called Autism: The Musical. I've already blogged about and reviewed the film, so now it's your ... Read More

In a not-very-surprising announcement, a British researcher announced that drinking while pregnant may be one cause of autism. According to this Sunday's Times UK: The consultant psychiatrist who alerted the ... Read More

It's Easter morning here! Yesterday, there was an egg-grab event on the village green: the MC says "go!" and all kids under 9 race in and grab as many eggs ... Read More

I recently received this email, and not having Asperger Syndrome I can only suggest that the writer take a look at some of the books and forums dedicated to relationships ... Read More

I've rarely thought as much about a video as I have about Autism: The Musical. Based on others' reviews, I'd expected a fun, frothy musical comedy that skipped lightly over ... Read More

An article in today's Washington Post highlights a new trend toward including children with autism in typical classrooms. While successful inclusion is an ideal, it's not always practical. ... Read More

Last week, the Vaccine Court awarded significant compensation to the Poling family. According to the ruling, vaccines exacerbated their daughter's underlying mitochondrial disease - causing "autism-like" symptoms. This ... Read More

I check the news every morning to see what's new in the autism world. In recent weeks, there have been an increasing number of stories about states looking into, ... Read More

If you've been following autism news for the past few months, you know there's a lot to say. There have been major media events... a landmark Vaccine Court settlement... ... Read More

On April 2, Autism World Awareness Day, CNN is planning a full day of autism coverage. You heard it right: a full day. To gather content for such ... Read More

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee was created to coordinate the various different federal agencies' autism-related activities. From time to time, they request public input; occasionally members of the public ... Read More

If you are or love a person with autism, you will enjoy a new publication called Glimpse. Glimpse is an online magazine created by children and adults on ... Read More

Autism World Awareness Day is coming. This is a huge one-day undertaking by Autism Speaks, and information is available on a separate website dedicated to the event. In the United ... Read More

Dear Friends, Yesterday, I posted a response to JB Handley of Generation Rescue on the subject of vaccines and autism. That post has generated more than 40 responses so far. ... Read More

In response to yesterday's blog, commenter Charlie Hoover directed readers to a video documenting the achievements of his son. It's great to see success stories like Charlie's, and over time I've ... Read More

I was honored to receive a comment on yesterday's blog from J.B. Handley, co-founder of Generation Rescue -- the organization most active in the fight to "green" vaccines (by which ... Read More

When Time Magazine talks, people listen. That's why this week's story, "Case Study: Autism and Vaccines," is drawing attention, raising concerns, and perhaps pushing forward the notion that autism ... Read More

Jenny McCarthy has officially become a political activitist -- with a very clear-cut agenda. In an open letter to the autism community, she exhorts parents and autism groups to ... Read More

Last week, I posted about an article by David Kirby of the Huffington Post, which noted that the federal Vaccine Court had conceded that, in one case, a child's underlying ... Read More

Yesterday, I interviewed a professor of personal finance at the University of Missouri. She had written a paper about financial planning for families coping with autism, and I thought ... Read More

Alex Plank manages the self-advocacy site "Wrong Planet." Recently, he produced an article for the site entitled Ten Myths of Autism Debunked. The article addresses some of the most ... Read More

I just received the most recent Google Alert for the search term "autism." I glanced over the entries, and almost discarded the list. Then I looked again, and ... Read More

Recently, Autism Speaks, America's largest non-profit dedicated to autism, produced an online First 100 Days Kit for families of children recently diagnosed with autism. I took a look at ... Read More

The Democrats have health plans that address autism to one extent or another. John McCain, however, has an opinion on the cause of autism. As Jake Tapper of ... Read More

An article in today's Science Daily addresses some of the financial issues faced by families with autism. The article, entitled Financial Problems Associated with Having a Child with Autism: ... Read More