We're very lucky: we're homeschooling our son with autism. Truth is, we fought the system for five years, and then decided we'd all be better served (and much happier) if ... Read More

Tetra Images/Getty Images Nestor L. Lopez-Duran Ph.D. runs a blog called Translating Autism. Here's how he describes his project: I'm the founder of the Translating Research Project, a series of ... Read More

Spencer Platt/ Getty Images My husband poked me and gave me a significant look when the word "autism" popped up in Bill Clinton's speech last night. Here's what ... Read More

Model Me Kids has produced another short online video called "No Limits." It's not about heroic moms or curing autism. It's actually just a brief documentary about a ... Read More

I am 99% sure that my son, who was diagnosed on the autism spectrum at age three, is NOT vaccine injured. My certainty, however, is not reflected in the ... Read More

Jon Riley/Getty Images A reader writes of her adult son with autism: I need help. I love my adult son deeply and want to be there for him, but ... Read More

When my son, Tom, was tiny he had a bad habit of simply bolting from a room whenever he was anxious or angry. It was this predilection for running ... Read More

Today's New York Times is only one of many publications announcing a rise in the incidence of measles in the United States. According to all of the publications, ... Read More

This email just crossed my desk, inviting members of the autism community to communicate with the IACC regarding its draft Strategic Plan and its priorities. I can't vouch for ... Read More

Today I received an email from Dr. John Cannell, a psychiatrist and the Executive Director of the Vitamin D Council. According to his email, he has a theory about ... Read More

A few weeks ago, my son Tom was in band camp. He did a fabulous job playing his clarinet in a challenging setting, and I expressed my pride to ... Read More

It's said over and over again: "if you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism." That's because, thanks to the most recent version of the ... Read More

Disability blogs have been filled to overflowing this week with commentary on Ben Stiller's new movie Tropic Thunder. I haven't seen the film, so can't give a first-person report, ... Read More

Who knew it was possible to get coverage for autism treatments through ordinary insurance? The answer is Christina Peck, the author of Blessed with Autism - A Parents' Guide ... Read More

Is it okay to take a child or teen with autism into the grocery store, the library, the mall, the theater - if he or she is prone to shouting, ... Read More

If our goal in the autism community is to raise public awareness that autism exists, it seems to me that we've succeeded beyond our wildest dreams. Today, I received ... Read More

In response to my earlier blog about my son Tom's success with inclusion in a band camp, Sherri made this comment: Recently I read some older books on education, we ... Read More

Tommy Cook and His Clarinet I almost never write about my own children in this blog, but in this case I just have to make an exception. Today, ... Read More

The costs of autism treatment can be overwhelming. Insurance companies are beginning to cover certain treatments, but their coverage is often very limited. Part of the reason for the limits ... Read More

Yesterday, I posted a blog asking readers to offer insights on choosing a dog for a child with autism. Among other great responses, I was delighted to receive a ... Read More

Bambu Productions/Getty Images A reader writes: My boyfriend's son, Zach, has ADD & Autism. We are looking to get him a dog. I was wondering if you had ... Read More

The following is a "re-run" of an earlier blog post. It may help to clarify the role of this blog on the Autism.About.Com website - and also answer some questions ... Read More

Dear Readers, A prior post entitled "Philosophy and Autism - Why We Disagree" was creating some real issues among individual members of this community. And much though I encourage and ... Read More

This site is intended to welcome all commenters, from all perspectives - including parents, teachers, teens, researchers, and - of course - adults with autism. From time to time, ... Read More