A few days ago, I posted a poll on Autism.About.Com. In it, I listed ten areas of real concern for the autism community - and asked readers to vote ... Read More

For several years now, my focus for my son with autism has been on education. I wrangled over IEPs, explored private schools, even tried creating a cooperative school with ... Read More

Here it is - the end of 2008 - and as always, it's been an eventful year in the world of autism. Controversies rage. Funding is scarce. ... Read More

CNN has declared that the debate over whether vaccines cause autism is the number two health story of the year. In its year-end health wrapup, CNN reviews the ... Read More

Okay, we can do this. As a community, we can agree on one - just one - priority for the autism community for 2009. It may not be ... Read More

At this time of year, magic is in the air. So many of our most popular holidays shows and movies are all about the amazing power of love, perseverance, ... Read More

Michael E. Robinson, developer of the 'Autism reform act of 2009' responded at length to my comments (and yours) on his proposal. Among other points, he states that he's ... Read More

In response to comments on yesterday's blog, Canadian autism dad, activist and blogger Harold Doherty writes: I have no doubt there are parents who subscribe to neurodiversity anti-cure ideology although ... Read More

I hope that readers will forgive me for continuing this series of posts, but I truly believe that commenter MamaCate's is an important voice in the conversation about autism advocacy ... Read More

A new member of the autism community, MamaCate, had this to say in response to my last blog post (about a proposed Autism Reform Act): When the things that oppress us ... Read More

Change.org is sponsoring a contest focused on ideas for political change. Within the "Education" category, the #1 idea is a series of demands for change entitled the Autism Reform ... Read More

When Tom was three, he had very little speech - except memorized scripts and bits from PBS TV shows. He couldn't sit in circle time, bolted out of his ... Read More

Jonathan Fernstrom/Getty Images Boys with autism are rarely athletic. If they are passionate (and they often are), it's almost never in relationship to their own prowess on any ... Read More

This new survey tells us nothing particularly surprising. But it does put it all into a nice, neat, and rather depressing package. The bottom line: parents of children ... Read More

This morning, in reading through one of my favorite listserves, one mom brought up the issue of preschool "circle time." This is the ubiquitous practice of having toddlers and ... Read More

Should people with autism spectrum diagnoses be included on the board, as spokespeople, and/or as advisors for Autism Speaks, the world's largest and most powerful autism-related non-profit? Up until this week, ... Read More

Governor Blagojevich is determined to show the world he is NOT guilty of attempting to sell Obama's senate seat to the highest bidder. One high profile act along those ... Read More

Still looking for a special toy for a child with autism? Of course, the easiest way to choose a gift for any child is to ask mom or dad ... Read More

Autism Speaks and the Ad Council, working with Grammy Award Winner Toni Braxton, have created a public service announcement intended to raise awareness of autism. Braxton's son, Diesel, ... Read More

Just received this notice from Autism Speaks, the nation's largest and most influential autism-related non-profit: Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism advocacy organization, today announced the appointment of three new members ... Read More

An article in MIT's Technology Review announces a set of clinical trials that may have a significant impact on treating Fragile X, Rett Syndrome and Tuberous Sclerosis, all inherited genetically-based ... Read More

The way the media presents it, you'd think that autism is autism. But not so. In fact, "autism" is actually a collection of diagnoses, each a little different from the ... Read More

Bizjournals.com today printed a press release from the University of Kentucky, where researcher Manuel Casanova, Ph.D., has been working toward a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment for certain treatments of ... Read More

When I raised the question "Is Autism Tougher on Dads?" the other day, I was certain that the answer I'd hear from readers would be a resounding "YES!" (from dads) ... Read More

According to ScienceDaily, the epilepsy medication valproate, when taken during pregnancy, has been linked to autism. According to the article: The children whose mothers were given valproate during pregnancy were ... Read More

An article in the Denver Post exploring "Autism's Terrible Toll" has been the subject of discussion on the blogosphere for a few days now. The focus of the article ... Read More

An AP article in DisabilityScoop announces a new study on the financial impacts of various pediatric disabilities. According to the study, which will be published in the journal Pediatrics, ... Read More

According to a newswire story published in MarketWatch, researchers may be on to a slight difference in the autistic brain which could account for challenges in language processing and communication. ... Read More