A reader writes: I have a 3 year-old (almost 4) son who has autism. I also have a 14 year old (typical) who has been feeling isolated and left out. ... Read More

It has become common practice, within the small but potent autism community, for bloggers to pick apart studies which result in findings with which they disagree. The samples were ... Read More

In today's Huffington Post, BOTH David Kirby AND Robert F. Kennedy Jr. teamed up to write a blog entitled Autism, Vaccines and the CDC: The Wrong Side of History. ... Read More

A few weeks ago, I invited readers to share notes, photos, poems or other loving messages about and to the autistic loved one in their lives. This blog is ... Read More

Last week, the news was all about a study that suggested a rise in autism diagnoses is the result of environmental factors (possibly vaccines). This week, the news is all about ... Read More

There are many reasons to get married and/or have children. In my own experience, I find that the majority of people choose to marry and have children because (1) ... Read More

Carol Sarler of the UK's Mail Online states that in many cases, the answer is absolutely "yes." Sarler, in her article, tells the story of a little boy with autism whom ... Read More

I am intrigued by the case of Gary McKinnon, the Brit who has admitted to extensively hacking the American governmental and military security systems. Today, the Inquirer described a ... Read More

In the last few days, an interesting case has been making headlines in the US and the UK. It seems that a young Briton named Gary McKinnon has been ... Read More

Curious about what the Obama administration has in mind for folks with autism? Wonder no more: the WhiteHouse.gov site has published its platform: Barack Obama and Joe Biden have a ... Read More

An article in today's New York Times, called Try Anything and Everything for Autism, follows the experiences of the Yankwitts family who have, in fact, tried a huge range of ... Read More

Lack of social skills is usually considered a "core deficit" among people with autism. But what, exactly, is meant by this? Interestingly, there really isn't a single consensus as to ... Read More

Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen is a major researcher in the field of autism. Recently, his research into levels of fetal testosterone was presented by the media as a first step ... Read More

This afternoon, I received two separate press releases - within five minutes. The first, from Alison Tepper Singer, announces her resignation as Executive Director of Autism Speaks. Says ... Read More

I've been working on an article about living situations for adults with autism. The more I hear, the more frustrated I feel. Of course, there are good reasons ... Read More

A long time ago, I wrote a blog post about managing autistic behaviors in public. Here is a reader's response - simple, concise, and to the point: You're the child's ... Read More

A pre-natal test for autism moved a step closer yesterday with the announcement by scientists at the University of Cambridge that high levels of the male hormone testosterone in the ... Read More

It turns out that commenters on my recent blog J.Ruch and Vance Laine were quite right: I was misunderstanding the numbers set forth in the MIND Institute abstract. It ... Read More

I'm writing an article that provides an overview of how to plan for, select and fund housing for adults with autism. In support of the article, I'm looking for ... Read More

Recently, I've had occasion to spend a little time with some typically developing kids outside of the school setting. Most of these kids, ages 6-12, had their noses buried in Gameboys ... Read More

Up till this point, I've been responding only to news coverage of the recent study which, according to headlines (and quotes from the researchers) is supposed to suggest that environmental ... Read More

Scientific American has published an article describing the new MIND Institute study which states that environmental factors are likely behind a rise in autism diagnoses. Here's their description of ... Read More

This, according to journalist David Kirby of the Huffington Post, is big. The prestigious MIND Institute of San Francisco, funded in part by a grant from the NIH, has concluded that ... Read More

John-Francis Bourke/Getty Images A reader sent me this intriguing link to BoardGameGeek.com. On the site, a dad named Mark Casiglio describes his grown son with autism, saying: Recently Matthew ... Read More

These days, controversy and frustration have become the normal state of affairs within the autism community. Yet every one of us, at heart, has just one thing in mind: ... Read More

In today's Washington Post, readers can find answers to at least some of their questions about the tragic death of 16 year old Jett Travolta: ...Travolta's lawyers, Michael Ossi and ... Read More

A few years ago, my husband and I decided to create visual tools for helping parents, teachers and coaches teach children with autism how to take part in typical activities. ... Read More

In the last day or two, more than one person has suggested that some parents of children with autism deliberately refuse to treat their children's gastronintestinal issues. From ... Read More

Apparently, journalist David Kirby mixed up two websites - Change.org and Change.gov - and unintentionally led folks to believe that Kristina Chew and Dora Raymaker, autism bloggers on ... Read More

Actor John Travolta's 16-year-old son, Jett, died in the Bahamas yesterday after hitting his head in the shower following a seizure. According to an ABC-News story, an autopsy is ... Read More