Autism answers from a little girl’s experience
by Shanell Mouland - Dear Kate, How come you only eat beige foods? I think you might be malnourished and your parents need to force you to eat something with nutritional value. I would make my child...
View ArticleAutistic son’s regression at school prompts parent concerns
When the Cogburns first learned their son, Timmy, was autistic, they knew their lives would change drastically and involve many challenges. What they did not know, however, is that one of their biggest...
View ArticleMy daughter with autism and her caregiver
by Eileen Flood O’Connor - Having wrestled the boys to bed, I return to the kitchen to find Vangie reading my daughter Erin the Disney story Lilo and Stitch. I begin to load the dishwasher as Vangie’s...
View ArticleBreaking the autism news to your child
by Mari-Jane Williams - It’s a conversation that requires more thought and planning than talks about sex, money, religion or drugs. For parents of a child who has an autism spectrum disorder,...
View ArticleBook inspired by family’s experience with regressive autism
by Mark Johnson - “Life, Animated” is a personal story about autism and a family’s attempt to pierce the disorder’s social isolation in order to reconnect with their youngest son. They had to find a...
View ArticleWhat about support systems for adults with autism?
by Renee Gordon and Dr. Barry Gordon - The picture you probably have in your mind of autism is that of a child. But autism is almost always — if not always — a condition that lasts for life. We are the...
View ArticleLike my son with autism, Siri doesn’t pick up on social cues
by Judith Newman - Just how bad a mother am I? I wondered, as I watched my 13-year-old son deep in conversation with Siri. Gus has autism, and Siri, Apple’s “intelligent personal assistant” on the...
View ArticleWe mistakenly assume children with autism will not achieve literacy
by Dr. Marion Blank - In recent years, there have been a number of inspiring reports on non-verbal (i.e., non-speaking) children with autism displaying masterful language via reading and writing. One...
View ArticleParents lead effective language therapy for kids with autism
by Mandy Oaklander - Parents can learn how to give effective therapy to their children with autism, a new study in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry finds. Researchers at Stanford...
View ArticleAutism should not be used as an excuse for behavior
by Lauren Swick Jordan - When TJ was in fourth grade, he was in a school performance of Peter Pan. TJ and three other boys were the tail of the crocodile, each standing thisclose to the boy in front of...
View ArticleParents of autistic children upset by Seinfeld comments
by Kim Rossi Stagliano – When Kim Stagliano saw an “NBC Nightly News” clip of Jerry Seinfeld saying he’s on the autism spectrum, the first thing she did was get angry. The next thing she did was get on...
View ArticleStudent pratices and learns social skills with lunch buddies
by Jeff Truesdell - Kansas teen Tate Smith’s diagnosis of autism at age 2 sent his mother, Lisa, scrambling for answers. But first came the dread. “I saw Tate’s future go down the drain right in front...
View ArticleJerry Seinfeld has no substantial connection to autism
by Rogel Alpher - Jerry Seinfeld told an American television interviewer recently that he believes he is slightly autistic. A bit on the spectrum. Autism lite. Seinfeld based his public self-diagnosis...
View ArticleResponsive parent interaction benefits children with autism
by Kristelle Hudry - Since the condition was first recognized in the 1940s, parents have been and felt blamed for their children’s autism. Today, most people no longer believe this, but a lingering...
View ArticleMother’s advocacy efforts support students with autism
by James D. Watts Jr. - Many visitors to the home of Keenan and Kim Grayson are greeted by their highly energetic and enthusiastically vocal 10-year-old son, Asher. Like many young people his age,...
View ArticleStrangers nationwide send boy with autism Christmas presents
by Ted Land - It can be so hard to shop for some people during the holiday season, especially kids, who always want the latest video games, movies, and toys. This year, a boy in Blaine, Washington,...
View ArticleI hope police stays away from my black son with autism
by David Dennis Jr. - Two months ago, my wife and I sat in the Marcus Autism Center’s exam room and heard the doctors tell us our son, Langston, had Autism Spectrum Disorder. I can’t articulate how I...
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