For the past three months I have been filming a family who received a diagnosis of autism for their son in December. I met them in March, almost four months after their diagnosis, and two weeks before they began receiving (more…)

I thoroughly enjoy visiting this site on a daily basis to check out the latest news and opinions revolving around the autism community. Being a devoted and (more…)

Advertising is core to reaching markets.  There is a particular look and language used to attract specific clientele. Those with Aspergers syndrome read information literally, without the puns or the grayness of words that are (more…)

Autism doesn’t only affect the person with the diagnosis. It touches the entire family—parents, siblings, grandparents, along with others as well. Children who have a sibling with autism, or any diagnosis that falls within the (more…)

Ernie Els is a mentor to the Autism Community.

I didn’t realize the speech I presented at an assessment center open house would fill every available seat with motivated parents, practitioners and members of the press. Even though standing up on stage to talk about (more…)

Using the film Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf,  scientists track the eye movements of people with autism to understand how they perceive the world.

Anyone who was born and raised in small town America knows that living in rural settlements have their benefits as well as their drawbacks. Folks can cross the street without worrying about getting shot or robbed, traffic (more…)

We all have egos; that’s part of having some healthy confidence. What I have noticed though is that those with Aspergers syndrome behave more egotistically (more…)