As the rate of autism in children within the U.S. has grown to 1 in 100, social awareness of the disorder has also grown, expanding its impact on the social mainstream. In recent years, the Web has been populated with crafted sites, homemade (more…)

Amy Harmon’s recent New York Times piece, Autistic and Seeking a Place in an Adult World highlights the glaring issue of what to do with adult autism. (more…)

Our time on earth is far too short to be sidetracked by needless, counterproductive worry, yet every day, millions allow stress-inducing thoughts and emotions to manipulate their actions, or lack thereof. Severe anxietydisrupts every aspect of (more…)

We live in a time that is still under the shadow of the events of 9/11.  In the aftermath of 9/11 there is an assumption that we can have either safety, at the loss of privacy, or privacy, with the loss of safety. This gives us a dichotomy of privacy versus safety. But is that true? Is it that black and white? (more…)

My first introduction to autism was through my mom’s friend’s son who was only four years younger than me. I remember the first time I met him at around six years old; my mother warned me that he was different, and to not tease him. His (more…)

We are all too familiar with anxiety, probably now more than ever. Often associated with intensive stress and worry, anxiety is actually a normal adaptive function stemming from thoughts of past and future events, whether real or imaginative, (more…)

In the last two posts I have discussed how augmented devices such as smartphones are an invaluable tool for kids that are on the autism spectrum due to the variety of functions it can fulfill. The best use of such a device would be as a (more…)