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Becki 
on July 22, 2008 in Autism in the Neighborhood
View Original: www.ianproject.org Tags: IAN project, Kennedy Krieger, autism
IAN, the Interactive Autism Network, is an innovative online project designed to accelerate the pace of autism research by linking researchers and families. Anyone impacted by an Autism Spectrum
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Emily
on July 11, 2008 in Autism in the Neighborhood
View Original: www.efluxmedia.com Tags: autism, children's health, research
A genetic research on more than 100 families prone to autism by Harvard researchers shed new light on the devastating disease affecting as many as 1 in every 150 children in the United States
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Becki
on June 29, 2008 in Autism in the Neighborhood
View Original: www.time.com Tags: Fragile X, autism, family
Fragile X has been known for decades, but an explosion of new research, prodded along by advocacy groups like the National Fragile X Foundation and FRAXA, is yielding insights that have
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Emily
on June 13, 2008 in Autism in the Neighborhood
View Original: www.newsweek.com Tags: autism, health, parenting
Scientists are looking for the earliest signs of the mysterious disorder as desperate parents hunt for treatments that may improve their children's lives. -
Emily
on June 05, 2008 in Autism in the Neighborhood
View Original: nymag.com Tags: activism, autism, brain science
A new wave of activists wants to celebrate atypical brain function as a positive identity, not a disability. Opponents call them dangerously deluded. -
Emily
on June 03, 2008 in Autism in the Neighborhood
View Original: www.efluxmedia.com Tags: autism, infants, low birth weight
Infants born before term and underweight, especially baby-girls are twice as likely to develop autism, a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in the June
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Becki
on June 02, 2008 in Autism in the Neighborhood
View Original: www.msnbc.msn.com Tags: Adam Race, Roman Catholic, autism
Carol Race thinks it's important for her 13-year-old son to be in church on Sundays for Catholic Mass. Leaders of the Church of St. Joseph once felt the same way, but not anymore. They say
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Emily
on May 27, 2008 in Autism in the Neighborhood
View Original: www.time.com Tags: autism, children's health, health
Time Magazine has written a big article on the question, and their aren't easy answers. -
mommywood.com
on May 06, 2008 in Autism in the Neighborhood
View Original: www.mommywood.com Tags: vaccines, treatment, therapies
Dr. Meredith Rimmer explains the symptoms of autism and answers FAQs about autism and Aspberger's on mommywood.com Easy to navigate videos with individual links to answers. Don't forget to
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April is Autism Awareness Month, so I'm glad all the newswires are keeping this information out there. -
Autism Speaks and Chevrolet today announced a month-long promotion to help generate up to $1 million for the non-profit organization and create greater awareness of autism, a disorder that is now
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Autism is everywhere—once again. Separating fact from fear as the courts and Hollywood wade in. -
Study after study has failed to show any link between vaccines and autism, but many parents of autistic children remain unconvinced. For the skeptics, the case of 9-year-old Hannah Poling shows
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Becki
on March 03, 2008 in Autism in the Neighborhood
View Original: well.blogs.nytimes.com Tags: Amanda Baggs, autism, language
Are people with autism trapped in their own world? Or are the rest of us just trapped in ours? -
Michigan State Rep. Kathy Angerer, a Democrat from Dundee who chairs the House Health Policy Committee, has filed two bills that would require health insurance companies to cover diagnosis and
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Diane Sawyer did a segment on a family with six kids on the autism spectrum. An amazing family that has a website call AutismBites. -
A first-of-its-kind autism prevention study will test whether high-risk babies are helped by extra eye contact and attention from parents. University of Washington autism researchers are hoping
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Becki
on January 09, 2008 in Autism in the Neighborhood
View Original: http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/408214
Please view this video. The band, Five for Fighting, is generously donating $0.49 to Autism Speaks for *each time* the video is viewed. The funding goes toward research studies. When you have a
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A filmmaker documented her brother’s struggle with humor and bewilderment - showing tomorrow night on PBS. -
A few months ago, I took my sons to buy shoes. Nate is 14 and autistic. Joey is 8 and "typical." And I'm the parent — most of the time. Before we got to the store, Joey said to me, "If Nate has
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