Articles
Blog
8.9.2017
Dear new teacher: Please give my kid a chance
This blog is from Mandy Farmer who writes a blog about raising her three children, one who has autism, and her military family life.![hands holding a colorful Rubik's cube](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/aba%2C%20aba%20therapist%2C%20aba%20therapy%2C%20applied%20behavioral%20analysis%2C%20applied%20behavior%20analysis.jpg.webp?itok=XWXrpUbj)
News
8.4.2017
Video: Teen with autism is 2017 Rubik's Cube World Champion
Max Park is a 15 year old on the autism spectrum who just became the 2017
Blog
8.2.2017
Family behind White Castle shares their autism journey
Marci Ingram exudes the love of a proud mother as she shares stories about her now 25-year-old son.![helping kids with autism navigate puberty](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/helping%20kids%20with%20autism%20navigate%20puberty.jpg.webp?itok=4sRN6CO3)
Science Blog
7.30.2017
Helping autistic teens master puberty, health and hygiene
These Autism Treatment Network clinicians have developed two classes - one for boys and one for girls - built on the Autism Speaks ATN/AIR-P Puberty![Suzanne Wright hugging a boy in a blue shirt](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Suzanne%20Wright%20hugging%20a%20boy%20in%20a%20blue%20shirt.jpg.webp?itok=85GMIjxo)
News
7.28.2017
One year later: Remembering Suzanne Wright
On July 29, 2016, Autism Speaks lost its co-founder Suzanne Wright. After a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer, she died at age 69.
Blog
7.26.2017
Dear mom in the parking lot calming your son with autism
This is a post by Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty, mother to two sons on the autism spectrum.![girl in a pink hoodie with her head down and hands covering her ears](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/girl%20in%20a%20pink%20hoodie%20with%20her%20head%20down%20and%20hands%20covering%20her%20ears.jpg.webp?itok=AviHlZc_)
Expert Opinion
7.22.2017
Adult with autism argues alone at night
Click here to read an expert opinion from developmental-behavioral pediatrician Peter Chung, on an autistic adult's night walking and talking.
Blog
7.19.2017
This program teaches people with autism how to swim
Another successful STRIDE swimming program is in the books! The program focuses on teaching children ages 4-21 the basics of swimming and water safety
Expert Opinion
7.11.2017
Parent seeks help for socially anxious preschooler who has autism
My almost 3-year-old was recently diagnosed as having autism spectrum disorder. We struggle going places such as open gym or even the library because![woman touching her curly brown hair and wearing orange headphones](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/woman%20touching%20her%20curly%20brown%20hair%20and%20wearing%20orange%20headphones.jpg.webp?itok=mUbA4Evx)
Expert Opinion
6.29.2017
Autism and hair pulling
Click here to see how Dr. Cathryn Lehman, PhD answers a question from a parent who is concerned about her daughter with autism who pulls out her hair.![Ethan Hirschberg holding up his Showcase Award](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Ethan%20Hirschberg%20holding%20up%20his%20Showcase%20Award.jpg.webp?itok=y7tQANFd)
Life on the Spectrum
6.29.2017
Advice for parents from a teen on the autism spectrum
Click here to read tips from Ethan Hirschberg, a teenager with autism, to help parents understand how to talk to autistic teenager.
Expert Opinion
6.27.2017
Does earlier verbal development in girls increase sociability?
An Autism Speaks Weatherstone fellow explores how early sex-differences in typical development may help explain autism's skewed sex ratio.![Kerry Magro wearing a winter hat as a child](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Kerry%20Magro%20wearing%20a%20winter%20hat%20as%20a%20child.png.webp?itok=Wt1dDQzo)
Life on the Spectrum
6.15.2017
Why I wish more people understood that autism is a spectrum
Kerry Magro is an award-winning international motivational speaker and best-selling author who’s on the autism spectrum.
Blog
6.15.2017
Happy Father's Day from Autism Speaks
We would like to thank all the dads in the autism community for being an integral part of the village it takes to raise a child on the autism spectrum![Blogger Chris Clinch - dad and son](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/fatherhero.jpg.webp?itok=5Erz8Ako)
Blog
6.15.2017
What I learned as a dad the day my son was diagnosed with autism
This guest blog post is by Chris Clinch, a small business owner in Toronto, Ontario. His only child has autism.
Blog
6.5.2017