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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Boy writes poem to help classmates understand his autism

This poem was submitted by Candace Thompson. It was written by her 11-year-old son Jadon, who is on the autism spectrum. Jadon wrote the poem so that