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Life on the Spectrum
4.14.2017
What Light It Up Blue means to me
This guest blog is by Ron Sandison, an adult on the autism spectrum who works full time in the medical field and is a professor of theology at Destiny
Blog
4.14.2017
Pointing is rude: A family's journey towards acceptance
This Q&A is with NFL Films producer and debut author Digger O’Brien. In his new book, "Pointing is Rude: One Father's Story of Autism, Adoption, and![a teen driver](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/a%20teen%20driver.png.webp?itok=tKDq8JJH)
Science Blog
4.12.2017
Autism and driving
A large study on autism and driving yields insights into family decision-making around the balance between safety and independence.
Science News
4.12.2017
You’re invited: Research-related webinars & webcasts of interest to the autism community
The National Institutes of Health invites the autism community to participate in the next full meeting of the Interagency Autism Coordinating![Home of the Cleveland Browns goes blue for World Autism Month](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Home%20of%20the%20Cleveland%20Browns%20goes%20blue%20for%20World%20Autism%20Month.jpg.webp?itok=1hp6DLLn)
News
4.12.2017
Home of the Cleveland Browns goes blue for World Autism Month
FirstEnergy Stadium, the home of the Cleveland Browns, in Cleveland, Ohio went blue in honor of World Autism Awareness Day and Light It Up Blue on![Christopher Hutton in front of a collection of figurines](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Christopher%20Hutton%20in%20front%20of%20a%20collection%20of%20figurines.jpg.webp?itok=VpvncZ3s)
Life on the Spectrum
4.11.2017
A little education and communication goes a long way
Christopher Hutton first joined GameStop not for a love of video games, but for a love of retail mathematics and studying how numbers reveal behaviors![A child wearing headphones and using an iPad at LegoLand](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/A%20child%20wearing%20headphones%20and%20using%20an%20iPad%20at%20LegoLand.jpg.webp?itok=H55A_V2m)
Blog
4.11.2017
How Legoland Florida became more inclusive for guests with autism
This guest blog post is by David Brady, Senior Public Relations Manager, LEGOLAND Florida Resort.![A mom works with a child who has autism during a Caregiver Skills Training workshop. Photo courtesy Mom2Mom](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/CST%20Newark%20courtesy%20Mom2Mom.jpg.webp?itok=iGIpg7TR)
Science News
4.10.2017
Autism Caregiver Training: Helping families
Autism Speaks answers your questions about a program that empowers parents and improves lives in underserved communities in the U.S. and around the![New York Red Bulls Arena as they Light It Up Blue for World Autism Month](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/New%20York%20Red%20Bulls%20Arena%20as%20they%20Light%20It%20Up%20Blue%20for%20World%20Autism%20Month.png.webp?itok=zFm9X9Qh)
News
4.7.2017
New York Red Bulls Light It Up Blue for World Autism Month
Red Bull Arena, home of the New York Red Bulls, went blue this year in honor of World Autism Awareness Day on Sunday, April 2 and Light It Up Blue.![Autism Speaks staff with Julia from Sesame Street](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Autism%20Speaks%20staff%20with%20Julia%20from%20Sesame%20Street.png.webp?itok=USLvFo10)
News
4.5.2017
Julia, Sesame Street muppet with autism, prepares for TV debut
Sesame Street's newest muppet, Julia, met autism advocates and the press at an event held at the Capitol and hosted by actress Holly Robinson Peete.
Advocacy News
4.5.2017
Bipartisan legislation introduced to enhance ABLE accounts
New legislation was introduced late yesterday in Congress to enhance Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts. Nineteen states currently![A man wearing blue typing on a keyboard while working in a lab](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/A%20man%20wearing%20blue%20typing%20on%20a%20keyboard%20while%20working%20in%20a%20lab.jpg.webp?itok=cafS-MO0)
News
4.5.2017
Youth with autism gain and keep jobs after employer-based skills program
Read about how autistic youths gained and kept jobs after completing this employer-based skills program.![Jackie Bielinski and her grandson Maxwell](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Jackie%20Bielinski%20and%20her%20grandson%20Maxwell.jpg.webp?itok=LNZGMeRf)
Blog
4.5.2017
"I Am Special Just Like You," an autism acceptance poem
A grandmother's poem for her autistic grandson to help explain how he feels about daily living with autism.![Kathy Hooven son Main Image](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/kathyhooven_0.jpeg.webp?itok=QdyEwy-s)
Blog
4.4.2017
This is what autism acceptance looks like for my son
This is my autistic son. Crushing stereotypes, destroying fallacies, proving "experts" wrong...![Blue Man Group at the Sharp Aquos Theatre](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/Blue%20Man%20Group%20at%20the%20Sharp%20Aquos%20Theatre.png.webp?itok=0beCyWsh)
News
4.3.2017
Blue Man Group Celebrates World Autism Month
Blue Man Group is teaming up with Autism Speaks for the third consecutive year and will be hosting autism-friendly performances.![White Castle is asking cravers to round-up for Autism Speaks](/sites/default/files/styles/content_grid/public/IMG_0192.JPG.webp?itok=BrXfYnEr)
Press Release
4.3.2017