Articles

children playing basketball indoors
Blog
2.8.2017

After years of therapy my son with autism is now playing basketball

This guest post is by Jill Briesch, a tax accountant from Dallas, TX who has two sons, one with autism.
Kate Swenson holding her son
Blog
2.8.2017

A letter to my son, brother to a sibling with autism

Click here to read a letter from a mother to her autistic child about how they changed her whole life.
toddler in a yellow shirt
Blog
2.6.2017

What I wish for my son with autism

This blog post was written by Kathy Hooven and her son, Ryan, who has autism. You can read more about Kathy and her family on her blog, The AWEnesty
EARLI - Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation Logo
Science Blog
2.6.2017

Investigating autism's environmental risk factors

An interview with Craig Newschaffer, lead investigator of the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation, co-funded by Autism Speaks
little girl wearing a red cardigan with a bow in her hair
Blog
1.30.2017

The valuable lesson my nonverbal daughter taught her class

Read about the valuable lesson that Miriam Gwynne's nonverbal daughter taught her class.
Blue train going down a mountain near houses
Expert Opinion
1.30.2017

Our son with autism loves trains so much he won’t get off

Behavior analyst Sungwoo Kahng offers two approaches for helping an autistic child that doesn’t want to come out of the train at the destination.
Marcelle Ciampi (aka Samantha Craft), M.Ed.
Life on the Spectrum
1.26.2017

6 tips for job seekers on the spectrum from someone who is autistic

Marcelle Ciampi (aka Samantha Craft), M.Ed., is an autistic job recruiter for a technology company that provides work opportunities for individuals on
Mandy Farmer and her son wearing autism awareness shirts
Blog
1.24.2017

Coming to terms with a 'Different Not Less' life

Mandy writes a blog called 'From The Bowels of Motherhood' about raising her three children, one who has autism, and her military family life. Read
A doctor in glasses kneeling down to talk to a child
Science Blog
1.24.2017

Autism 'treatment pathway' helps docs find causes for problem behavior

Guidelines help doctors identify physical causes for behavioral problems; download a free copy to share with your doctor - from the Autism Speaks
Science News
1.19.2017

Thomas Frazier joins Autism Speaks as Chief Science Officer

Autism Speaks is pleased to announce that clinical psychologist and autism researcher Thomas Frazier II, PhD, has joined the organization as its chief
Toddler wearing a bowtie and shirt with robots
Blog
1.18.2017

Mom calls for acceptance of son with autism in open letter

Ireland mom, Nicole Duggan's Facebook post calling for acceptance of her son with autism has gone well beyond the social network and is being shared
Tom Bak and his band mates
Life on the Spectrum
1.17.2017

Autism and how listening to music helped me learn how to talk

Read a guest post by Tom Bak, a 17-year-old on the autism spectrum, where he explains how listening to music helped him learn how to talk.
Autism parenting comic by Lisa Smith
Blog
1.17.2017

Autism parents have a lot in common: Illustrations from an autism mom

The post below is by Lisa Smith, the mother of seven children, two with special needs. Her son Tate has autism. Lisa blogs about her experiences and
man staring at a clock on the table
Expert Opinion
1.17.2017

Autism and time management

Dr. Cathryn Lehman answers a question about autism time management and shares tips for gauging and tracking time.
Tamsin Parker wearing a sun hat outside
Life on the Spectrum
1.10.2017

My life as a woman on the autism spectrum

This guest post is by Tamsin Parker. She is 23-years-old, and is half-American, half-English. She graduated from Arts University Bournemouth in the
Dr. Beversdorf looking in a patients mouth during an appointment
Science Blog
1.10.2017

Autism and stress: Study links stress to GI issues

Can anti-anxiety interventions ease autism-related GI problems? A study suggests that autism GI issues correspond with a heightened hormonal reaction