Dave Ramsey - Autism Families Need Financial Peace More Than Most!

The #1 cause for divorce is money fights and money problems. Some say 85% of parents to special needs kids end up divorced. Combine these two issues and you could be in for a major uphill battle to save your family. You may not be able to make Autism go away, [...]

Prolific Autism Poet Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay

Check out … The Works of Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay …

In an autistic body, the soul of a poet By Patrick Beach AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF [FULL STORY]

In his mind, bells are ringing, unintegrated sensory stimuli clanging. Somewhere in the house, a chair is grievously out of position, a pillow askew. He has to ignore everything. He wants [...]

Dr. Brown’s Clinic Notes: Does the Autism Apple Fall Far from the Tree?

(from Dr. Brown’s ABA4Autism Blog)

When I have a new child come into the clinic, and I am taking a history, I ask the parents if anyone else in the family has an autism diagnosis. The answer is almost always no. But often, after weeks of therapy, one or both parents, after having learned more about [...]

Autism Omnibus Trial - Snyder v. the Secretary of Health and Human Services - Tale of Colten Snyder

DAY SEVENTEEN AUTISM OMNIBUS TRIAL
The Return of a Lost Child – Day Seventeen of the Autism Omnibus Proceeding – Snyder v. the Secretary of Health and Human Services
By Kent Heckenlively, Esq.
An anonymous child falls down a well in an anonymous American town and suddenly the entire country is transfixed by the rescue effort.
Why do we [...]

Special Diets for Special Kids … As featured on Oprah, Larry King Live, and The View.

From Jenny McCarthy’s Louder than Words … page 104 …
“Special Diets for Special Kids Two. I couldn’t wait to read it and fill my eager heart with more knowledge. I was blown away when I read that mothers often noticed that their autistic children were malnourished because they couldn’t absorb nutrients from food. After [...]

7 Essential Autism Parent Tips For Calming Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Let’s face it, it’s difficult to deal with some children with autism spectrum [...]

Fever and Autism Revisited: Fever ‘can unlock grip of autism’ - From Autism Today

Here’s another story on fever and its impact in autism. Dr. Brown blogged about this subject recently.
At our house, we have had the luck to have seizures as well when fever is present. So, we have spent much of the last 6 years avoiding fever like the plague. I do think there [...]

“Spins” of Omission - Autism/Vaccine debate continues while your government continues spin and denial

“Spins” of Omission by Deirdre Imus, Huffington Post

Ronald Regan said it best, “There you go again.” Last week, while all the “experts” were predicting Barack Obama’s big win in the New Hampshire primary, yet another study claiming to disprove an association between vaccines and autism graced the front pages and headline news around the [...]

Autism Advocate Angela Hazlehurst Rallies Legislators to ‘Fulfill the Promise’

Legislators rally to ‘Fulfill the Promise’ By WENDY ISOM wisom@jacksonsun.com

Angela Hazlehurst has heard too many stories of parents cashing out their retirement cushion to cover the long-term care of children with developmental disabilities.Hazlehurst is hopeful that next week legislators will rally support behind a bill that would include family support services and [...]

X10 SmartHome Automation and Your Child with Autism

Autism Spectrum Disorders and X10 Technology

One thing is for sure if you have a child with Autism, if that child is alone in another part of the house, mischief could be afoot. Luckily, in today’s world, parents need not worry. There are some incredible products to help you manage your household, [...]