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National autism

Using social media to help with autism

Social media can be an important source of support and friendship for both those on the autism spectrum and families raising an individual on the...
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Rise in autism projects an obvious rise in unemployment for the disabled

There will be no college graduation for many young adults living with autism.Fox News has recently reported another bleak fact about autistic...
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Putting Asperger's talents and interests to use

  • job skills and Asperger's
  • May 20, 2012
Many people with Asperger's Syndrome have talents and interests that although are impressive, seem to have little practical use. It can...
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Women and girls on the autism spectrum

  • autism and females
  • May 10, 2012
About 1 in 252 females in the United States is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. With the rate for male diagnosis being 1 in 54, too...
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What autism moms wish you'd know for Mother's Day

Many people give cards or little trinkets for Mother's Day but some moms could use something a little different. Mothers of individuals on the...
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DSM-5 draft open for final comment period until June 15th

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has been of great interest to the autism community. Due to...
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Smoking during pregnancy may increase risk of autism

April is Autism Awareness Month, a time to pay close attention to the research related to this growing diagnosis. According to preliminary findings...
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From autism to AWEtizm during National Autism Awareness Month

As National Autism Awareness Month comes to an end, I thought what better time to relay a message of hope rather than hopelessness, by sharing some...
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Staying sane when everything seems to cause autism

In recent news several possible factors have been pointed to as causes of autism: maternal obesity, smoking during pregnancy, lead, PCBs, paternal...
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When your child with autism is mistreated

When Stuart Chaifetz released a Youtube video that included audio clips of his ten-year-old son Akian, who has autism, being verbally abused by his...
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