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Los Angeles Perspectives on Autism

What's wrong with hands-OFF learning, anyway?

Hands-on learning is a terrific idea. You get right in there, and you DO something. As a result of doing, you learn.Hands-on learning can be used...
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With high functioning autism, it seems the easier it gets the harder it gets

When Tom was three, four and five years old he spoke almost entirely in memorized scripts from TV shows. When he was upset, he winged heavy toys...
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Must parents of autistic kids become advocates and activists at church?

I'm writing a book "Autism Out of the Box." The focus is on providing parents with the tools they need to help their child or teen with...
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People with autism have talents too

In today's Change.org Autism blog, Dora Raymaker absolutely cracked me up. In fact, I was laughing so hard I had to read the whole blog aloud to my...
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Do autism treatments work? How do you know?

Yesterday, a research study found that Celexa, a drug often used to control and modify autistic behaviors, works no better than placebo.That, in...
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Can a kid with autism ever fit in?

Our son Tom is mildly autistic. At nearly 13 he's funny, smart and talented - but he's still clearly and obviously different. Every week, we see...
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When 'special needs' become the majority

Today a study conducted in the UK concluded that as many as 1:64 people may be diagnosable on the autism spectrum. That's a lot of people.Add to...
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Measles v autism - a false dichotomy

Today I wrote about a rise in the incidence of pertussis (whooping cough) on my About.com Autism blog.In the blog, I noted that researchers have...
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Embarrassed by autism?

How does it feel to the be the parent - or sibling - of the kid who takes the short bus? Who flicks his fingers in the air... flaps his hands......
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Why my child with autism will never return to public school - redux

A few months ago, I wrote a blog entitled "Why my child with autism will NOT go back to public school." In it, I described the...
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