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Brian Field is the co-founder of the Autism Support Network, a global community providing free guidance and support for families and individuals touched by autism spectrum disorder. He can be reached at brian@autismsupportnetwork.com.

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"House of Smiles" delivers hope for children with autism

Vetta never knew his parents. He was a baby when he was abandoned on the streets of Cambodia. Taken to a government-run orphanage, he grew up in a...
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Pfizer dedicates autism unit

Pfizer, Inc – the world’s largest drugmaker – has formed a new Autism Spectrum Disorders unit, based in Groton, Connecticut, making...
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Autism and IEP help

Navigating your way through the public school process for individualized education plans (IEPs) can be a frustrating process, and one that parents can...
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Raising a child with autism & keeping your marriage alive

Marriage is tough business, and work – any couple celebrating their 50th or event 25th anniversary will tell you. When you add to this equation...
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Disclosing the best kept secret of autism

What’s the best-kept secret of autism? Well, it may very well be the one that you’re keeping. Whether you’re a parent of a child...
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The pied-piper, autism cures and therapy

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Always beware the snake oil salesman, and anyone promising a “cure” for autism. While ABA therapy and changes in diet are the two of...
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Autism and the double standard of discrimination

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Did you hear the news recently that told of the business executive -- at his company for 12 years -- who goaded his (white) co-workers to ostracize...
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Autism and the complexities of American justice

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How does our system of justice come to terms with those who have autism and may be wrongly influenced by authority figures to waive their rights? How...
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Two drugs test ineffective in treating autism

Two new studies have been released that suggest some of the drugs often prescribed to children with autism are actually ineffective. Here in the...
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Platinum record producer on hunger strike for autism

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In the landscape of autism-advocating celebrities so familiar to mainstream America, and mainstream media – Jenny McCarthy, Amanda Peet, Toni...
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