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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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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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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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Multi-year divide exists between possible and actual autism diagnoses

A key success factor for helping those with autism better cope and interact in the world is early identification, analysis of that child’s...
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New autism research studies brain imaging, finds neurological markers

A recent study conduced by the Kennedy Krieger Institute, and published in the April 23 issue of Brain Advanced Access, has taken a first step in...
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