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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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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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Lara’s perspective on autism and living with Asperger’s

Shortly before her eighteenth birthday, we asked Lara about what the hardest things are for her living with Asperger’s – a higher...
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Autism and God sharing the same house

“Children should be seen and not heard,” goes the old axiom. Though we’re in the 21st century, that same mindset is unfortunately...
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Autism 911 and missing gaps

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A piece running on CNN this week details the 13-year-old Marissa Bilson’s autism and the family’s “transformation” after...
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A child's view on living with Asperger’s

Matthew Readman was asked by his grade-school teacher to write a book report last year that helped both his teacher and his parents help understand...
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Finding autism’s simple gifts

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It is easy to find media coverage exposing the strife, anxiety and emotional and financial toll autism takes on families today. Make no mistake,...
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Occupational therapy, autism and tactics of self-regulation

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Occupational Therapy, or “OT,” is frequently incorporated into autism therapy regimens to help, among other things, stimulate a balance...
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Strategies for addressing sleep problems and autism

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Parents with children on the autism spectrum frequently are frazzled by unpredictable sleep patterns. Often times, these children are up at all hours...
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Sharing autism and those awkward social moments

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Our son has autism. When people we know discover this there are wide ranges of reaction, most frequently, one of pity "Oh, I'm so sorry!"...
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