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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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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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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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Parenting and the high cost of autism

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The cost of raising a child is one of the archetypal concerns that looms over parents. Food, clothing, education, a release to adulthood. When upon...
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Autism and tactics for building eye contact

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Children with autism spectrum disorder typically make less eye contact than normally developing children and may not use their eyes to attract...
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Autism and classroom inclusion

Inclusion in the public-school classroom regularly becomes a heated topic of conversation between parents of children who need extra services and...
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Punishing autism in the elementary school

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Late last week there were two news items that ran in Florida concerning autism in public schools that continue to spotlight the enormous effort still...
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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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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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