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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 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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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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No, I’m not drunk, I’m autistic

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In the realm of the grossly inappropriate we rarely think of our neighbors to the north; we here in the States typically consider Canada as a more...
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“Mainstreaming” hyperbaric oxygen therapy for autism

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, also called (HBOT), involves breathing pure oxygen while in a sealed chamber that has been pressurized at 1.5 to 3 times...
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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 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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