Michelle Gonzalez

As autism rates continue to climb, so too does the problem of safety-related incidents, many of which result in injury or death. In the past year alone, it seemed as if a month didn't go by without some kind of tragic story involving…

February 12, 2012 will mark the 10th anniversary of Autism Sunday, also known as the International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Founded by UK couple Ivan and Charika Corea in 2002, Autism Sunday has grown into an…

An interesting article has been posted over at ShiftJournal.com by Amy Sequenzia, who has described herself as a non-speaking autistic and self advocate. In her post entitled "Non-speaking, 'low-functioning,'" Amy takes issue…

In what appears to be an increasing trend in both movies and television, characters with autism (or autistic traits) have become a focal point of interest for both writers and producers. As we mentioned last week, a new Tom Hanks movie is…

We have some sad news to share, following up on a previous story we wrote about last week. According to WCSC in South Carolina, Toby, the autism service dog who had been taken from a family's front yard, has turned up dead in the same…

South Carolina brings us an upsetting story involving the theft of an autism service dog on Tuesday from a family's front yard in Moncks Corner, a small town north of Charleston. Toby, an American Bull Terrier, was snatched by a white…

With Christmas just a few weeks away, parents of children with autism may be in the familiar position of having difficulty in finding the right gift for their loved ones. In the current economic environment, this can be even more of a…

For many parents of children of autism, much of their year is fraught with frustration, setbacks, disappointments and letdowns. Dealing with autism can be an emotionally draining experience, but as we learn to cope and manage with our…

Following up on a story we reported on in May, Yvonne Freaney, a UK mother who killed her 11-year-old son with severe autism, has been allowed to walk free by Justice Wyn Williams this past week. This comes after initially being cleared of…

In light of my most recent post about zoos and children with autism, it was only fitting that our family decided to pack our bags and head to Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Having never been to…