Update on Child with Autism Removed From Home

13 years ago

An Autism Key reader named Laurie wrote in to update us on a heartbreaking story involving Ayn Van Dyk, a…

Autism Mother Objects to Beauty Pageant Award

13 years ago

Melbourne, Australia brings us a bizarre story about a mother of a little girl with autism who entered her daughter…

Autism Insurance Breakthroughs Called Into Question

13 years ago

Recent reports from Disability Scoop confirm the old adage, "If something seems too good to be true, it probably is."…

Military Families Confront Autism

13 years ago

Every family affected by autism experiences stress, but try to imagine the burdens of a military family coping with the…

Psychiatrist Deems Autism “Fashionable”

13 years ago

The DSM-IV is the diagnostic manual that defines all psychiatric disorders. After much controversy, Asperger's Syndrome is now being included…

Syracuse University to Host Free Neurodiversity Conference

13 years ago

Neurodiversity is both a concept and a movement that maintains autism to be a variation of human brain wiring rather…

Meditation and Autism

13 years ago

Meditation is as old as the hills. Now, some researchers are conducting new studies into its benefits. Richard Davidson, a…

Advocacy Group Boosts Autism Employment Prospects

13 years ago

Founded by National Council on Disability (NCD) appointee Ari Ne'eman, The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) was approached last May…

Back to School Preparation for Children with Autism

13 years ago

July is drawing to a close and for parents of children with autism, it's a good time to start preparing…

The Literal Mind of Autism

13 years ago

A common characteristic of those on the autism spectrum is the difficulty in grasping abstract concepts, meaning non-tangible ideas, objects…