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Autism Speaks
Light It Up Blue Kicks Off Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month and an ambitious effort has been
launched by Autism Speaks for a second straight year through its 'Light It Up
Blue' campaign. On April 1st and 2nd, buildings and well-known landmarks in over
120 cities…
Making Autism Awareness Month Count
On April 1 and 2, blue lights will be shining in cities all around the world to
help promote autism awareness. In Seattle, The Children's Museum will be open early exclusively to children with autism, who will be charged a reduced…
20,000 Turn Out for Autism Walk in Miami
Yesterday, the Miami-Dade Chapter of Autism Speaks held its annual autism walk at JC Bermudez Park in the City of Doral, a suburb of Miami, Florida. The event, which was originally planned
for Key Biscayne’s Crandon Park, was moved…
Autism-Vaccine Debate Reaches Toxic Levels
In Sunday's Doonesbury comic strip, even famed cartoonist Garry Trudeau decided to weigh in on the autism-vaccine debate, taking swipes at Jenny McCarthy in the process. McCarthy, who has become the de facto face of the anti-vaccination…
Mary Poppins and a Mother’s Welcome Guide to Autism
The
“Mary Poppins” approach of teaching through play, while being highly
animated and visual is the
KEY
to curing a child’s
autism. “Cure” in the sense that a functional, happy life, complete with a
driver’s license, complex…
Autism Walk Planned in Chicago
2011 Walk for Autism Coming to Chicago in May
Chicago Walk Now for Autism Speaks
Sunday, May 21, 2011
Soldier Field
1410 S Museum Campus Dr
Chicago, IL 60605
Registration Begins at 8:00 a.m.
Opening…