Massage Therapy Beneficial for Children with Autism
Parents of children with autism are always seeking ways to enhance the quality of life for their children and massage therapy is becoming an increasingly popular way of doing so.
One would think that a child with autism, who is commonly…
Khan Academy Turns YouTube into Virtual Learning Tool
Sal Khan was a hedge fund manager tutoring his cousins through
distance learning. He started making them instructional videos to reinforce their learning when he couldn't be there in
person and after a few lessons, his cousins told him…
Earthing Offers Potential Health Benefits
Since time immemorial, man has been connected to the earth. Working in fields or gardening, walking barefoot on beaches, or sleeping under the stars are all activities that link us to the natural, electrical energy of the earth's surface.…
Autism, Divorce and Putting Children First
Recently, a study was conducted by Brian Freedman of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, dispelling the popular notion that the divorce rate among autism families was near 80%. The study…
Snapple Discontinues Autism Awareness Drink
Last year, Holly Robinson Peete appeared on the hit reality show, Celebrity Apprentice, where she competed against 13 other contestants in hopes of benefiting the charity founded by her and her husband. Peete eventually placed second in the…
Autism and Education: The Struggles Continue
Those of you who've read my previous articles already know that I was on a quest to make my son's high school a safe, viable place for him to be. He has Asperger's, an anxiety
disorder and Crohn's, so he is facing multiple challenges…
Tito Mukhopadhyay: The Rosetta Stone of Autism
Much attention has been given to the accomplishments of individuals on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum.
We hear of gifted savants such as Daniel Tammet or Kim Peek who defy imagination
with uncanny visual, mathematical or…
James Durbin Discusses Family, Adam Lambert Comparisons
We recently received a comment by someone who noticed the excessive coverage of
American Idol's James
Durbin on our site. My response was that we have not covered him nearly enough.
James Durbin is currently shattering many…
When Autism and Faith in God Collide
A few weeks ago, many in the autism community observed "Autism Sunday," also known as the International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger Syndrome. The annual event, which takes place during the second week of February, encourages…
Autism Documentary by Oscar-Winning Director Set for Release
There is an amazing autism documentary on the horizon that will be released
just in time for Autism Awareness Month in April. Directed by Gerardine Wurzburg, "Wretches & Jabberers" follows two grown men with autism as they…