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So, getting an official diagnosis of autism hasn’t made everything as different as I thought it might. I guess I was a little surprised that my son was diagnosed as autistic rather than having Asperger’s syndrome, but since there is a list of criteria that gets checked off, if you have enough checkmarks under [...]

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My snuffle-snore-filled dreams were invaded. Did someone just call my name? Smack, squinch, swipe: I rubbed the crust off my eyes and looked at the light-up baby monitor.
Hmm, the red bars weren’t flashing. If there was any noise, it’d show it. Silly brain, it was tricking me again. I rolled over, snuggled into the covers [...]

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As so many of you already know, autism is a complex condition, and the search for the cause of autism has, in some ways, been equally complex. Everyone who’s turned on the TV or read a newspaper is probably aware of the long raging debate over the MMR vaccine, thimerosol and autism (something I won’t [...]

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Been told you might have Asperger’s?
This mom, author of Storkdok-NOS, remembers not quite fitting in as a kid and being bullied by her classmates. Still she was shocked by Temple Grandin’s suggestion that she may have Asperger’s.
“I always knew I was different. I always felt like I was on the outside looking in at [...]

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My son was born after midnight during the cooler days of May, before the Central Valley could blaze triple-digit temperatures.
The delivery room was packed full of people. The doctor, several nurses, my husband, my parents and my mother-in-law were in attendance. As my son emerged into the world, I expected him to gasp and [...]

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Acceptance delay assessment?
My biggest wish as a parent of a child with autism? That my son be accepted for exactly who he is, including his quirky behaviors and intense interest on specific subjects.
This teacher, and author of This Teaching Life, writes about her total acceptance of a student’s quirky behaviors.
“Academically, Liam preferred to work [...]

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Ten great things about my child
Share ten great things about your child, or self, with autism. This mom, author of GFCF Mommy, blogs about her child and then calls out to others to do the same.
“10. MapQuest is his current passion. He can tell you the location of almost any train line in the [...]

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I recently read this article entitled The Vaccine-Autism Court Document Every American Should Read from The Huffington Post and it stopped me dead in my tracks. I decided to blog for Autism in April for many reasons. Reasons that are personal and familiar. But also, because I believe that Autism touches [...]

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Adult diagnosis: Blessing or curse?
Getting a diagnosis of high-functioning autism or Asperger’s as an adult can be difficult. Many of the symptoms are masked with learned ‘typical’ behavior.
While grateful to get a diagnosis at forty this writer, author of DJ Kirkby’s blog, isn’t sure if the label is a blessing or a curse.
“Sometimes, [...]

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I was so tired, but the physical exhaustion was nothing compared to the emotional exhaustion. We’d been up since 5:00 a.m., driving down to LA for a three-hour meeting with a specialist at UCLA Neurologic Center who had tested my son a few weeks before. My son’s father had insisted on having the doctors at [...]

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Autism covered by insurance? Not!
Brillig, pen name for the author of ‘Twas Brillig, writes about the discovery of her son’s autism and how his treatment and services weren’t covered by insurance.
“If my child had cancer, every door would be opened to him. But he doesn’t have cancer. He has autism. And all the doors [...]

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Autism: Keeping it in the closet
If you’re autistic, should you tell? An anonymous blogger, author of Whose Planet Is It Anyway?, writes about her frustration with the media.
“One of the more frustrating aspects of the media’s ignorant panic-mongering about autism over the past few years has been the reluctance of autistic journalists and media executives [...]