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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]