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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Autism SpeaksLink

What is Wear it Blue?

Wear it Blue is a campaign to raise awareness and show support for families affected by autism. Wear it Blue was conceived in Washington DC by a 16-year old sister of a young teen with autism and her many friends who have always been there displaying compassion, love and understanding for her and her family. In Washington, DC, the DC Inaugural Committee will have simultaneous bake sales on April 25th at many middle and high schools in the metropolitan area to sell donated goods from local bakeries.

Why Wear it Blue?

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Autism SpeaksLink

 

This post is by Serena Selkin, Assistant Director, Grants.

In 2011, Autism Speaks gave a grant to the New York Transit Museum and it’s program for kids with ASD, “Subway Sleuths.” The Subway Sleuth Afterschool Program enthusiastically engages students on the spectrum in a topic most love: subways and trains. The NY Transit Museum’s unique location in a decommissioned subway station creates the perfect backdrop to teach vital social skills to spectrum youth. Participants are immersed in transportation while they develop, practice, and

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Link

 

Posted by Andy Shih, PhD, Autism Speaks senior vice president of scientific affairs

A few weeks ago, a journalist based in Beijing approached me for comment on Autism Speaks historic “10K Autism Genome Project” with BGI. Also known as the Beijing

Friday, April 12, 2013 Autism SpeaksLink

Tune in this weekend to see the #30 Silverado, driven by Kyle Larson, in The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).  The truck is sporting a special Autism Speaks paint scheme thanks to our friends Turner Scott Motorsports.   The paint scheme also pays tribute

Friday, April 12, 2013 Autism SpeaksLink

 

Lisa Genova is the author of the New York Times Bestselling novels STILL
ALICE, LEFT NEGLECTED, and LOVE ANTHONY. LOVE ANTHONY was also an Indie
Next Pick for October 2012 and a People Magazine Great Read. Lisa travels
worldwide, speaking about Alzheimer's Disease, traumatic brain injury, and
autism.  She has appeared on the Dr. Oz Show, the Diane Rehm Show, CNN,
Chronicle, Fox News, and Canada AM and was featured in the Emmy
award-winning documentary film, TO NOT FADE AWAY. She also has a Ph.D. in
Neuroscience

Friday, April 12, 2013 Autism SpeaksLink

When Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast, hundreds of families who have a child with autism were affected. Natural disasters can be especially devastating to a person with autism, and many lost food, medicine and therapeutic equipment. AutismCares was able to send more than $100,000 in emergency funds to 280 families across the East Coast to help purchase essentials lost in the hurricane. Now that things have settled, we’ve heard back from some families that we helped. Here’s the Grimaldi family’s update:

On October

Friday, April 12, 2013 Link

There was and is so much amazing stuff going on throughout the month of April to celebrate Autism Awareness. Here's a by no means exhaustive photo round up of some of the ways that YOU, our community, showed the love and went blue to raise awareness!

You wore blue

Kings Park School District on Long Island went BLUE with the help of Spectrum Designs, a t-shirt company that

Friday, April 12, 2013 Link

What advice can you give parents on how we should talk about dating and intimacy with our teens who have autism?

Guest post by psychologist Lindsey Sterling, PhD, and doctoral student Siena Whitham - autism researchers and therapists with UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. During a now-completed

Thursday, April 11, 2013 Autism SpeaksLink
On Sunday, April 7th the Baltimore Orioles welcomed autism families and friends to Autism Awareness Day at Camden Yards. Leading Baltimore volunteers threw out the first pitch, called "Play Ball" with the umpires, and received a Heavy Hitters Award for bringing over 500 fans with them to the game.

Teachers from Chesapeake Bay Middle School in Pasadena, Maryland, presented Autism Speaks with a check for more than $20,000 raised by their seventh grade class over the course of a school year. Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Palmer, who has a family member with autism, proudly

Thursday, April 11, 2013 Link

This Heart of Autism post is written by Robin Borakove, an entertainer, children's book author and storyteller with Asperger's Syndrome. She tells inspiring and motivational stories to children dressed in character, and donates the proceeds from her children's book sales to families of individuals with autism.

My name is Robin Borakove, and at 41