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What I Know About Fatherhood Now That My Son's on the Spectrum

This post is by Michael McWatters and was originally posted on the Huffington Post, as 'What I Know About Fatherhood Now That I Have A Son On The Autism Spectrum,' ... More...

Lou Melgarejo's Beautiful Video Tribute to his Daughter Bianca

Lou Melgarejo is a married father of three whose eldest daughter Bianca (7) is autistic. In 2011 he started Lou’s Land, a blog from an Autism Dad’s perspective. A television director by trade, Lou used what he knew to create the autism... More...

Watch Rodney Peete, Former NFL Star and Autism Dad's, Live Chat

Rodney Peete, former NFL Star and author of Not My Boy!: ... More...

Jeff's Trip to Dover for the FedEx400 Benefiting Autism Speaks

Thanks to FedEx, NASCAR, and Autism Speaks my older brother ... More...

Community Grants: Making a Long-Lasting Impact

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Katie Couric Talks Autism

Katie Couric is an award-winning journalist and TV personality, well-known cancer advocate, and 'New York Times' best-selling author of 'The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons From Extraordinary Lives.'... More...

'It's Not Goodbye...' on MTV's World Of Jenks

Last night was the season finale of MTV's World of Jenks, and we have to admit... we weren't ready for it to end! But, ... More...

An Afternoon with Temple Grandin

This blog post is by Ali Dyer, the Social Marketing Manager at Autism Speaks.

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A Life-Long Dream Fulfilled

This post is written by Aaron Likens from St. Louis, Mo. Likens is the author of “Finding Kansas: Decoding the Enigma of Asperger’s Syndrome.” To find out more, check out his blog ... More...

8 Reasons Why Autism Moms Rock!

We asked to hear your story of motherhood and recieved an overwhelming amount of beautiful responses. We decided to compile a list to show just how much you ladies rock!

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