Family Services

Treating the Whole Person: 2013 Autism Speaks National Conference

Posted by Clara Lajonchere, PhD, Autism Speaks vice president of clinical programs

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Helping Families Safely Manage Behavioral Medicines

The author of our newest AS-ATN/AIR-P tool kit describes how it grew from the needs and desires of families 

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Parents of Children with Autism: You Are Not Alone

Katie Wright is the mother of 9-year-old Mattias and 11-year-old Christian. Christian has autism. Katie’s parents, Bob and Suzanne Wright, founded Autism Speaks in 2005, and it has since grown into the world’s leading autism scienc... More...

Challenges Teenagers with Autism Face Transitioning to Adulthood

Lisa Goring is the Vice President of family services at Autism Speaks. In that role she helps families and individuals impacted by autism to make informed decisions that maximize ... More...

The DSM-5: A Clinician's Perspective

This is a blog post by Stephen Kanne, PhD, executive director of the University of Missouri Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. The Thompson Center is a proud member of... More...

8 Critical Measures to Counter Suicide

This post is by Autism Speaks board member and Family Services Committee member Sallie Bernard. The tips are excerpted from her article The Other Public Health Crisis from the April-May edition of ... More...

What's the connection between autism and depression?

This week’s “Got Questions?” answe... More...

Moms Bowl for Free. Yes, I Accept Your Invitation!

Marianne Sullivan is responsible for Community Outreach and Education at Autism Speaks. She can be reached at: msullivan@autismspeaks.org

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Heart of Autism: Dani's Animation Movement

This Heart of Autism post shares the story of Dani Bowman, an 18-year-old girl on the autism spectrum. Dani, when she was 11 years old, founded an organization called ... More...

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