Articles
Blog
7.19.2017
This program teaches people with autism how to swim
Another successful STRIDE swimming program is in the books! The program focuses on teaching children ages 4-21 the basics of swimming and water safety
Expert Opinion
7.11.2017
Parent seeks help for socially anxious preschooler who has autism
My almost 3-year-old was recently diagnosed as having autism spectrum disorder. We struggle going places such as open gym or even the library because
Expert Opinion
6.29.2017
Autism and hair pulling
Click here to see how Dr. Cathryn Lehman, PhD answers a question from a parent who is concerned about her daughter with autism who pulls out her hair.
Life on the Spectrum
6.29.2017
Advice for parents from a teen on the autism spectrum
Click here to read tips from Ethan Hirschberg, a teenager with autism, to help parents understand how to talk to autistic teenager.
Expert Opinion
6.27.2017
Does earlier verbal development in girls increase sociability?
An Autism Speaks Weatherstone fellow explores how early sex-differences in typical development may help explain autism's skewed sex ratio.
Life on the Spectrum
6.15.2017
Why I wish more people understood that autism is a spectrum
Kerry Magro is an award-winning international motivational speaker and best-selling author who’s on the autism spectrum.
Blog
6.15.2017
Happy Father's Day from Autism Speaks
We would like to thank all the dads in the autism community for being an integral part of the village it takes to raise a child on the autism spectrum
Blog
6.15.2017
What I learned as a dad the day my son was diagnosed with autism
This guest blog post is by Chris Clinch, a small business owner in Toronto, Ontario. His only child has autism.
Blog
6.5.2017
Boy writes poem to help classmates understand his autism
This poem was submitted by Candace Thompson. It was written by her 11-year-old son Jadon, who is on the autism spectrum. Jadon wrote the poem so that
Science Blog
6.5.2017
Autism clothing issues
My grandson [who has autism] has to have his coat on when going outside even when it's hot, and he won't wear shorts. What can we do?
Life on the Spectrum
5.31.2017
Things I learned growing up with autism
Nicholas Courgi of Fayetteville, diagnosed with high-functioning autism at 3 1/2 years old, spoke at an Autism Caregivers Brunch where he discussed
Life on the Spectrum
5.30.2017
My story of being diagnosed with autism late
Click here to read Melissa Koole's story about growing up with Asperger syndrome and being diagnosed with autism later in life.
Blog
5.24.2017
How my husband and son are teaching strangers about autism
Laura Townsend Kane is a medical librarian at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. The youngest of her three sons has autism.
Blog
5.23.2017
Advice from an autism mom: Don't give up, just get out!
This is a post by Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty, mother to two sons on the autism spectrum and an Autism Family Partner at the Children’s Hospital of
Blog
5.17.2017
It is an honor to have you as my brother
Below is a letter by 17-year-old Seana Wheeler to her 15-year-old brother Ethan. Seana wrote the letter to share all the things she wants to say to
Blog
5.16.2017