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a swimming pool
Tool Kit Excerpt
1.26.2023

Swim and Water Safety

Learn about how to keep your autstic loved ones safe in and around pools and other bodies of water.
Seth holding his Honor Roll certificate
Blog
1.24.2023

Video: Catching up with Seth M.

Click here to catch up with Seth! When we last heard from Seth M. during World Autism Month last year, he was crushing his weight loss goals with the
Dr. Jean Gehricke
Blog
1.24.2023

Expert Q&A: Tips for an active and healthy lifestyle

Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Jean Gehricke, a clinician and researcher at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), an Autism Speaks-supported
Keith Wargo's headshot
Blog
1.23.2023

CEO’s Letter: Addressing the crisis in access to autism care

Click here to read an op-ed by Keith Wargo, CEO of Autism Speaks, on the lack of access to autism care, especially in the Emergency Room.
Gunjan Seth
Science News
1.12.2023

Autism Care Network family partner wins CHC Patient and Family Leadership Award

Autism Speaks is thrilled to congratulate Gunjan Seth, family partner to the Autism Speaks Autism Care Network (ACNet), for winning the 2022 Children
Jeff smiling at an outdoor cafe
Blog
1.6.2023

Genetic testing helped Jeff B.’s family stay informed and healthy

Jeff he was diagnosed with autism, epilepsy and global developmental delay at age 4. Through genetic testing, his family found that he has a genetic
Kim Fall
Blog
1.3.2023

My New Year's resolution this year is simple

Most years I am very specific in my “improvement desires,” but this year I went old school.
2022 with colorful fireworks behind numbers
Advocacy News
12.31.2022

2022 Advocacy Highlights

Today, we celebrate the policy milestones and accomplishments that your support helped us achieve in 2022.
Kim McKafferty and her husband and son at Disney Land with a Christmas tree in the background.
Blog
12.27.2022

My severely autistic son showed me he can thrive away from home

Over the years as my severely autistic nonverbal son has grown into manhood I am always thinking about his future, and how I can make it a safer and
US Capitol building
Advocacy News
12.23.2022

Milestone wins for the autism community in federal bill

The hard work of advocates across the country and congressional champions for the autism community came to fruition with the passage of a federal
Kristi Jacobsen and her family posing for a photo outside in a pasture
Blog
12.19.2022

What autism has taught me, as a mom

Perhaps two of the greatest gifts autism has given me are the ability to communicate with or without words and responding to behaviors. Jonathan’s
A young women with glasses and gold hoop earrings, smiles at the camera
Blog
12.19.2022

What I am Thankful for this Year

My name is Allyson, I am 23 years old and I am autistic. This year I am thankful for many things.
people taking notes at a conference
Science News
12.2.2022

Autism Speaks and CAAAC host research conference for Chinese American community

Click here to learn about the inaugural conference on autism across the life span hosted by the Chinese American Association for Autistic Community
Cheerleader Scarlett and her mom Caitee
Blog
12.1.2022

Catching up with Scarlett: Autistic second grader and her super mom thrive in 2022

Catch up with 7-year old Scarlett D., who has progressed to a new school in a co-teaching classroom and started cheerleading, and learn how she and
Holiday lights
Blog
11.29.2022

How to make the holidays more meaningful for yourself and your autistic loved ones

Making the holidays enjoyable for and inclusive of autistic people and their families is not necessarily about avoiding challenges. It is about doing
A mother and son are standing in front of the ocean for a selfie. The son has green googles on the top of his head, his mom has a white straw hat and is smiling. They both are smiling
Blog
11.29.2022

It's okay to ask for help as a caregiver

"Caregivers don’t need help, we’ve got this, besides it’s easier just to do it ourselves. Yes, it may be true sometimes, but the less often we ask for