If you or someone you know receives a diagnosis for their child, student, family member or client you need to tell them early intervention is the best chance they have to get the child the help they need.  Be sure to tell them to get over it fast. Do not stay in a state of denial.  It will only hurt the child. Most importantly, start addressing the problem and help the child right away so they can have the best shot at life.  After all, we only get one shot.

Here are some very important tips to get them started. More Here...

Sometimes when a celebrity lends their name to a cause you wonder if it's for real, or just a way to be philanthropic.

I didn't have that thought in regards to Kate Winslet, and reading this book just confirmed it.

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I would really like to know are why medical tests so autism-unfriendly. For those of us with children on the spectrum, we know the risk of potentially life-threatening, concomitant medical issues is high. Seizures, brain injuries and genetic and metabolic issues are only a few possibilities that we need to test for, and as such our son has had blood tests, urine tests, x-rays and ultra sounds on every organ in his little body. More Here...

 

This blog post is by Autism Speaks staff Kerry Magro. Kerry, an adult who has autism, is a graduate student at Seton Hall University and is filming a video series called “Kerry’s Korner” for Autism Speaks Light It Up Blue Initiative. Kerry recently started a new video blog called “My Autism My Voice,” where he discusses a variety of topics. If you would like to contact him directly about questions/comments related to this post he can be reached at kerry.magro@autismspeaks.org or through his Facebook page here. More Here...