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Autism Speaks Co-Founders Appear on NBC Nightly News

On May 1, Autism Speaks Co-Founders Bob and Suzanne Wright appeared on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams for an interview about the Theatre Development Fund’s highly successful Autism Theatre Initiative to ma…
My Life is an Episode of The Big Bang Theory

OK we love Sheldon, Leonard, Raj, Howard (yes even Howard), Penny, Bernadette and Amy. Nope don't like Pria not one rupee. Not because she replaced Penny in Leonard's affection, but because quite frankly, she is a…
Thoughts Sparked by the TV

Late last night the TV was on, like usual. I wasn’t really paying attention to it, I don’t normally unless there is something on worth getting my attention. It wasn’t until I heard something about…
When Does Humor Go Too Far?

Tonight I write this post about an important issue that has really been irritating me these past few weeks. Being me, I just can’t leave it be and found myself needing to raise the issue here on the blog. So, wh…
Dr. Stephen Shore on PBS science series, NOVA

Autism Today is many things to many people, but above all it is a community, characterized by a high degree of interaction, accessibility and love, shared by every one of us with one another. Over more than a decade…
Brain Rotting Fun?

When Jaylen was a year old, he had a tendency to become addicted to certain things. We didn't know it was Autism yet, but knew him not connecting with us, retreating into his own world, and filling and dumping buck…
Born This Way

Glee did an amazing job. The message was one of acceptance of yourself, your right to ask for help and the demand that society make room for everyone. It was a great way to end Autism Awareness Month. Glee does…
The Bigotry Of Low Expectations

Robert MacNeil’s excellent series on PBS called “Autism Now” wrapped up last night with a roundtable discussion on how we should address the ever-growing crises of autism on a national level. I can&rs…
ESPN, 50 Tyson, and Autism

If you’ve never heard of ESPN before, congratulations on escaping your cave. The network that launched SportsCenter and grew from its small Bristol, Conn. roots in 1979 to a cultural phenomenon can now claim t…
The Onion peels some layers of Autism

Perusing through some autism links through various Google searches, I came across a video with an autistic reporter from The Onion’s fake news program, Onion News Network. ONN episodes can be watched on the In…