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Dos and Dont's of Flying with Children on the Autism Spectrum

We just flew for the first time since Pudding was diagnosed with an ASD almost two years ago. However, it is definitely NOT the first time we have flown with a child with autism. Before we returned to the US, we wer…
Book Review: Dietary Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Dietary Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Why They Work When They Do, Why They Don’t When They Don’t. By Kenneth J. Aitken Available from JKP and Amazon. There is a great deal to praise about this…
The Phenomenon of Autism

Earlier this week, I spoke at one of our local Rotary clubs, about David's Gift. I love speaking at Rotary meetings. Rotarians are such warm and giving people and they are always a great audience. But this time I noti…
Early Intervention Procedures Study

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released some encouraging news (see below) regarding studies on Early Intervention for children on the Autism Spectrum. Their studies are showing what many of us have already k…
"I'm just Lydia, thank you."

Labels are important. They describe a person to other people (tall, short, athletic, writer...). This is true for diagnostic labels, too, because when you say "so-and-so has autism," then the doctors have a picture pa…
AUTISM: It's Who I AM

I was reading something my friend posted on Plurk the other day, about scientists creating autistic mice. I had read about this in the paper, and wasn’t really convinced by the whole thing. However, I do find a…
Asperger Syndrome and Depression

I'm finding it hard to think of a way to introduce this, because it's such an important topic to get right. How is Asperger Syndrome (or any other autistic spectrum disorder for that matter) possibly going to lead to…
Regression in adults with ASD

Let me set one thing straight: There is such a thing as regression in adults with ASD. I don't care what the professionals say. There is. I have experienced it, and so have many other adults. The fact is that I am…
Dr. Liz Laugeson on Making Friends with ASD

I’ve just come from a morning at the Parents/Families/Community conference that’s associated with the big IMFAR autism science meeting. The conference moves around every year (some of the scientists have…
Skeptics on the Autism Cure

I’m getting a lot of agreement from people who are in close contact with my daughter, whom I am calling “Shannon” on this blog. She is no longer exhibiting the hallmark of autism, inability to know…