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Colors of Autism

"My name is Kelly Loftin. I teach special education at Southwest Laurens Elementary in Rentz, Georgia. My daughter is in 4th grade. Recently she was given an assignment to write a poem on a color. She asked her teache…
Autism Diet and Nutrition: Poor Methylation and Sulfation Biochemistry

In celebration of its partnership with Potandon Produce, the Autism Society will share an autism diet and nutrition blog post each week throughout April. It is the hope of the Autism Society and Potandon that we can…
Being an Autism Parent: Overcoming Self Doubt

The hardest part, I think, to being an autism parent is the doubt. Not just in general but the self doubt in particular. We ask ourselves It doesn’t really matter where your child is on the spectrum, we all ask…
An Autism Treatment Mirage Arrives from the Desert

Just when we thought our children had been experimented upon enough, without concern for science, we are now introduced to a new autism elixir, this time from the desert: camel’s milk!
Video: My two boys and their thoughts on autism

Cameron, 6 with autism and his little brother Tyler, 4 without autism, both know that Cameron is autistic. They both know that he can do some things better than Tyler and that Tyler can do some things better than Cam…
My Hope for my Son

Perhaps through some miracle, my son David may turn out to be like Alfred Nobel, Pablo Picasso, or Hikari, but it is extremely unlikely. Those people touched the lives of multitudes through their works. David touches…
Why are Medical Tests So ‘Autism-Unfriendly’?

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, b…
What They Forget To Mention

I remember the day of my son’s diagnosis of Autism as if it were yesterday. The tone of the doctor’s voice, the silence in the room, the words “lifelong disability, no cure, I’m sorry” st…
Autism is Not a Theory!

TV3 Ireland AM recently interviewed an autism “expert,” a clinical psychologist, Tony Humphreys, who made a comment about autism, saying the disorder is “a theory.” So now your kid’s a…
Just be Mommy

It’s so amazing to me how much you can love your children. It is even more amazing to me how much children learn from their parents, and how much we, as their parents, learn from them. Having a child on the Auti…