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How to be and not be an advocate

So you want to be an advocate. You want to help others with a cause in some way. Most advocates on the internet are volunteers, using what they know to help others. Some actually have a good relationship with schools a…
LSAT Accommodations and Lawyers of Ignorance

So you know how I always say that as parents of special needs children we expect that next shoe to drop just at the moment that everything seems to be going great? Guess what, our shoe dropped, actually I think it w…
Abuse of Autistic Child in Albuquerque, New Mexico

[warning: this video contains a scene where a child is being hit] A man caught on camera abusing a 12-year-old boy with autism has yet to be charged after KOB Eyewitness News 4 first exposed the video in Novem…
How should we advise our state legislators on Autism Policy?

We are excited to participate in a pilot program sponsored by our local Arc chapter where we will be hosting a small group of parents, self-advocates and local legislators. The purpose of the meeting is to share our ex…
Update on the Autism Act 2009 in England

The Autism Act 2009 was the first ever disability-specific law in England. This Act did two main things. First to put a duty on the Government to produce a strategy for adults with autism, which was published on 2nd M…
What can a parent do if their special needs child is being bullied?

Bullying behavior can have a lasting effect on a special needs child. Over generations, parents the world over have learned that special needs children are more likely to be bullied than any other student popul…
Autistic Student Sues Over Test

Autism is heating up in Australia, and not because the country is transitioning to its summer period. A 17-year-old student is suing the Education Department for discrimination because he claims his teacher refused…
Gary McKinnon should not escape punishment

Gary McKinnon is the man diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome who hacked into U.S. military and government networks. It seems many people think his Asperger's should let him avoid punishment. My opinion matches closely w…
Racial and Autism Injustice

On May 24, 2010, 24-year-old Reginald Cornelius Latson was arrested. The facts of his arrest are still under dispute. Two things we know to be true are that he was sitting outside of a Stafford County library, waitin…
To Vaccinate, or Not To Vaccinate?

Childhood vaccinations are one of the most controversial topics in American health care. Children are routinely vaccinated for a host of communicable diseases, beginning in infancy and continuing through their schoo…