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Teens with Autism and Social Lives

This is a blog post by Lisa Goring, Autism Speaks Vice President, Family Services. A recent research study funded by Autism Speaks reached a conclusion that probably would surprise few in our community: Teens with an a…
Change in Seasons Means Change in Routines

Happy Fall Equinox! Even though I come to dread the cold, wet, dark days of Winter, Fall has become my favourite time of year. The smell of crisp change in the air, the brilliant leaf colours and last flare from…
Extended Year of Services!

There's a bit of jubilation in the air. An email came in from the CSE Chair. My husband is copied on all correspondence and he said, "you're going to want to read this". I was enjoying lunch at the time. Thinking it wa…
Thoughts About the Autism Label

I spotted this gem in the facebook status update of the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre So I clicked through to the linked article, and found myself reading through and thinking, agreeing and disagreeing. Havi…
Young Adults with Autism.

Young adults with autism are essentially “pushed off a cliff” after high school once they graduate high school and are no longer entitled to services, says Paul Shattuck, PhD, assistant professor at the Br…
War On Autism Services

I just received this letter from the Autism Action Network. It is an FYI for all families with children on the spectrum living in New York State. Interestingly how we are the most taxed state in the Union but somehow t…
The story of raising a special needs child

I just got done speaking at a cross-training seminar for various county agencies who provide services for at-risk youth on the "Parent Perspective". The idea was to give counselors, special education teachers, MR/DD wor…
One Year Anniversary

On Saturday it will be one entire year since HRH was diagnosed with autism. It feels like a lifetime ago, it is a lifetime ago. Our lives have changed so much in this year, but I can honestly say it has been a good ch…
The Surest of Starts: Universal Service in the UK

This afternoon, my daughter and I are going to a Mum and Toddler group to do some messy play. Like many other children her age, she goes to Nursery, sometimes to a place at childcare. She sees a health visitor, and has…
Services for Adults with Autism

I found a great review of the Autism Society National Conference which is worthy of sharing if only to demonstrate that the concern about lifelong services and support is not limited to the families we come in contact…