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At The Supermarket

When our son Franklin was diagnosed with Autism at the age of three, my husband and I were very concerned about the emotional needs of our five year old daughter Marina. We wanted to make sure that her needs were bei…
Autism Light: First Baptist Church of Plano

Today's Autism Light is the First Baptist Church of Plano. The First Baptist Church of Plano is located at 1300 East 15th Street in Plano, Texas. The church was started in 1872. Dr. Jerry Carlisle has served as the…
Our Story

In general, I am not very connected to the extended Autism Community. At one point, when Peter was newly diagnosed, I did go to a couple of Autism support group meetings but I found it so depressing I decided not to a…
It's About Community

Every so often, I go back and reevaluate what I'm doing here - what my purpose is - in writing this blog. In a way, I did so a week or so ago when I was contemplating giving it up for a while (see my post Walking Away…
Unaided Parents and Severe Autism

Recently, I’ve noticed a trend wherein brave parents of children with autism who are severely affected, go on the Internet to tell all about the miserable truth regarding the disorder. To live with a child with c…
Caring for Caregivers

This is really cool! I’ve been thinking a long time about Second Life as a vehicle for people with autism to connect for a long time since social skills are a real challenge. Well lo and behold, even though this i…
To the Father's: Autism Is Not Your Fault

This blog goes out to everyone but especially fathers of children with autism–since I too am a father of a 5-year-old precious boy who has autism and I can only speak for myself. This is also a reason why I wante…
A Cry For Help

As a Parent of a child with special needs, it's not uncommon to feel depressed. After all, the stress alone of being a parent is difficult as it is - then add on to that all the 'extra's' that are required for a child…
Our National Conference for Families and Professionals

Guest blog from Nancy Jones, Ph.D., program director of the Autism Speaks’ Autism Treatment Network and Autism Clinical Trials Network Pulling all the pieces of your child’s care together can be a big challe…
Autism Society Chapters

In partnering with the Autism Society, we have expanded our group pages to include the Autism Society chapters. The Local Chapters provide support for families at a local level.