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Autism - au·tism ('o-"ti-z&m)
Because sometimes you can't be with your child 24-hours a day.

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July 13-16 - Autism Society of America’s 36th National Conference, Nashville, TN
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Source - About.com
Can You Help? Join the Conversation on the Autism.About.Com Forum
Are you a member of the Autism.About.Com Forum? If not, now is a great time to join in the conversation - and meet some members of the autism community....
Survey Finds Many Americans Link Autism and Vaccines
One thousand women and men, randomly selected from across the United States, were recently surveyed regarding their knowledge of autism. According to a press release, MOST believe that there...
Can Parents of Children with Autism Really "Educate Themselves?"
I just recently read a blog comment from a reader called "LC:" Parents, you must educate yourself on what's safe for your child. I have a typical and autistic child. Read,...
Private Schools for Kids with Autism: What's Your Opinion?
When Tom was tiny I had the idea that I'd enroll him in a private school and thereby avoid the insanity that is public special education. I lived in...
A Question for Autism.About.Com Readers: What Should This Blog Cover?
When I first started out as the About.com Guide to Autism, I thought it would be terrific to use this blog as a means for members of the autism community...
Hollywood's Autism Wars: McCarthy V. Peets
It seems that autism has now become the stuff of Hollywood gossip columns. According to Hollywood Today (and a surprising number of other publications), Jenny McCarthy and Amanda Peets...
How to Lower the Costs of Autism Therapy
Yesterday was a tough day for most of us. Somehow, I couldn't take my eyes off the stock ticker - and I'm sure I'm not alone. As I...
Your Advice Requested: Support and Direction for Parents of Kids with High Functioning Autism
My son, Tom, has a relatively mild form of autism. If you saw him in an art museum or at a classical concert you'd never guess he had any...
Do Autism and Illness Go Together?
I've finally finished reading Mother Warriors by Jenny McCarthy (review coming next week!), and found myself amazed that every single story included in the book describes a child with...
Correction: Jenny McCarthy's "Belly Laughs" Was a Best Seller
In a prior blog post, I made the comment that Jenny McCarthy had written books prior to last year's Louder Than Words , but that the books were not best...