http://autism.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Autism GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-02T17:15:48Z Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://autism.about.com/b/2009/07/03/beware-autism-headlines.htm It's so tempting to read those blaring headlines and leap onto those gleaming bandwagons. Today's headline on the BBC reads Problem pregnancy 'autism risk' -- suggesting to the offhand reader that... http://autism.about.com/b/2009/07/03/beware-autism-headlines.htm Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:29:05 +0000 2009-07-03T09:29:05Z http://autism.about.com/b/2009/07/02/july-4th-on-the-autism-spectrum.htm Jeff Baker/Getty Images July Fourth is one of those lose-lose holidays for folks on the autism spectrum. If the noise doesn't make you nuts, the crowds will. ... http://autism.about.com/b/2009/07/02/july-4th-on-the-autism-spectrum.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:15:48 +0000 2009-07-02T17:15:48Z http://autism.about.com/b/2009/07/02/how-much-do-you-spend-on-autism-treatments-and-programs.htm The Interactive Autism Network (IAN) is a research project of the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Maryland. Through focus groups and surveys of families living with autism, they've built an... http://autism.about.com/b/2009/07/02/how-much-do-you-spend-on-autism-treatments-and-programs.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:57:42 +0000 2009-07-02T13:57:42Z http://autism.about.com/b/2009/07/01/second-resignation-from-autism-speaks-reflects-concerns-over-vaccine-related-research.htm I received a press release yesterday, signaling the resignation of a second major player at the huge non-profit Autism Speaks. Last time, the resignation letter came from Alison Singer,... http://autism.about.com/b/2009/07/01/second-resignation-from-autism-speaks-reflects-concerns-over-vaccine-related-research.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:08:57 +0000 2009-07-01T10:08:57Z http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/30/autism-yesterday-video-supports-biomedical-treatment-of-autism.htm Autism Yesterday is a half-hour documentary produced by J.B. and Lisa Handley and Generation Rescue. The Handleys, for those who don't know them, are the parents of a child... http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/30/autism-yesterday-video-supports-biomedical-treatment-of-autism.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:21:17 +0000 2009-06-30T09:21:17Z http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/29/do-it-yourself-aba-site-whats-your-opinion.htm Last week a new autism-related website launched with the name "RethinkAutism." While the name is similar to the sexy site I blogged about last week, the content is radically... http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/29/do-it-yourself-aba-site-whats-your-opinion.htm Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:53:09 +0000 2009-06-29T17:53:09Z http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/25/how-hard-should-you-push-a-child-with-autism.htm In response to an earlier blog, a commenter writes: This remark bothers me: “The limits of autistics should constantly be pushed and their educational materials should never be simplified.” While this... http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/25/how-hard-should-you-push-a-child-with-autism.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:48:32 +0000 2009-06-25T09:48:32Z http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/21/happy-fathers-day-to-autism-dads.htm Photo: StockXChange Autism can come between fathers and sons. Here in the US, role models for father-son bonding usually revolve around sports, camping, or projects involving power tools... http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/21/happy-fathers-day-to-autism-dads.htm Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:42:35 +0000 2009-06-21T08:42:35Z http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/19/sexy-autism-ads-clever-or-catastrophic.htm RethinkingAutism.com is a new website, conceived and created by Dana Commandatore. According to the website Terra Sigillata: Dana is a former NYC advertising guru and the mother of Michaelangelo, a... http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/19/sexy-autism-ads-clever-or-catastrophic.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:25:40 +0000 2009-06-19T14:25:40Z http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/18/book-on-dating-a-man-with-aspergers-your-opinion-requested.htm Bonny Albo, the About.com Guide to Dating, just alerted me a review she's written about a book called 22 Things a Woman Should Know if She Loves a Man with... http://autism.about.com/b/2009/06/18/book-on-dating-a-man-with-aspergers-your-opinion-requested.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:07:08 +0000 2009-06-18T14:07:08Z