Send in the Idiots, a new novel by Kamran Nazeer, examines the lives of autistic adults twenty years after their shared days in a specialized preschool. Guest review Marisol Villamil shares her insights.

Do you really know how your child feels about going back to school this year? Maybe last year was a positive experience but can you really assume this will be another carbon copy? Many children, even those without an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), can harbor secret worries and concerns they can&apo

Exercise is the cure for everything, including autism. The most inexpensive of all treatments, exercise promises to keep you disease free the rest of your life, yes including the dreaded autism.

Read more about the conspiracy theory that mercury is the cause of autism. Mercury is contained in the numerous vaccines that children are taking nowadays.

Since the early 1990's, diagnoses of autism have risen dramatically. But is there a true epidemic -- or just more diagnoses?

Independently, a couple of authorities recently published work that helps establish a new theory of how vaccines cause autism.Vaccines have ingredients called 'adjuvants' that can inflame the brain and possible make an infant's immune system attack it's own brain cells.

This article is based on strong theoretical, logical and professional foundation of the Author. Autism has been a special area of concern for many since Dr. Leo Kanner a Psychiatrist at John's Hopkins University, who wrote the first paper using the term "Autism" in 1943 referring a gr

Author Shira Richman answers parents' frequently asked questions about behavior and autism. The questions are good ones - and the answers are helpful.

Autism Treatment - Inflammatory bowel disease can be an often undiagnosed and unrecognized problem for many children with Autism. Cycles of improvement followed by regression when treating gut issues can be a clue to this condition. Biomedical autism intervention specialist physician, explains.

Relationship based intervention with children diagnosed with autism... In aiding children with developmental challenges, we must first realize that this requires a team effort and a strengths based approach.

When one reads the actual words written by a child with Asperger Syndrome it gives them a picture of what is going on in the mind of that child. Sadness, frustration and depression are just a few adjectives which describe the feelings of a child with this mental disorder.

This article will discuss why despite a lot of evidence the United States government refuses to acknowledge a link between childhood vaccines and autism. Also discussed is the case of a Georgia girl who developed autism after her 18 month immunizations. The US Government settled with the girls paren

Many parents experience worry or fear that their autistic child may not have a high quality of life or that they may never experience the world as most people do.With ABA Therapy, however, another emotion that these parents experience is hope.

The number of children diagnosed successfully with autism is increasing by the year. This is because a lot of researches and experiments were conducted to help solve the problems in autism.

When you're child is diagnosed with autism, you're suddenly thrown into a whole new world. You may feel isolated, scared, or overwhelmed. This note from a mom -- and the resources provided -- may help you to feel more comfortable in your new role as the parent of a child on the autism spec

This article is aimed at giving families some scientific basis for becoming more suspicious of autism in their new born babies. The importance of early diagnosis of autism spectrum diseases is also discussed to provide enough encouragement for late entry marriage partners to be on the lookout for ea

Asperger syndrome is a neurobiological condition that affects children and adults. Many people feel it is a form of high functioning autism and it falls in the group of conditions of spectrum disorder or pervasive personality disorder. It affects the ability of the person to socialize and communicat

Babies from one and a half month old to two months old are very sensitive to television. Eleven months old babies can understand certain scenarios in TV, once they sit before the TV, they would be very quiet and watching TV. However, it's not good for the baby to watch too much TV, the infant m

Getting a book for an autistic child is not very difficult if you know the child's tastes. But to gauge their taste could take a little time and patience.

Autism and big box stores don't mix well. These tips can help you to make the shopping experience manageable.