Autism Research

Today is World Autism Awareness Day! Here's an article about how parents are influencing the course of autism research! http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/articles/2012/03/26/parents_are_changing_autism_research/?p1=News_links

Parents are changing autism research Science and medicine are catching up with parents’ understanding of the condition, and a more nuanced view is slowly emerging: Autism is not just a brain problem.

Check out this awesome advocacy non-profit run by a dedicated mother!


http://thecolorofautism.org/Home_Page.php

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Check out this great series!!

What advocacy groups and events are you doing during Autism Awareness month? Let us know !!

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Three studies shed light on effectiveness of autism treatments Today on our blog, read about the three studies published by the medical journal Pediatrics that discuss the effectiveness of certain treatment methods for autism spectrum disorders. Each child on the autism spectrum is different; an intervention that helps one child could be useless for another.