Stories from Our Members

During the month of April we held a contest in which members submitted stories about their lives with autism. The following compilation of stories are those which didn’t meet the length requirement of the contest, but we still wanted to share them with all the members of the Autism Community.
The Ups and Downs – [...]

Scripting – A Parent Seeking Help

My 5 1/2 year old son was diagnosed with Autism about 2 years ago. In some ways he is doing great — sight reading, compliance, GI function, computer skills, much improved physical ability. This and other skills have been helped by therapy, ABA and diet/vitamins.
My problem is that he spends nearly every second of the [...]

Overcoming Autism – Recommeded Book

The book Overcoming Autism, by Lynn Koegel and Claire LaZebnik, is a wonderful book that I recommended to all parents, teachers and anyone else who wants to know more about autism. The book is written by a much respected researcher in the autism community, Lynn Koegel, who is a co-developer of the Pivotal Response Treatment [...]

Joint Engagement Intervention

In the Journal for Autism and other Developmental Disabilities (JADD) this month, Connie Kasari, Amanda C. Gulsrud, Connie Wong, Susan Kwon, and Jill Locke published a research article titled Randomized Controlled Caregiver Mediated Joint Engagement Intervention for Toddlers with Autism. In this study they investigated a caregiver-mediated intervention targeting joint engagement skills in children younger [...]

Inspiring Story About a Young Woman with Autism

For any of you who did not catch this special on 20/20, I wanted to make sure you got a chance to read this inspiring story, watch the amazing videos, and visit Carly’s blog. Carly Fleischmann is a 14 year old girl with autism who is completely non-verbal. A few years ago she spontaneously began [...]

Thespian Camp for Kids with Autism

In Deluth, Minnesota, an SLP had a great idea for teaching children with autism language and communication: teach them with plays and skits. She teamed up with a local children’s theater to pilot her program, and it seems that it has been successful so far. Read the full article I’ve linked to below.
Deluth Play [...]