Education

Those of you who've read my previous articles already know that I was on a quest to make my son's high school a safe, viable place for him to be. He has Asperger's, an anxiety disorder and Crohn's, so he is facing multiple challenges…

The seemingly endless reports of unethical and opportunistic individuals related to autism seem to be occurring on a regular basis and where there's money to be made, there will always be those who are willing to take advantage of the…

The New York Daily News reports that Brandon Strong, a ten-year-old student with autism and ADHD, has been systematically punished at a New York charter school for exhibiting symptoms of his conditions. He has reportedly been detained…

Advocates for low-income, minority students and students with special needs, including the Rhode Island Disability Law Center and The Autism Project of Rhode Island scored a major victory in Providence last week when Education…

Last year, autism rights activist Ari Ne’eman was appointed to the National Council on Disability as the first openly autistic presidential appointee in American history. Ne´eman points out that both the law and an overwhelming body of…

For families of children with autism, we know all too well the challenge of communication between us and the child. Autism affects both receptive and expressive communication skills and can often leave everyone frustrated at the inability…

Any parent with a school-aged child knows that both classroom issues and homework can often be overwhelming for students. And no one knows that better than the parents of a child with autism. Not only do autistic students have an academic…

Earlier this month, we wrote about an upsetting incident involving the arrest of a girl with special needs on a school bus. The officer in the incident, Deputy Mark Perrin, was fired as a result of his actions. One of the pressing…

One of the first guilt trips given to parents of newly diagnosed autistic children is the "too much television" bullet. Let's get the timeline correct. Your child had autism before he started watching TV and it is no more…

Disclaimer. This is a theory and involves a culmination of extensive research, consultations, personal experience and logic. I urge everyone to do their own homework so that another Dr. Wakefield incident is not replicated.…