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Autism Spectrum News Interview with Linda Walder, Esq, Founder and Executive Director of The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation
With the prevalence of autism on the rise, the number of adults living with autism is also increasing. The pace of the development of programs and services has not kept up with the growing needs of adults with autism spectrum disorders to enable them to participate in and contribute to community...
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An Autism Spectrum News Interview with Charles N. Cartwright, MD, Director of the Autism Center at YAI – Part 2
When a young or adult child receives a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), stress frequently accompanies that diagnosis and can affect parents, siblings and other extended family member in different ways. This is the second part of an interview with Dr. Charles N. Cartwright, Director...
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An Autism Spectrum News Interview with Charles N. Cartwright, MD, Director of the Autism Center at YAI – Part 1
Receiving the highest quality clinical treatment services is something every person diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) deserves. In this interview, Dr. Charles N. Cartwright, Director of the YAI Autism Center at the YA Network in New York City, provides an overview of the vital...
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An Autism Spectrum News Interview with Margaret L. Bauman, MD, Director of the Lurie Family Autism Center – LADDERS
We are indeed fortunate to have an opportunity to speak with Dr. Bauman about her work in clinical and basic research at the Lurie Family Autism Center/Learning and Developmental Disabilities Evaluation and Rehabilitation Services (LADDERS). In the interview that follows, Dr. Bauman reveals her...
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Autism Advocacy Groups Join Together for the “Advancing Futures for Adults” Initiative
Autism Speaks to Host AFAA Web Site with Updates and Links to Resources and Information Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism (AFAA), an initiative led by a consortium of leading autism advocacy organizations, today announced the launch of a new web site, www.AFAA-us.org, that will...
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Autism Science Foundation Launches Operations New Advocacy Group Will Focus on Non-Vaccine-Related Autism Research
The Autism Science Foundation, a new not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting and funding autism research, launched its operations in April, debuting its web site and blog (www.autismsciencefoundation.org and autismsciencefoundation.wordpress.com) and kicking off its “First 100 Days”...
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IACC Advisory Panel Releases First Federal Strategic Plan for Autism Research
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), a federal government advisory panel, has released its first blueprint for autism research. The IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder Research will advise federal agencies and Congress on needs and opportunities for research...
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Creative Approach to Job Development Pays Off at Chapel Haven
When Ed Carney first started as director of job development at Chapel Haven, he spent his first months on the job pounding the pavement, trying to get local employers to hire Chapel Haven clients. “No sooner would we place an individual in a job then we would find out that the individual did...
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Autism Speaks Offers 100 Day Kit for Families
Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism advocacy organization, is offering families of children newly diagnosed with autism a “100 Day Kit”, a personalized resource to assist families in getting through the critical time following an autism diagnosis. In addition to receiving the contents of...
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Columbia University Study Refutes Connection Between MMR Vaccine and Autism
In a case-control study, the presence of measles virus RNA was no more likely in children with autism and GI disturbances than in children with only GI disturbances. Furthermore, GI symptom and autism onset were unrelated to MMR vaccine timing. Study findings are reported online in the Public...
