Rest in Peace, James Delorey

December 8,2009 Update: CBC News Nova Scotia has reported that this little boy that touched so many hearts over the weekend has passed away at "the IWK Health Centre in Halifax".  My deepest regards and blessings for the family and little James' soul. Original...

Autistic kids learn to smile with Ali G's cousin

Simon Baron-Cohen is the cousin of Ali G and Borat creator Sacha Baron-Cohen and is the brainchild behind a new DVD which seeks to help autistic kids learn to smile. Baron-Cohen is Professor of Developmental...

Disney motto saved dad, son in sea

" Lost at sea with nothing to hold onto amid a dreadful darkness, Florida resident Walter Marino continually called out some of the few words his 12-year-old autistic son Christopher responds to. The pair, swept...

Autistic Child Learns Reading and Math Online

This video shows my son using a program called Smart Tutor. He is high functioning and was having a really good day when I shot this.

Autistic toddler kicked off airplane at Raleigh Durham Airport

" An American Eagle flight taxiing to a Raleigh-Durham Airport runway was turned around Monday, but not because of a terrorist threat. The crew was kicking an autistic Cary toddler and his mother off the plane. As the American Eagle flight headed down the taxiway,...

Grandpa Builds Web Site for Autistic Boy

" John LeSieur is in the software business, so he took particular interest when computers seemed mostly useless to his 6-year-old grandson, Zackary. The boy has autism, and the whirlwind of options presented by...

Child Autism - is it an epidemic?

The world goes by, and the statistics for incidence of child autism carries on climbing. It's incredible, but some statistics in the USA show some states as having one child in every hundred affected! Here is the UK, it isn't even newsworthy. Parent after parent is now...

The Boston Globe - Dangerous Treatment

"The provisional reauthorization was given by the Department of Mental Retardation, which is responsible for overseeing the shock therapy program. The Rotenberg Center is the only school in the nation that depends...

Dog "angels" guard autistic kids

 There is an organization in Canada set up by Chris and Heather Fowler in 1996 that trains dogs, mostly Labradors, to help look after autistic children.  It works.  To date the National Service Dogs...

Chiropractic Treatment Helps Autistic Children

"FORMER Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson inspired parents Susan and Gary Crisp to try an unusual method of helping their autistic son. Every month, Susan takes her eight-year-old son, Daniel, for a 15-minute chiropractic treatment. Chiropractic is a complementary therapy...

Ian and Miss Debby’s Incredible Journey

Teaching an autistic child to swim brings joy to both a young boy and his Red Cross instructor By Deborah Griffith MacSwain, Pikes Peak Chapter, American Red Cross Monday, July 16, 2007 — Ian is a young...

The Amazing Story of Jason McElwain

Like many people, I love inspiring stories. I spend my free time reading biographies of well known people; but I love the unknown's stories just as much.Growing up my favorite day was Friday -favorite time? 7pm...

What is Autism

"Autism is a complex condition sharing many similarities with other conditions such as dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD. For a diagnosis of autism to be made, there must be some other symptoms such as difficulties with speech, abnormalities of posture or gesture, impaired...

Disassociative Humour

" FDA Approves the First Drug to Treat Irritability Associated with Autism Is that for the caregivers or the autistic person?"

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