Here's what one mom, who has a teen with Asperger's, says:"If you tell a kid with Asperger’s to go empty the trash, you need to specify," Collin’s mother Jeani Dricoll said. " ‘Go outside, you need to empty the garbage can and then bring back the lid.’ "

I just listened to this radio show. Can you relate?Lizzie Gottlieb has a younger brother with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. She made a film, "Today's Man," about his abortive efforts to get a job and move out of his parents' brownstone in New York. Both Lizzie and Nicky Gottlieb talk with Steve Pauls…[more]

I read that quote in an article about a new autism center in Connecticut and it made me smile. Can you relate?

A new film about autism, The Sunshine Boy, was inspired by Margret Dagmar, who was told just that. Here's an excerpt from the St. Louis newspaper:Crowe was diagnosed as a toddler after he lost his speech abilities and became reclusive. Through organized social interaction, practice and deter…[more]

Mari Stobbe, director of Seattle's ASTAR Center, is featured in this New York Times article about how kids with autism can have common ground with kids who don't. It features some great tips.

From Eric Brechner, board president of FEAT:The most highly valued program was the therapist list. We expanded our advertising for new therapists, developed relationships with additional area colleges and universities, and updated the therapist list with almost all new names. We’ll continue to work every month on updating a broad selection of therapists for you.Contact FEAT for more information.

Dr. Bryan King of Seattle Children's answers this very commmon question in an ABC News interview.

A boy with Asperger's who is suing a school district says that he now has anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders. Is this common?

That's part of a quote from a Canadian columnist, who continues:Few could disagree that celebrities are among the most influential members of our modern culture, and with a single word, or action, can literally change public opinion, and, in the best instances, instigate real change for the …[more]

I am a female college student living with my parents until I finish school. I love my family, but there are a few problems, most involving my older brother, "David."When we were children, we were fond of making each other's lives miserable, as siblings tend to do. Things got a little easier …[more]