If you have a difficult child – for any reason, not just autism – where can you go to simply be accepted without judgment? Where, besides your home, can you be out among people won’t look disapprovingly if your child is loud or squirmy or runs around when everyone else sits, where people are happy to see you just as you are?

Dr. Eric London has resigned from the Autism Speaks Scientific Affairs Committee primarily because he disagrees with the organization’s stance on further research into an autism/vaccine link.

The Supreme Court has ruled that parents of special education students may seek government reimbursement for private school tuition even if their student never attended special education classes in public school.

David doesn’t get the little subtleties, probably because of his autism. But at least he’s honest.

I can only conclude that David likes to apologize. He does it so much, and unnecessarily.

There’s a feeling of power for David when he has his own money. How do I convince him not to spend it all on unhealthy food choices?

How a value meal, two cookies and a dime caused a near meltdown for David and brought me to tears.

Want insurance to cover the expense of autism treatment? Don’t count on that to solve your financial problems.

An article says that mothers of teens and young adults with autism produce less of the stress hormone cortisol. But why? Do we have more stress, or less?

I’ve been away for a while; in fact, the whole family has been on vacation. But we’re back and I have some catching up to do. A few recent articles in the Star caught my attention.