National News

By The Associated Press Published: August 22, 2009

CHICAGO - Like seeing-eye dogs for the blind, trained dogs are now being used to help autistic children. But some schools want to keep the animals out, and families are fighting back.

Read More

A new Enhanced Access to Autism Services Demonstration Project from TRICARE will expand the TRICARE Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) benefit to a broader population of TRICARE beneficiaries with autism spectrum disorder, allowing the use of additional categories of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) providers, including tutors.

Read More

In what plaintiffs lawyers are calling a landmark autism case, a Michigan insurance company has agreed to reimburse at least 100 families for costs involving treatments for their autistic children.

Read More

When a child has autism or Asperger's Syndrome, parents are faced with questions of whether, when and how to explain the diagnosis to their child. They may turn to professionals for guidance and support, but, unfortunately, there are no simple, step-by-step directions. Autism is not an easy topic to explain and children on the spectrum have specific learning challenges that need to be accommodated. Read More

The Institute of Child Health team says diagnosed children have severe versions of character traits probably shared by millions of others.

Read More

Autism tops Barack Obama's medical to-do list, according to the new president's website. Whitehouse.gov launched at 12:01 pm yesterday, even before the new president had taken his oath of office on the Capitol's West Front. Autism is the only disorder or disease mentioned explicitly in Obama's 24-point agenda. 

Read More

Advocates want expensive behavioral therapy covered by policies Read More

October 5, 2008

A new study out of Cambridge University indicates that genes that contribute to genius in some individuals can result in autism in other individuals.  While this study only included a small number of individuals with autism, the findings are similar to that of other studies that indicates that high intelligence, particularly in science and math often runs in families who are more likely to have a child with autism.   The article also discusses other studies that indicate that possibly up to a third of individuals with autism have savant abilities.  Read more....

Read More

Detection at Younger Ages Leads to Greater Gains in Language And IQ; Predicting Risk With Eye Movement Sensors Read More