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Becca Lory delves deeper into the autism empathy myth and her weakness for “Giving Tuesday.” By Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS It’s giving season. I can tell by my inbox. As somebody who has always been more of a giver than a taker, this season isn’t new to me. Around mid-October, just after the …

Early last week, when I was unable to reach my son, but was aware his home was mere blocks from a hot-spot of the fire and evacuation zone, I took the only action I could. I called his support staff, a manager, and the Regional Center. By Keri Bowers Last Monday, the Thomas fires erupted in Ventura …

Twitter is exploding in outrage and the branch is facing an anti-discrimination lawsuit.Source: The Autism Site

Lack of acceptance has disastrous consequences. Source: The Autism Site

Here are some more things parents wish they had known.Source: The Autism Site

By Ron Sandison Many of my greatest memories are holiday related – the Christmas of 1982 when Santa placed under our tree a stuffed prairie dog — Prairie Pup. My new special interest quickly became prairie dogs for the next eight years. Prairie Pup and I were inseparable until I began middle s…

By Emma Dalmayne Eminem has disclosed in his song Wicked ways that he has Aspergers: Ever heard of Aspergers? It’s a rare condition It’s what you’re suffering from when you simply don’t care if it’s an 80 degree day And there’s no fricken air conditioning. In another song called Legacy h…

It's easy to see why it has gained internet fame.Source: The Autism Site

By Anjanee While the holiday period can be an exciting and exhilarating time for many, for those with autism it can be a slightly more tricky terrain to navigate. The festive season brings additional expectations for those who have, or who care for someone who is on the Autism Spectrum, from Christm…

The Art of Autism had over 230 entries forthe Art AUCross America initiative! We decided to give four art sets away instead of one. Toys AUCross America is giving away 2 of the art sets and our board member Carly Fulgham has donated 2 art sets. It was a very difficult choice but here are the winners…

Robert Watkins continues his discussion on autistic characters on tv. In this article, he shares his views of the autistic characters in Claws and Mr. Mercedes. By Robert Watkins In last month’s article I wrote about Sam Gardner of Atypical and Shaun Murphy of The Good Doctor. Both characters …

A true friendship like this comes along once in a lifetime!Source: The Autism Site

Disability Rights are Human Rights The United Nations has proclaimed December 3 as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Today there are over 7 billion people on the planet. 15 percent of those people have a disability which makes over 1 billion people with disabilities. According to t…