Inspired by families living with autism

Posted by Bob Glowacki on November 20th, 2009

A lot of people left comments to a New York Times article called Going to Battle Against Autism, and I found myself touched by what those comments said about the dedication of families with autism. I was especially moved by the stories of two parents who were not only stretched physically and emotionally, but also facing an uncertain future …Read More » »

Book Review: Clarissa Willis’ My Child Has Autism

Posted by Beth Finke on September 30th, 2009

Hearing a child has autism can be devastating for parents. After a child is diagnosed with autism, the parents are left facing something entirely new and unknown, which can be awfully scary. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Book Review: Clarissa Willis’ My Child Has Autism", url: "http://autismblog.easterseals.com/book-review-clarissa-willis%e2%80%99-my-child-has-autism/" });

In memory of Senator Kennedy

Posted by Katy Beh Neas on August 26th, 2009

Today, one of our greatest (if not the greatest) champions died. I’ve had the honor of working with Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) for the past 25 years. He was always the one who would step up and fight the good fight to protect the interests of people with disabilities and their families.The struggle for equal opportunity for Americans with disabilities …Read More » »

Nurse Practitioners rank our blog among their faves

Posted by Beth Finke on August 20th, 2009

Wow! The Nurse Practitioner Schools blog just posted a list of their top 50 autism support and research blogs and our Easter Seals and Autism blog was selected as one of their favorites! The list was compiled for students who are considering going to school to become nurse practitioners. Some of the sites on the list are social networking …Read More » »

Book review: Don Meyer’s “Thicker than Water”

Posted by Beth Finke on August 7th, 2009

Thicker than Water: Essays by Adult Siblings of People with Disabilities is a collection of essays by 39 different authors who grew up with a brother or sister who has a disability. Don Meyer edited the collection, and quite a number of the essays are about siblings with autism.

One …Read More » »

Living on the edge

Posted by Kathy Patrick on July 30th, 2009

I’m the vice president of services for Easter Seals New Jersey, so I was invited to attend the Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Philadelphia earlier this month.

Along with other Easter Seals affiliate and national staff members who handle state government relations, I networked with state legislators, learned about the issues facing my …Read More » »

Children with autism grow up to be…adults with autism

Posted by Beth Finke on July 16th, 2009

An article in the Arizona Republic last Sunday reminds readers that children with autism grow up to be adults with autism. The reporter points out what so many tend to forget. Autism is not a childhood disorder. It never goes away.
The child born in 1980 – the year the American Psychiatric Association first added autism to its list of …Read More » »

Congratulations to high school grad with autism

Posted by Beth Finke on June 30th, 2009

Yesterday’s New York Times featured a terrific story about a high school graduate who has autism. Dan Mulvaney’s story starts like so many others about kids diagnosed with autism:

Dan seemed on a normal developmental track for his first three and a half years until things went haywire. His speech suddenly stopped. He sat in a corner gnawing on …Read More » »

Does Spock have Aspergers?

Posted by Beth Finke on June 23rd, 2009

It dawned on me over the weekend. I’d let Father’s Day slip by without publishing anything here about autism and fatherhood. Shame on me!

One father I rely on for insight on this topic is Matthew Baldwin. Baldwin runs the blog Defective Yeti. The blog features posts on politics, writing, movies and the like. After Baldwin’s son was diagnosed with …Read More » »

Adults with autism thrive at new inclusive adult day center

Posted by Bob Glowacki on June 18th, 2009

When we think of autism, we tend to think of early childhood therapeutic interventions. I received a reality check when Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin opened a new inclusive adult day center in Kenosha. The center is located inside the YMCA of Kenosha Callahan branch, and the first three participants who enrolled there have autism. Later on, more adults …Read More » »