College-bound with autism

Posted by Beth Finke on August 19th, 2008

The focus on kids who have autism sometimes makes it easy to forget … they grow up! The first big wave of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder is moving beyond high school, and an Associated Press article outlines the challenges college students with autism might face.

Many students with Asperger’s or other autism-like disorders face new challenges …Read More » »

Top autism books of 2007

Posted by Beth Finke on December 31st, 2007

You’re Going to Love this Kid! by Paula Kluth …Read More » »

Tyra and Twiggy and… autism?

Posted by Matt McAlear on December 18th, 2007

Never in a million years did I think I would ever read the names Tyra Banks, Twiggy, Enrique Iglesias and autism in the same article. But then I read a recent New York Times piece that focused on a 21-year-old art student from Valparaiso, Indiana named Heather Kuzmich.

Kuzmich has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. …Read More » »