Today’s the deadline: share your ideas with autism committee

Posted by Beth Finke on January 4th, 2008

In December, Patricia Wright wrote about Dr. Stephen Shore’s appointment to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.
I had the pleasure of meeting Shore at our 2007 Easter Seals Training Conference in April. Shore is a well-known public speaker, and at the conference he provided a personal perspective on …Read More » »

Child with autism, parent with autism

Posted by Patricia Wright on January 2nd, 2008

A New York Times article about a child’s autism diagnosis described how the parents were left “thinking carefully about their own behaviors and histories.”

I know first hand how the delivery of an autism diagnosis can lead to questions from parents about their own lives. One of the most poignant experiences I had as an …Read More » »