Change in the autism blog world, too

Posted by Beth Finke on January 21st, 2009

With so many other things in the country changing these days, I guess it should be no surprise to hear of changes in the autism blog world, too.

Last November, Change.org advertised a part-time blogger position to manage its autism portal. Important note here: Change.org has no relation to the Obama-Biden transition team or the website Change.gov. In fact, …Read More » »

Living with Autism Study in the news!

Posted by Beth Finke on December 18th, 2008

It’s no surprise that the Easter Seals Living with Autism Study has been getting a lot of media attention since Tuesday, when we revealed the results. After all, autism now affects more than 1.5 million Americans and their families, and the study results paint a startling picture of the life-long fears, anxieties and critical supports needed to raise a …Read More » »

Autismvox in Newsweek

Posted by Beth Finke on October 23rd, 2008

When you get a chance, check out this article in Newsweek about Kristina Chew’s reaction to Sen. John McCain’s mention of autism in last week’s debate. You might recognize Kristina Chew’s name — she writes the Autismvox blog. I read that blog almost every day and have referred to it many times in my posts here.

Kristina Chew is …Read More » »

Autism and drowning — be careful!

Posted by Beth Finke on October 2nd, 2008

After publishing the Father says son’s autism helped save his lifepost last month, I came across another post on the subject — it was on autismparents.net. That post, called Does water rescue downplay autism drowning risks?, has haunted me a bit ever since.

I would hate for any caregiver let their guard down by reading that “children …Read More » »

Tell DOJ what you think about autism service dogs

Posted by Beth Finke on August 13th, 2008

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that will expand the definition of “service animal.”

The new rules are meant to clarify what qualifies as a service animal — and to avoid confusion — when it comes to implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). …Read More » »

Divorce and disability: is it all a lie?

Posted by Beth Finke on August 13th, 2007

My husband Mike and I have a 20-year-old son with severe and profound mental and physical disabilities. When I was trying to get my first book “Long Time, No See”  published, I said something in the cover letter to potential publishers about the divorce rate among couples who have …Read More » »