Confusing Down Syndrome with autism?

Posted by Beth Finke on October 16th, 2008

After last night’s presidential debate, a post on a blog called Inside Autism wondered, “Does John McCain think autism and Down syndrome are the same thing? A lot of bloggers think so.”

That got me curious. After a bit of searching I found other blog posts on the subject, including this one from Brian Beutler’s Debate liveblog:

John McCain …Read More » »

Radio interview: Artistry and autism

Posted by Beth Finke on September 17th, 2008

One of our bloggers, Katy Beh Neas, did a great radio interview around autism [Windows Media Player file] last week — it aired on six Washington, D.C. and Baltimore Clear Channel radio stations on Sunday, Sept. 7.

Katy is the Vice President of Government Relations here at Easter Seals, and her interview covered the basics of autism. She …Read More » »

Sen. Hillary Clinton’s keynote mentions autism

Posted by Beth Finke on August 27th, 2008

Patricia Wright’s post yesterday talked about how heartened she is “that the needs of people with autism and their families have taken a place on the candidates’ agendas.” If I didn’t know better, I might have thought Patricia had previewed last night’s keynote speech from the Democratic national Convention!

In her speech last night, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D …Read More » »