My Autistic Boy

Symptoms of Autism in Toddlers and Children

Busting the Autism Stereotypes

As with anyone with a physical or mental disorder, autistic people deal with a wide range of reactions from others, from full support to uncaring ignorance. Unfortunately, even those who support autistic family members, co-workers, and friends may not understand autism very well. This leads to stereotypes, which can result in hatred, embarrassment, or other [...]

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Dealing with Asperger Syndrome

Asperger Syndrome is a relatively mild form of autism that effects people in different ways than regular autism. Because it usually does not affect language, many people with Asperger Syndrome go undiagnosed. This is the one form of autism that is usually not caught at an early age and is instead a disorder that develops [...]

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Level of Autism – How Autistic Is Your Child?

How autistic is your child? It is very difficult to answer this question. It is not only the cause that is hard to determine but also the objective measure of how severe the autism is in an individual child. Usually, a person is mildly autistic if he or she possesses normal intelligence. However, even people [...]

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