by Marguerite Elisofon | Feb 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
The big news—that there are MANY more girls on the autistic spectrum than previously realized—isn’t surprising to me. “The Invisible Girls” by Maria Szalavitz in the March/April Scientific American Mind simply confirms what every autism mom of a daughter has always...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Feb 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Help has arrived for parents of kids on the autistic spectrum in the form of an app that locates wanderers and run-aways. Regardless of how loving and vigilant parents may be, too many tragic stories of lost kids with autism—eventually found dead—appear in the news....
by Marguerite Elisofon | Feb 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
On the second Tuesday of each month, parents of young adults with Asperger’s or high functioning autism are invited to attend a support group, led by Pat Schissel, AHA’s Executive Director and LMSW. Last year when I attended my first meeting, I was impressed...