News About Autism

Art and design therapy can be good for all children, but this type of therapy is particularly useful for children with autism and other sensory disorders.

The Sewall Child Development Center in Colorado provides preschool services for children with autism and other developmental delays as well as for typically developing children.

Today's Hope is a non-profit organization that provides financial support to families for early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI).

The Kern Autism Network in California provides workshops throughout the year for parents, teachers, and caregivers of children with autism.

Virtual Expert Clinics created Autism Pro, which is an Internet database containing lesson plans for teachers of children with autism.

Equestrian Bridges in Arkansas does not provide typical hippotherapy with their horses and children with autism.

The siren you hear may not be from the local fire department, but from Sammy Xerri's fire truck.

The Shafer Center for Early Intervention in Maryland has gone from a class of nine children to 60 enrolled students in three years.

The Alabama Autism Task Force and the state Department of Education will use the existing Distance Learning Program to provide training to parents and teachers of students with autism.

Toilet training any child can be daunting, but autism and other developmental disabilities may make this job even harder.