Instead of mandating that insurance companies cover treatments of ASD affected children the state is choosing to throw $14 million to insurance companies, but not in exchange for any type of mandate.

While campaigning in Texas, Senator John McCain openly discussed his thoughts on causation noting that strong evidence points to Thimerosal.

A book titled "Autistics' Guide To Dating" has been co-written by Emilia Murry Ramey, and John Ramey, both having ASD.

An estimated 72,000 children between ages 3-10 are affected by Autism. A campaign recently started that will help raise funds to give assistance dogs to those children affected.

Due to fears associated with vaccinations causing autism, more children in the United Kingdom are not having their immunizations done opening them up to a greater risk of infectious diseases.

A new program being instituted at the University of Washington hopes to stop and/or possibly reverse the symptoms of autism. Therapists working in the program work with affected children for up to 25 hours a week and reward positive behavior and have seen some positive results.

Legislators in Wisconsin fail to pass bill that would mandate more insurance coverage for families affected by ASD.

While playing with imaganitive toys is well and good, nothing beats playing with imagination alone as it builds great skills that assist in the development of a child.

Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio created and offers a program called SibShop. The program is specifically tailored to siblings of their patients with autism. The design of the program is to assist those siblings communicate and resolve their feelings of stress, grief, and anger.

A new film titled "The Black Balloon" will soon open in Australia. The film thus far has received rave reviews and details the life of a teenage boy that falls in love with girl while struggling to deal the baggage of life with a severly autistic brother.