Along with some of our very own Autismspotters reporting back to us from Washington DC, actors Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy will be joined by thousands of parents of vaccine-injured children from all over America on June 4th in Washington, D.C. for the Green Our Vaccines, Too Many, Too Soon, March and Rally. The rally will express the concerns of thousands of parents of autistic children who believe their children's autism was vaccine- induced.

Bittersweet Farms, an 80 acre working farm in Whitehouse Ohio serves the autistic community. The farm is active in four major areas: residential, supported living, vocational services and specilalized services. The farm provides housing for 20 adults with ASD and teaches them to learn skills to live on their own, and at the same time help work the duties at the farm. In the highlighted article, learn more about resident Daniel Everett and his time on the farm.

Recent studies on advance paternal age have alluded to the possibility that children of older fathers are at a higher risk of congenital defects, in addition to schizophrenia, epilepsy, and autism. Researchers believe this is due to the declining quality in sperm cells as fathers age.

A new program at the Washington Academy of Music will be tailored specifically to children with autism. For teacher Kim Kullberg, an experience teaching guitar to an 8 year old boy with autism two years ago stuck with her. Kullberg, hopes to build on the success of that experience and approach all children with autism in their own unique way.

After the uproar last week in the banning of a 13 year old autistic boy from the local St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bertha, Minnesota, autism campaingers have solicited Pope Benedict XVI to provide guidlines in how the Roman Catholic Church shold deal with parishoners and their families affected by autism.

Evident that not everyone has common sense and compassion, a kindergarten teacher in Port St. Lucie, Florida, is under fire for allowing the children in the class to "vote" for the removal of Alex Barton from the classroom. Alex, currently undergoing evaluation of an autism diagnosis, was voted out of the class by a 14-2 margin. The school has declined to comment on the action taken by the teacher and has launched an internal investigation. The mother, Melissa Barton, is considering legal action.

More to follow on this story as it develops.

In the May 22 isssue of Neuron magazine, researchers published their findings in a recent brain study finding that the betrayal of trust can be tracked and suppressed with the brain chemical oxytocin. Researchers are excited about this discovery as it may lead to a better neural understanding of disorders such as autism and phobias.

Families all over Florida today celebrated the passing of a bill yesterday requiring insurance companies to pay for autism treatments. Effective April 1st the bill will require large insurance group policies to cover behavioral therapies for autistic children, up to $36,000 a year with a lifetime maximum of $200,000.

The Early Autism Study, led by Faculty of Science psychology professor Mel Rutherford, has found an ability to detect autism in children as young as 9 months of age. The study revolves around using eye tracking technology that measures eye direction while babies look at faces, eyes, and bouncing balls on a computer screen.