Five year old Jolina Gonazles and her service dog Muffin are closely bonded. Muffin has provided a lot of assistance and comfort to Jolina, and Jolina's mother credits Muffin in calming her child and helping her progress towards living a "normal" life.

In Ghana, West Africa, Mrs. Serwah Quaynor, mother of a child with Autism is doing all she can to help raise awareness of autism in the African continent. She founded Autism Awareness Care Training (AACT) to help affected children and their families better understand the disorder and assist in receiving an education.

Jenny McCarthy discusses the events surrounding her son Evan, and his eventual diagnosis of Autism. Ms. McCarthy is a very vocal opponent of vaccines and their possible link to Autism.

Many on the spectrum, like David Savill, find that communicating in virtual reality assists them in learning how to interact in day to day life in the real world. Much of this is because of the relaxed atmosphere in which they are communicating, in their room, on their own computer. This carries over to the real world making social adjustments easier.

The personal story of of a CNN manager diagnosed with Aspergers at age 48. A great article that shows the challenges and and intricacies of their syndrome.

Like many parents, Monica Bice worries about her affected child. So much so that she has elected to fit her daughter with a GPS monitoring device that will pinpoint her location should she ever become lost. Some may view this as "Big Brother'ish", but for parents that have children that cannot verbally communicate, this can literally be a lifesaver.

In a recent paper released by the National Council on Disabilities, there is a call for letting all affected by disabilities to have access to the American Dream. This includes living facilities, and real wages for real work, something that currently is not being met.

Physicians are concerned about a rise in a recent rise of measles cases in California. Of the 12 reported cases, 9 were from families that chose to not vaccinate their children, the other 3 children were too young to receive the measles vaccine.

Many parents of autistic children in the greater Des Moines area are turning to a 5 week theatre arts program specifically tailored to assisting affected children. The goal of the program is to help children learn how to interact and socialize with others, and how to "act in real life". Many take the approach that it's much like giving your child a tutor for any other subject like Math or English, only in this case the tutoring is giving assistance in social cues.