A judge in Florida has granted permission for a school district to reinstate a teacher who soaked crayons in hot sauce for days in order to teach a student with autism not to chew on the crayons. Let us not forget that these were not just any crayons. The crayons she soaked in hot sauce were specifically stored in this student's bag labeled with their name on it. This pointed, purposeful, horrendous action has not led to punishment but instead has been indirectly supported by the court system.

Full-term babies born between 1994 and 2004 who were diagnosed with jaundice were 67 percent more likely to develop autism than those without jaundice, according to the study published in the latest issue of the journal Pediatrics.

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Yesterday's Austin American Statesman published an article regarding a recent study by researchers at the University of Texas. Their findings indicate that the GFCF diet has no benefit as a treatment option to treat the symptoms related to autism.

A study recently released by the University of Washington Autism Center reveals that mothers of children with autism tend to have a higher level of stress than mothers of children with only developmental delays.

In the new Giant Steps school in Illinois, the most minute details were scrutinized, even down to the volume of the automatic flushing toilets. The school will take some pressure off of area schools that are ill equipped to handle students that are on the autism spectrum.

In what is sure to make major headlines across every major news publication today is the rising numbers of children affected by autism. They have again increased and affect nearly 1 in every 100 children.