Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times

HBO’s critically acclaimed “Temple Grandin” told the remarkable real-life story of the bestselling author and groundbreaking agricultural scientist who struggled early in life to learn to cope with autism before the disease was widely known.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-emmy-temple-20100830,0,5812073.story

guardian.co.uk

A Leeds man is championing equality for people with autism – after successfully setting up his own independent enterprise in the city.Luke Aylward, 25 from Swarcliffe, struggled for three and a half years to find employment after graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Lincoln in 2006. Continue Reading

Another school year was about to begin. The teacher and all her students were moving to a brand new school. That meant new surroundings, a different classroom, different students and new teachers.For many children, a change like this would be a bit scary in even the best of circumstances. For the children in room 103, all of these changes could easily produce a lot of anxiety. Continue Reading

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,  8/20/10

Researchers at Georgia Tech hope to create an inexpensive, computerized early warning system for young children who have autism. Continue Reading

Mission

• To increase understanding and support for Alaskans of all ages with autism spectrum disorder via collaboration with families, schools and communities throughout the state.

Objectives

• Provide referral information to families seeking diagnostic and support services for their family member with ASD.
• Team with other organizations and agencies to broaden the scope and availability of autism services in Alaska.
• Provide in-service training to school district personnel in remote, rural, and urban Alaska.
• Work with community, medical, and adult service providers to increase understanding of and appropriate services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
• Provide up-to-date,information on all aspects of ASD via in-person and distance consultation.
• Maintain a user-friendly website.

KTUU did a segment on how communication cards can help the police communicate with individuals on the autism spectrum. Please click the link to read their story and view their video. (NOTE: The video isn’t currently working on Macintosh computers. According to KTUU tech support, their service provider should have it working somewhere around June 1. If you are having problems after that date, please email me and I will contact them.)

Cards help police communicate with the autistic

Autism and Law Enforcement: This brochure has tips for law enforcement personnel.

Booklist Online-Web Table

Use the online booklist to browse for titles you might be interested in. Our lending library requires that you be a patron and reserves the right to hold books for caseload clients (see SESA Library page for details).