NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2011 — Following a competitive bidding process earlier this year, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) has awarded educational technology company Rethink Autism a contract to provide its Web-based educational intervention platform to students identified…
FuzziBunz® Launches ‘Light It Up Blue’ Cloth Diaper to Support Families Impacted by Autism
LAFAYETTE, La., June 1, 2011 — FuzziBunz® modern cloth diapers is helping raise awareness and funds for Autism Speaks™, a national advocacy organization dedicated to funding autism-related research and helping families impacted by autism, by launching its “Light It Up Blue”…
OMAHA, Neb., March 21, 2011 — Autism Action Partnership (AAP), a public nonprofit foundation, announced a statewide initiative to improve outcomes for students with autism in Nebraska public schools. Through an innovative partnership with the Department of Education’s Autism Spectr…
Key Components of an Effective School-Based Autism Program
NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2011 — An estimated 637,000 children ages 3-17 in the U.S (or 1 in 91) had a current Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis in 2007 according to a widely accepted study(1) published in Pediatrics. That represents a 67% increase from a previous estimate by the Autism and Developm…
FAIRFIELD, Conn., Jan. 10, 2011 — Autism Support Network (ASN) announced the growth of its free global autism resources database that now covers 58 countries around the world, found at http://www.AutismSupportNetwork.com. One of the leading autism support communities available online, ASN…
NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2010 — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 1 in 110 children have an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). That is a prevalence of about 1% or approximately 730,000 children aged birth to 21 who will be diagnosed with autism in the U.S.
Leading researchers an…
Rethink Autism Helps Families of Children with Autism Participate in Halloween Activities
NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2010 — How does a family with a child on the autism spectrum participate in Halloween activities? That question is pondered by more families than ever before. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that an average of 1 in 110 children in the United States has an Autism Spec…
FAIRFIELD, Conn., Oct. 11, 2010 — Autism Support Network (ASN) today announced its second anniversary of providing a full suite of free services available at http://www.AutismSupportNetwork.com. One of the leading autism support communities available online, ASN connects families and ind…
Rethink Autism Helps Schools Serve More Students With Autism Despite Shrinking Budgets
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2010 — Public school administrators are facing the prospect of deeper budget cuts in cities and states nationwide. Meanwhile, schools with fewer resources are challenged to comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which guarantees “…
Parents Can Learn to Teach Social and Language Skills to Children with Autism
NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 — One of the most common initial red flags reported by parents of children with autism is that they suspect their child may be deaf because he or she no longer responds to his or her name, and does not look at them when they speak. However, the lack of response or eye contact can po…
