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Support Kevin & Avonte’s Law (H.R. 4919): Wandering & Elopement

This entry was posted in Advocacy National on November 30, 2016 by Jacquie Benestante

Please help us support Kevin & Avonte’s Law today, 11/30/16! Kevin and Avonte’s Law (H.R. 4919) will help safeguard children with autism or other developmental disabilities from wandering. We need your help! Please contact five members of the Judiciary Committee from Texas (listed below) who are opposing Kevin and Avonte’s […]

Ann Hart Named 2015 National Volunteer of the Year

This entry was posted in National and tagged News on June 14, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

Autism Society of Central Texas Board Member wins 2015 National Volunteer of the Year Award Austin, TX June 14, 2015; We are pleased to announce that Ann Hart, Past President, Board Member and Information and Referral volunteer, has been selected to receive the National 2015 Autism Society Volunteer of the […]

Jason Cherry, Rep. Ron Simmons and Autism Society of America at Circuit of the Americas

This entry was posted in Community National Uncategorized and tagged News on May 7, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

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Study Finds Brains With Autism Have Too Many Synapses

This entry was posted in National on August 23, 2014 by austinautism

Thanks to the New York Times for another article on autism. This one describes a brain study at Columbia University that may lead to new treatments. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/health/brains-of-autistic-children-have-too-many-synapses-study-suggests.html?_r=0 From the article: As a baby’s brain develops, there is an explosion of synapses, the connections that allow neurons to send and receive […]

The Kids Who Beat Autism

This entry was posted in Community National on August 14, 2014 by austinautism

This article from the New York Times Sunday Magazine is long but worth reading all the way through because it is thorough and balanced. I found this quote especially refreshing in its honesty: “I’ve been studying autistic kids for 40 years,” [clinical neuropsychologist Deborah] Fein says, “and I’m pretty good […]

Autism Prevalence Rates Increase According to CDC, Autism Society Responds

This entry was posted in National on March 27, 2014 by Ann Hart

Bethesda, MD (March 27, 2014) – Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announce new autism prevalence rates. According to the CDC report, the prevalence rate for autism is now 1 in 68, which is an increase of over 30% from the 2008 CDC report. “The Autism Society […]

Joint Statement of ASA and ASAN on DSM-5 and Autism

This entry was posted in National Uncategorized on February 20, 2014 by austinautism

As two national organizations committed to working to empower the autism and Autistic communities today and into the future, the Autism Society of America and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network issue the following joint statement regarding the definition of Autism Spectrum Disorder within the DSM-5. The autism spectrum is broad […]