The patchwork of private, state and federal assistance can be bewildering to the parents of children with Autism. It’s nice to see that common sense is applied once in a while by those in power. This article by Alan Johnson of the Columbus Dispatch illustrates what happens when the kids are put first - even [...]

It turns out Vanderbilt University shares our mission of helping families deal with Autism. So we recognize their new help line as one of Ava’s Friends in this article courtesy of the Nashville Business Journal: 
Vanderbilt University has launched Vanderbilt Autism Clinic, a single helpline staffed by an autism expert.
In her role as Family Services Coordinator [...]

One of the more disturbing issues with Autism is that there is no known cause, which makes finding a cure for the disorder all the more problematic. However, research is continuing and in one case, a number of groups feel they make have happened upon once such connection. The following is taken from a recent [...]