In the wake of the horrible mass shooting that occurred this past Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT  one of the inferences that has come up is that the gunman Adam Lanza may have had a diagnosis of Asperger's  which incidentally, will be removed from the DSM-5 next year  as  previously discussed.   During ...

In my years as a clinic and school therapist, I have had the delightful privilege of meeting some amazing fathers of children with special needs.  So, in honor and tribute for this Sunday's Father's Day here is a blog from Ellen Seidman at Love That Max on Why Dads with Kids with Special Needs Rock! I find these dad quotes refreshing ...

Did you know that a recent study indicates that 1 in 3 adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) does not have a paying job and/or has not attended any higher education after high school?  Enter Danish entrepreneur Thorkil Sonne who, as a father of a child with autism saw a business potential in his son and others like him.  ...

  ''Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go ...