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November 4, 2016
Find out about the autism research priorities of IAN's community advisors, who include parents, adults with ASD, and professionals.
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June 20, 2016
Will this work? Many parents wonder that before investing in a new autism therapy. Our blog has some resources for finding the answers.
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April 8, 2016
To celebrate IAN's 10th birthday, Editorial and Community Director Cheryl Cohen looks back on the past ten years and the road to becoming the nation's participant-powered autism research network.
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July 20, 2015
Now that the world is becoming familiar with autism and its symptoms, many adults are finding autism-like traits in themselves and others and wondering where, how, and if they should get a professional diagnosis.
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January 20, 2015
We “neurotypicals” – people who don’t have autism – are social creatures, with set ideas about the proper behavior of others. Are we too quick to judge when someone's behavior doesn't meet our expectations? How does that affect people with autism?
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September 15, 2014
The headline was, as headlines should be, attention-grabbing: "UC Davis Autism Study: Early Intervention Helped 86% of Toddlers." But what did that really mean?
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May 22, 2014
Over the years, I’ve run into many absorbing, amazing, heartbreaking, and life-affirming films involving individuals with autism, their families, and the world at large. Included in my favorites are the films by Dan Habib. Don't miss these short films.
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May 19, 2014
No one likes to be called a helicopter parent, that species of hovering mom or dad who is overly involved in their children's lives. But what happens when you have a child with autism, a child who does need more help?
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March 6, 2014
Julia is calm and matter-of-fact whenever she talks about the challenges of raising a son with autism. But when she spoke of her experience taking her son to church, she cried.
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December 3, 2013
Welcome to the re-imagined Interactive Autism Network (IAN) Community, a unique source of information on autism and autism research. Our mission is to provide you with information about autism and autism research based on the latest scientific findings. We translate research findings into articles for non-scientists – individuals, parents, teachers and others affected by autism. We study journal articles and interview researchers and clinicians, with an eye toward placing that information into context. Then we report back to you, with information we hope you will find helpful and interesting.