Autism

"I am not a puzzle, I am a person" "I am not a puzzle, I am a person"

People with autism don't need to be "cured," argues the burgeoning "autism culture" movement. Not all parents or medical experts agree.
By Elizabeth Svoboda Apr 27, 2009

  • The monster inside my son

    For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew.
    By Ann Bauer March 26, 2009

  • Judging autism

    Science has failed to convince many people that vaccines do not cause autism. Will last week's court ruling finally change their minds?
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. February 19, 2009

  • I think my friend's kid is autistic

    I wish she'd consult a specialist, but she thinks she knows what's best.
    By Cary Tennis December 18, 2008

  • Beyond rescue

    As his book "Why We Suck" hits the shelves, Denis Leary talks about lazy parenting, the media storm surrounding his views on autism, and the omnipotence of Oprah.
    By Heather Havrilesky November 20, 2008

  • My brother is brilliant -- and wildly inappropriate!

    At 38, he slurps his cereal, dresses bizarrely and throws childish temper tantrums.
    By Cary Tennis October 17, 2008

  • Inside the vaccine-and-autism scare

    A pediatrician traces the rise of the anti-vaccine movement that falsely linked thimerosal with autism and turned parents away from the most lifesaving medicine in history.
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. September 22, 2008

  • The beauty of the geek

    Are nerds born or are they made? The author of "American Nerd" discusses the history of the geek, from greasy-haired overachiever to Dungeons & Dragons lover to blogging hipster.
    By Eryn Loeb May 20, 2008

  • "God talked to me today"

    I was an agnostic who never took my family to church. And then, my son starting hearing the voice of God.
    By Ann Bauer March 22, 2008

  • I'm a busy single mom and I just don't want to date

    My mother is bugging me to go out, but really, with three kids, this isn't the time.
    By Cary Tennis January 23, 2008

  • Autism debate, Take 5,832

    A study finds no connection between thimerosal and autism. Anti-vaccine activists are outraged.
    By Carol Lloyd September 27, 2007

  • Roundup: Autism in girls, "manny" mania and more

    Plus: Sports apparel company capitalizes on realization that girls sweat, too.
    By Tracy Clark-Flory August 6, 2007

  • The body electric

    Our son's condition kept getting worse, and everything we tried to help him failed. Then we discovered there was one final option: Electroshock therapy.
    By Ann Bauer June 19, 2007

  • Should I invite my difficult friends to the in-laws' lake house?

    I'm concerned that my pushy, sensitive friend and her husband, who has Asperger syndrome, won't fit in.
    By Cary Tennis May 21, 2007

  • What else we're reading

    Bitter women to reign over male subjects on Fox. Also, do lad mags offer up a "pantomime of sexism"?
    By Tracy Clark-Flory January 17, 2007

  • Older dads and autism

    Study: Don't automatically "blame the mother" for the medical risks of later parenthood.
    By Lynn Harris September 5, 2006

  • It looks like my niece is autistic

    Could you offer some words of advice to her mother?
    By Cary Tennis March 15, 2006

  • Finding Fargo

    For years, I fought fiercely for my autistic son. When he came back, I was still driven and relentless. Now, celebrating his 17th birthday in this strange city, I must learn from him the art of softness, and forgiveness.
    By Ann Bauer July 19, 2005

  • Letters

    The Institute of Medicine's president criticizes "Deadly Immunity," and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responds.
    June 22, 2005

  • Deadly immunity

    When a study revealed that mercury in childhood vaccines may have caused autism in thousands of kids, the government rushed to conceal the data -- and to prevent parents from suing drug companies for their role in the epidemic.
    By Robert F. Kennedy Jr. June 16, 2005

  • My son is so exceptional it's breaking my heart

    He's mildly autistic and very, very bright -- what can I do to help him fit in?
    By Cary Tennis November 29, 2004

  • Planet autism

    Last summer, a man in California shot his 27-year-old autistic son to death and then shot himself. I understand why.
    By Scot Sea September 27, 2003

  • Of math and makeup tips

    Men are more logical, women more empathetic? So says Simon Baron-Cohen in his new book, "The Essential Difference: The Truth About the Male and Female Brain."
    By Amy Reiter August 25, 2003

  • Faith in the baby

    They told me he was fine. I don't know that I ever believed them.
    By Kristin Ohlson April 5, 2001

  • Autism and vaccination

    "Secret and Lies" by Lesli Mitchell; "A Recipe for Disaster" by Arthur Allen
    By August 4, 2000
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