Understanding autism

Plain language answers to the questions you're about to hear from doctors and schools.

What stimming is, why it helps your child, and why stopping it is usually the wrong goal.

ADHD and autism overlap constantly. This covers what to look for and what it means.

So Your Child Was Just Diagnosed with Autism

Rob Gorski

My book for the parent who just got the news. Everything on this page comes from it.

Written from twenty-five years of parenting autistic kids, not from theory.

The Unbreakable Boy

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Scott LeRette

Scott LeRette's story of raising his son, later adapted into a feature film.

Uniquely Human

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Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D.

Barry Prizant's case for understanding autistic behavior instead of trying to erase it. A perspective shift for a lot of parents.

From Struggle to Strength

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Harry Psaros

Harry's account of raising his son Gus, from the earliest signs onward. Another autism dad who went and wrote it down.

My One-of-a-Kind Body

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Whitney Casares, MD, MPH, FAAP

A book for your kid, not for you. Plain, friendly, and it shows bodies that work in different ways as a matter of course.

One of the only things on this page written for the child rather than the parent.

Honest conversations about autism parenting, from our family to yours.

Autism rarely travels alone. A pediatric neurologist explains what else to watch for.

ADHD and autism travel together constantly. Dr. Melillo on what is actually happening in the brain.

Dr. Theoharides on neuroinflammation and what the research is actually showing. Read the disclaimer in the episode description first.

Scott LeRette on raising his son, in his own voice. Pairs with his book in the Books section.

Eileen Lamb writes as both an autism parent and an autistic adult.

An autistic speaker and podcaster worth following if you want an autistic adult's perspective.

One of the country's oldest autism organizations, with local chapters and a national helpline.

Advocacy and plain-language resources led by autistic people themselves.

Autism diagnosis and care through its Center for Autism.

Research funding and plain-language science for parents who want the evidence.