I was asked by a parent of a son with autism about my language history.  I hope there comes a day where we stop understand that serious language and communication disorders in those with autism actually have identifiable labels of their own with their own associated strategies and treatments and stop mystifying them as ‘the autism’.  So here’s what I’d replied to the question. Read the rest of this entry »

    I invited some of my readers to interview me on particular books which had been helpful to them.  Kathleen chose to interview me about the book Exposure Anxiety; The Invisible Cage of Involuntary Self Protection Responses.  Here’s that interview: Read the rest of this entry »

What is an AWARES conference?  Well, for starters its where for a limited time you get to ask world renowned experts all your autism related questions for a registration fee of £5 (about $11 Australian dollars).   Am I over there?  Yep.  Read the rest of this entry »

  here’s a video interview from my appearance on KRNV TV in Nevada this November 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

  Of my nine published books, my fourth text book, The Jumbled Jigsaw, recently came out in Japanese under the title NO JIHEISHO NO YUTAKANA SEKAI with publishing house, Akashi Shoten.  I invited Yumi Yamaoka of Akashi Shoten to ask me some questions about the book for his Japanese readers: Read the rest of this entry »

  “It is now five minutes to midnight on the doomsday clock, reflecting the fact that we are closer to assuring the obliteration of our species than we have been at any time since the early eighties. Read the rest of this entry »

  Another day, another gimick.  We’re gripped by a global recession, people are losing their jobs and homes everywhere, Americans on or hoping for benefits and services are worried will they lose them when foreign countries foreclose on their bankrupt country already trillions in dept.  But in the email, those in the autism world are told there is hope for just $240 Read the rest of this entry »

I had a letter from a parent asking me about cure and where I stand.  Here’s my reply. Read the rest of this entry »

  Pam Lane is from the Dallas chapter of Autism Society of America for whom I’m presenting this November 2008.  I gave her the opportunity to ask me some questions before speaking in Dallas.  Here’s our interview: Read the rest of this entry »

  I was approached by a student in architecture, Regina Chen, from The National University of  Singapore about the way people with autism perceive space.  Whilst I’m only one person with autism and every ‘autism fruit salad’ is a different combination, I have worked with 100s of people on the autism spectrum so felt I’d reply as best I could keeping that diversity in mind.  Here’s my replies: Read the rest of this entry »