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The truth about love… and autism

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Feb 11, 2013

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As Valentine's Day approaches, we can all learn a little lesson about love from a 7-year-old boy with autism who knows how to love...
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Autism rocks the house

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Feb 4, 2013

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Sometimes, not often, though, I do wish that I was born incredibly gorgeous and wealthy, rather than incredibly brilliant. To me,...
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An ode to the birthday girl through the eyes of autism

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Jan 28, 2013

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It can't be easy being the sibling of a child with autism. But this little girl not only copes, she thrives. She's the light of her...
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Autism: You gotta be in it to win it

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Jan 22, 2013

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The winning lottery ticket. Each time a company or person introduces a new autism study, a new autism “therapy” or new uses for...
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Which exit for autism?

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Jan 14, 2013

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Despite all the research and data, endless debate continues about why New Jersey has a high rate of autism diagnosis. Is there...
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Autism: Breaking up is hard to do

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Jan 7, 2013

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About half of marriages end in divorce, and for parents of children with special needs, the divorce statistics are even more grim....
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Autism and the special, special education

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Dec 24, 2012

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The burials began Monday, Dec. 17, just three days after evil rained down upon Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut. On...
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Autism in tragedy

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Dec 17, 2012

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In the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, many news outlets have reported the shooter may have had autism. Regardless of...
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Autism: What I really want to do is direct

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Dec 10, 2012

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If you were one of the 10,000 people who read last week’s column — and by 10,000 people, I mean my husband, my mom and my dad —...
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Autism in a weary world

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Nov 19, 2012

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Portia, in Act 5, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” utters, “How far that little candle throws his beams!/So...
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Autism: Let there be light

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Nov 12, 2012

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Since the last week in October, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast fellow residents have had little to celebrate. First came Hurricane...
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The Genius of Autism 2012

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Oct 29, 2012

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The performers of the second annual "Genius of Autism" showcased the innate genius of singers, dancers, musicians, painters and...
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The passion of autism

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Oct 22, 2012

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What is passion, exactly? There’s Glenn Close and Fatal Attraction...
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Autism and average and schnooks, oh, my!

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Oct 15, 2012

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Ray Liotta as Henry Hill in the 1990 movie Goodfellas utters this famous line about life in Witness Protection: "I'm an average...
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At Seventeen, I learned the truth

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Oct 9, 2012

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Frank Sinatra, “Ol’ Blue Eyes” himself, crooned “When I was 17, it was a very good year. It was a very good year for small town...
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Autism and the fairytale

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Oct 2, 2012

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Once upon a time, in a land not so far away called New York City, there lived a not-so-young girl who dreamed of becoming a...
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Autism: That’s what friends are for

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Sep 24, 2012

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In my youth, Wednesdays and Sundays too-numerous-to-count were spent with family in a Broadway matinee. My father and mother, a...
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Autism, adjectives and labels: Words to live by

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Sep 17, 2012

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The first sentence of Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick begins, “Call me Ishmael.” Ishmael may or may not be the narrator’s real...
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Autism and me: 'Til death do us part

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Sep 10, 2012

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When you are parenting a special needs child, you can't help but wonder how his life will be once you are gone.
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Autism and back to school: Another brick in the wall

By Allison Ziering Walmark on Sep 4, 2012

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As the parent of an atypical son, few things are more stressful than the first day of school. There’s the yelling… the screaming…...

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If you have a child with autism, or suspect that he may be autistic, learn about symptoms, the diagnosis, special needs education, IEP, evaluations and services. Also find out the difference between autism, Asperger's, PDD-NOS and what the autistic spectrum is.