Autism is having an impact on more and more families, as an increasing number of children are being diagnosed with this developmental disorder. Obviously a tremendous amount of research has been devoted to understanding it and trying to find some kind of cure, much remains a mystery about it. This article will talk about a few factors that some professionals feel, or believe, can possibly have a hand in the appearance of autism.

With an abundance of therapy choices for autism, there are many therapist who are qualified, but there are also many who would only claim to be qualified in order to gain financially. Receiving therapy from someone who is not really qualified can set therapy back, harm children, and actually take hard earned money from caring parents. Find out how to be sure a therapist is really qualified.

Clara Claiborne Park (1923-2010), a groundbreaking author and parent in the autism community, died on July 3, 2010 in Massachusetts from complications caused by a fall. She was 86 years old. Clara Claiborne Park wrote two insightful memoirs based on her daughter Jessy's diagnosis of autism.