Flame's Members Say Disabilities Won't Stop Band From Making Music
That the band Flame achieved the dream is remarkable in and of itself. But the band is extraordinary in another respect: Each musician has a physical or mental disability. Indeed, Flame is the only touring band in the world to be wholly composed of disabled members.

The number of adults with autism is growing
Vicki Obee-Hilty is executive director of Bittersweet Farms in Whitehouse where the focus is on adults with autism. "It is not an institution. It's not where you've just taken a group of people and isolated them. This is a viable farm."

FDA OKs Abilify for Autism-linked Irritability
bilify is Bristol-Myers' second-biggest revenue generator, with $2.2 billion in 2008 sales. The FDA's latest approval allows the drug to be used to treat symptoms associated with autism such as aggression toward others, deliberate infliction of self-injury, tempter tantrums and moodiness.

Autism: Parent Training Complements Medication for Treating Behavioral Problems in Children With PDD
ScienceDaily (Nov. 23, 2009) — Treatment that includes medication plus a structured training program for parents reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism and related conditions, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study, which was part of the NIMH Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology (RUPP) Autism Network, was published in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Video: Autism early detection steps
This video from Howcast outlines some early detection signs for infants and toddlers on the autism spectrum