Happy New Year.
The latest news regarding Autism comes from the American Psychological Association's changing the definition of autism, that is causing many parents that have children with autism and adults with asperger to worry about the type of services they will receive in the future. The story ran in a New York Times article last week. Additional info can be found at the Washington Post's blog:
More info on autism definition change from a Washington blog: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/apa-considers-new-definition-for-autism-a-change-that-could-limit-kids-access-to-special-education/2012/01/22/gIQAb2rWJQ_blog.html
Aurora Harris