NY Times- Special section on autism

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Here is the NY Times Special Section on Autism:

Autism

Battling Insurers Over Autism TreatmentBy MILT FREUDENHEIMAlthough parents of autistic children are increasingly demanding that insurers pay for treatment, insurers say that treatment has not been proved effective.How About Not 'Curing' Us, Some Autistics Are PleadingBy AMY HARMONA new program is rooted in the view of autism as an alternative form of brain wiring, rather than a devastating disorder.In Autism, New Goal Is Finding It Soon Enough to Fight ItBy ANAHAD O'CONNORAcross the country, thousands of toddlers are joining studies that could signal new hope for a baffling childhood disorder.For Families of Autistic, the Fight for OrdinaryBy JANE GROSSFamilies with autistic children are finding that techniques that have proved successful in the class can be tried at home.Panel Finds No Evidence to Tie Autism to VaccinesBy SANDRA BLAKESLEEAn examination of scientific studies worldwide has found no convincing evidence that vaccines, including the measles-mumps-rubella vaccines, cause autism.

Lifting the Veils of Autism, One by One by One

As Autism Cases Rise, Parents Run Frenzied Race to Get Help

More and More Autism Cases, Yet Causes Are Much Debated

Trials End Parents' Hopes for Autism Drug

Government Mapping Out a Strategy to Fight Autism

Haggerty for The New York TimesTo Treat Autism, Parents Take a Leap of FaithBy BENEDICT CAREYBehavior therapies benefit many children, but scientists do not have evidence that such treatments improve autism's core symptoms.

A Family CopesOne family's struggles with the daily obstacles of childhood autism. (Oct. 22, 2004)Answer, but No Cure, for a Social Disorder That Isolates ManyBy AMY HARMONThousands of adults who have never fit in socially are only now stumbling across Asperger's syndrome, a neurological explanation for their struggles.• Video: Amy Harmon

GRAPHICInvestigating AutismBasic information on the way autism might work and how it is being researched. (Apr. 13, 2003)

WEB RESOURCES Association for Science in Autism Treatment National Alliance for Autism Research Autism Society of America Cure Autism Now Foundation