Autism Support Network
today announced the launch of its free online support
community available at http://www.AutismSupportNetwork.com.
The online service - rapidly growing already with thousands
of members around the world - connects families and
individuals touched by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with
each other, provides support and insight, and acts as a
resource guide for treatments, strategies and therapies.


Key features of the community include matching those members
seeking similar support with one another, the ability to
create appointments virtually or in actual locations between
members, community groups for open sharing of information,
user blogs, chat and capabilities for members to host and
share personal not allowed family website and documents. The Autism Support
Network also includes resource listings across the United
States, Canada, England and India.


"Parents frequently feel paralyzed and isolated when they
discover their child has autism. Those adults who have
autism themselves also frequently find it difficult to
engage socially with others for support," said Brian Field,
co-founder of Autism Support Network. "Whether you're a
parent whose child has autism, a medical practitioner or
someone with autism, our global community was created to
facilitate an exchange of ideas, help and interactive
discussion. Those dealing with ASD needn't have to 'reinvent
the wheel' - they can find others here that have likely
experienced what they're going through and can help provide
personal guidance."


Today, one in 150 children is diagnosed with autism, with a
new case diagnosed every 20 minutes. Autism is the
fastest-growing developmental disability in the United
States today. More children will be diagnosed with autism
this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined.
Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction,
problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and
unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and
interests. Other ASDs include Asperger syndrome, Rett
syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive
developmental disorder not otherwise specified (usually
referred to as PDD-NOS). Males are four times more likely to
have autism than females.

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