John Lee Tin is a man with a mission. He is running for autism on Sunday 1st November in the ING New York City Marathon 2009.John Lee Tin is hoping that people will support his fundraising efforts for autism - he is running to raise funds for the UK Autism Foundation.

Swine flu vaccines have begun to arrive, but that has not eased the concerns of parents. Rather, it has increased fears, as many parents are unsure of a new, untested vaccine.

The results of a study published today in the journal Pediatrics found that one in every 91 children ages 3 to 17 have autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In half the cases, parents report their children's symptoms as "mild." ASD is a group of brain disorders comprising autism and two less severe disorders: Asperger's disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.

Autism can build a wall of poor communication between those struggling with the condition and their families. While a personal computer can help bridge the divide, the distraction and complexity of a keyboard can be an insurmountable obstacle.

On August 14, The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) awarded the Autism Society of North Carolina (ASNC) a four-year term of accreditation. The Council on Quality and Leadership is a nationally recognized organization that provides accreditation, monitoring, evaluation, training, and consultation to human service organizations.

(London, UK) British autism campaigners Ivan Corea and Kevin Healey have launched new initiatives in support of Gary McKinnon who faces extradition to the United States. McKinnon hacked into 97 America military computers at the Pentagon and Nasa between 2001 and 2002. The US authorities want him to be tried in America and serve a jail sentence. Autism campaigners in the UK maintain that Gary will not be able to cope with the hard American penal system because of health issues.

Researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have collaborated to uncover important new insights into the neurological basis of autism. Their new study, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, examined patterns of movement as children with autism and typically developing children learned to control a novel tool.

Pieces in the complex autism inheritance puzzle are emerging in the latest study from a research team including geneticists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The study identified 27 different genetic regions where rare copy number variations – missing or extra copies of DNA segments – were found in the genes of children with autism spectrum disorders, but not in the healthy controls.

The world famous cellist, Tony Woollard will perform at the Woodford Festival this year in aid of the British autism charity, the UK Autism Foundation.

(London, UK) The influential British parliamentarian, Lee Scott has spoken up for all carers of people with autism and Asperger's Syndrome in Carers Week. Scott who has been a tireless campaigner for autism in the House of Commons in the Palace of Westmimister has called on the Government to do more for Autism Carers in the United Kingdom.

A government-funded study involving 149 participants aged 5 to 17 finds that the antidepressant, Citalopram, is no more effective than a placebo and has side-effects twice as bad. About a third of autistic children in the US take this drug or others closely related to it.

Research published this week in the Journal Autism, published by SAGE, estimate the annual costs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to be more than £27 billion a year. The costs of supporting children with ASDs were estimated to be £2.7 billion per year, £25 billion each year for adults. The findings will be presented at the Autism & Employment Workshop taking place today at Goldsmiths, University of London.