Archive: Announcement

(Original post in May 2012 with updates in July 2015) In May 2012, new figures were released to highlight a huge increase in the annual autism costs. Autism costs had soared to $137 billion a…

There was a time, when Charlie Kern was about 5 years old, that his parents kept a chart on their fridge where they recorded those moments when he spoke two or more words. “We wrote…

Back in October 2000, an email was shared to invite families to the first TACA meeting for families living with autism that would take place in November. That one email has sparked families to find…

There appears to be a lack of definitive research about autism and aggressive behavior in children. In 2011, University of Missouri researchers surveyed the parents of 1,380 autistic children and adolescents and found that aggression…

Today, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the newest autism prevalence statistics. For children born in 2002, the prevalence of autism was 1 in 68; 1 in 42 boys. Almost 60,000 US…

Autism spectrum disorder is now diagnosed in 1 in every 68 children, making it the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.  “The newest survey reports on autism prevalence are staggering. In the 1970’s autism affected 1…

For months we have been watching and waiting receive a positive outcome for Avonte Oquendo. Avonte was last seen on October 4, 2013 when he left his school. He was non verbal and diagnosed with…

We are pleased TACA could collaborate to create an Opinion insert in the OC Register. This insert was included in the October 19, 2013 OC Register featuring the single largest issue affecting the most children…

CDC Announces Newest Threats: Superbugs http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/threat-report-2013/. Seventy percent of our immune system is in our gut and we are out of balance with strep, allergies, yeast and other toxins. Here is information that can help: https://tacanow.org/family-resources/living-in-a-toxic-world/…

On June 9, 2013, 14-year-old Alex Spourdalakis was found stabbed to death in his Chicago home.  Alex was severely affected with autism and his mother and his caregiver have been charged in his death (1.)…