Contents

• Championing Change in California – New Senate Select Committee on Autism & Related Disorders is Established
• Can Social Robots Help Autism? Exploring Socially Assistive Robotics for ASD Intervention
• The Music’s Got It: Opening a Doorway to Emotion Understanding in Autism
• What is Translational Research & Why Is It Important in the Treatment of Autism?
• The Help Group – UCLA Autism Research Alliance Launches Three New Studies
• The Origins of a Math Disability
• Building Social Competence in Children with Asperger’s Disorder
• Understanding Anxiety Disorders in Elementary School Children with ASD
• Surviving Homework – a Guide for Teens with ADHD and their Parents
• Summit 2009 to Convene Leading Experts