Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice: A Vision for the Autism Community by Kathleen Ann Quill, Ed.D A highly respected autism professional offers a brilliant, comprehensive manifesto for the future of autism research and intervention, based upon where we've been and where we stand now. You'll find her call for action hopeful, dynamic, and most importantly, doable! The Spring 2009 back issue is available!

Behind the Scenes: Days of Our Lives Takes on Autism by Diane Twachtman-Cullen, Ph.D., CCC-SLP The inspiring real-life story behind one of America's most popular daytime dramas. The Winter 2008 back issue is available!

Congressman Dan Burton: A Grandad with a Powerful Voice on Capital Hill by Diane Twachtman-Cullen, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Long before autism became a front-and-center topic, Congressman Dan Burton was "fighting the good fight" in Washington, D.C. Miss this inspiring and informative article? The Fall 2008 back issue is available!

Diane Twachtman-Cullen, Ph.D.

Liane Holliday Willey, Ed.D.

The Birth of a Brand New Publication:
A Happily Ever After Story

there was a little newsletter that began in a brick-walled school building in Jenison, Michigan. It was called, simply, The Morning News, a name which paid homage to the freshest and most productive part of the day. The brain child of the Jenison Public School’s autism consultant Carol Gray, The Morning News began to grow and prosper. Under Carol’s expert and loving tutelage it began to garner not only a national, but also an international presence. Where newsletters of lesser "stuff" might have paled in the glare of the spotlight, The Morning News flourished. All the while it remained true to its mission to bring down-to-earth, practical information to families, professionals, and persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

The little newsletter that was not so little anymore celebrated its entry into "adolescence" with a new name, for in the year 2002, The Morning News became The Jenison Autism Journal. Notwithstanding its new name, some things about it didn’t change—like its commitment to quality and excellence. Over the years, first as The Morning News, and most recently The Jenison Autism Journal, this "little newsletter" has covered some of ASD’s most important issues, and it has done so with the thoroughness and attention to detail that the autism community has come to associate with Carol Gray.

With the dawn of the year 2004 the "little newsletter" has come of age, and to celebrate this new phase in a most impressive literary career, the Jenison Public Schools is turning over the reigns of The Jenison Autism Journal to Starfish Specialty Press. There will be many new and exciting features in this new publication, but as in the past, there are some things that won’t change—like its commitment to quality and excellence!

• Autism Spectrum Quarterly Advisory Board
• Additional Autism Resources

Autism Spectrum Quarterly
Phone (Toll-Free): 1-877-STARFISH (782-7347) Ext. 3
Email: info@ASQuarterly.com