For the third consecutive year – a “first” in NAPPA history - the Autism Asperger’s Digest has been named a Gold Award winner in the 2009 National Parenting Publications Awards competition. This is NAPPA’s highest honor, and the prestigious award recognizes the AADigest as one of the most useful products geared to expectant, new or veteran parents today. 

“Autism Asperger’s Digest has the unique distinction of being the only NAPPA winner to receive a NAPPA Gold Award three times in a row. We salute the editors and writers who provide such reliable, reputable and positive information for families with children and adults on the spectrum,” said NAPPA spokesperson Barbara Smith Decker. 

Decker added, “NAPPA-winning products meet the most stringent criteria and are judged by nationally recognized industry experts, educators and advocates in their fields.”  

Recognized as the most comprehensive awards program of its kind, NAPPA holds two distinct competitions each year: the NAPPA Children's Products winners and the NAPPA Parenting Resources winners. 

As NAPPA enters its 19th year of serving families, the NAPPA seal has come to symbolize innovation and a high standard of quality that parents can trust. 

Positive Perspectives…Practical Strategies…Proactive Solutions!

In a nutshell, that sums up the Autism Asperger’s Digest.

Readers of our multiple award-winning magazine know that when they open a new issue of the AADigest they’re sure to find it brimming with practical, in-the-trenches tested strategies and information. Home ideas. School ideas. Teaching anywhere ideas. Ideas that can – and do! - make a difference, for the child or adult on the spectrum, and for you.

Since its debut in 1999, as the first national magazine published for the autism community, that’s been its trademark: real life information for meeting the real life challenges of ASD.

But it doesn’t stop there. In addition to informative articles and do-it-now help, there’s also soul-satisfying stories that keep spirits high and supply the fuel needed to tackle another day (or another hour) - those times when motivation dips and energy dissipates. Best of all: this great information is rolled up in an unswerving positive attitude about spectrum kids and adults and their abilities.

That’s the Autism Asperger’s Digest. We’re a magazine focused on offering ways you can be a “can do” parent or teacher and help those on the spectrum be “can do” kids, teens and adults. Our Vision Statement says even more about us.

Maybe that’s why parent after parent (and teacher too!) says, “I can’t imagine my life without this magazine.”

Six high-quality issues per year address a wide variety of topics relevant to the autism community, from traditional, evidence-based methods and strategies to complementary/alternative options and emerging thought. 

Curious? Judge for yourself with a single issue, or a half-year Trial subscription.


 
 

The Autism Asperger’s Digest debuted in 1999 with one purpose: to provide practical, actionable information to help parents and professionals improve the quality of life and quality of care for individuals on the autism spectrum. We are guided in this mission by a set of core beliefs:

• We believe autism is a spectrum disorder and that no single available treatment program is right or best for all individuals diagnosed with ASD. We therefore offer information that spans many different viewpoints.
   
• We believe knowledge is power. Our mission is to help parents and professionals choose options through sharing unbiased information on topics pertinent to their values, their family/school environment, and their child.
   
• We believe readers have a right to know about different programs, philosophies and avenues for treatment, ranging from traditional methods and evidence-based practices to what may be viewed as “emerging thought” or experimental in design or methodology.
   
• We believe that with choice, however, comes responsibility. Beware of programs that make “too good to be true” claims or promise to “cure” your child’s autism. Question, investigate and evaluate treatment options carefully and thoroughly. Weigh risks and benefits as they pertain to your child and family. What is right for others may be completely inappropriate for you. 
   
• We believe an open and honest curiosity about how best to help a child or adult with ASD will light a path to understanding and success with any child.
   
• We believe in the ability, rather than the disability, of individuals with ASD.
   
• We believe people with ASD enrich our lives and our world and therefore to try to make them “normal” devalues that which makes them unique. We celebrate “functional” over “normal.”
    
• We believe progress within children and adults with ASD is limited only by our courage, our creativity and our dedication. Meaningful connections arise through patience, practice, love and acceptance rather than program dollars.
   
• We believe our understanding of ASDs and people with ASD is in its infancy. As our knowledge evolves over time, so will this magazine change in response to the needs of the community we serve.

 

Our Advisory Board is comprised of professionals, parent-professionals, parents and individuals with ASD with diverse opinions and perspectives, reflecting the spectrum nature of the disorder and its community.

Ed Arranga
Tony Attwood, Ph.D.
Jed Baker, Ph.D.
James Ball, Ed.D., BCBA
Sean Barron
Michael John Carley
Barbara T. Doyle, M.S.
Kari Dunn-Buron
Catherine Faherty
Michelle Garcia Winner, CCC-SLP
Peter Gerhardt, Ph.D.
Linda Hodgdon, CCC-SLP
Martin L. Kutscher, M.D.
Patricia Lemer, M.Ed, M.S.
Reed Martin, Esq.
Jerry Newport
Stephen Shore
Sheila Wagner, M.Ed.
Jim Yerman

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