The Long Island Autism Fair was founded in 2004 as a comprehensive event for parents & professionals in the autism community. Autism now affects approximately 1 in 100 children! Please help support those families!

"Spinning, Stimming, and Swaying: Understanding the Neurological Mechanism Behind These Behaviors and Developing Strategies to Overcome Them Through Fuel and Activation"

"In addressing physical ailments like leaky gut, candida, bowel disease, and food allergies - as well as behavioral disorders like ADHD and OCD that are associated with autism - we find that once you treat those physical ailments, the autism either gets better or goes away." - Jenny McCarthy

"The Autism Diet: Gluten Free/Casein Free Living & Cooking For The Most Finicky Eater" is designed to help parents better understand how gluten (wheat grain products) and casein (dairy) cause gastrointestinal distress and affect behavior. Parents and caregivers will learn how to adopt and adhere to a GF/CF lifestyle; how to identify hidden sources of gluten and casein in prepackaged goods; how to make informed decisions concerning diet and nutritional supplements; and how to ensure GF/CF eating when dining out. The workshop will also provide nutritious and tasty GF/CF foods samples prepared with children in mind by Feel Goods proprietor and gluten-free chef Nicole Lawrence. "Reservations required. Date: Monday, April 19, 2010, 7:30 pm @ Feel Goods Café, 412 No. Country Road, St. James, NY. Fee: $20. Call New Life Chiropractic at 631-265-1223 to book your reservation.

On the night of April 1, prominent buildings across North America and the world including the Empire State Building in New York City and the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada will be lit up blue to raise awareness for autism and to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day on Friday, April 2. And we're aiming to light the world blue, too - city by city, town by town - by taking action to raise awareness about autism in our communities.