April 1st marks the beginning of Autism Awareness month…as we have in previous years on the blog, we’ll use the blog to draw attention to autism-related topics.

Last year’s featured series for April examined the impact of Asperger’s Disorder on spiritual development in children and teens. This year, our focus will be twofold.

First, I’ll be doing a miniseries on The Evidence for Complimentary and Alternative Treatments for Kids With Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Throughout April, we’ll be featuring guest blogs from several fathers of children with autism. We’ll also be featuring resources on the Key Ministry website to help churches more effectively support families of kids with autism spectrum disorders.

Here’s a little preview…While not yet posted in the Inclusion Fusion video library, here’s Dr. Cara Daily’s presentation from Inclusion Fusion 2012, Do I Have to Have Surgery to Open My Heart to Jesus?, in which she discusses strategies for presenting the Gospel to children with autism spectrum disorders

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Our Key Ministry team will be hitting the road to be part of the 2013 Accessibility Summit, hosted by McLean Bible Church in suburban Washington D.C. on April 19th-20th. This year’s Summit features Emily Colson (daughter of Chuck) As an artist, author, and speaker, Emily is passionate about inspiring others to persevere through their challenges and appreciate life’s gifts. In her book Dancing with Max, she and her late father share the struggle and beauty of life with Max, Emily’s son with autism.

For more on our Key Ministry presentations, click here. For more information on the Summit and registration, click on the Summit logo to the right.