The crisis he is referring to is the very real financial meltdown in the world’s economy. This led to the collapse of Iceland’s banking system which, due to the high interest rates they were offering, caused many charities to lose considerable sums of money. The NAS is in good health, but the crunch is certainly going to be felt as these losses reverberate through the communities.

I’ve been meaning to put a page on the main site (autismlibrary.org) on charities. This prompted me to do so. I don’t know how much traffic this will drive towards the NAS, but I hope it does some good.

The other charities noted on that page are:

The St. Joseph’s Indian School, which serves Lakota (Sioux)

and

The Clinic for Special Children, which serves the Amish communities in Pennsylvania.

Both are small and very worthy causes.

The National Autistic Society promotes a very positive image of people with autism. I wish there were a version of it in the United States.