Songs of the Spectrum

Songs of the Spectrum is a collaboration by several artists and composers to spread awareness of autism through music. The song list includes:

1. One Went Missing - Ollabelle
2. Diagonosis - Richard Julian
3. Shiny House - The Cucumbers
4. Hide and Seek - Kelly Flint
5. Understanding - Marshall Crenshaw
6. Afraid (My Brother's Cries) - Teddy Geiger
7. If It Were His Legs - Christina Courtin
8. House on Fire - Dar Williams
9. Treatment - Ari Hest
10. Day After Day (Dr. Maturin's Daughter) - Jackson Browne & Valerie Carter
11. When You Grow Up - Jonatha Brooke
12. He's Coming Back - Don Dixon & Marti Jones
13. It's Time - Dan Bern & Mike Viola
14. My Perspective - James O'Neil

You can download the songs online or purchase a hardcopy of the CD from the SOS Store. Proceeds from each donation will go to Autism Speaks, the McCartan Foundation, the Connecticut Center for Child Development, and others.

Automoblox Campaign

The New Jersey toy company Automoblox, a maker of unique wooden cars, has initiated the "Cars for Classrooms" summer charitable campaign to benefit children with autism. For every car bought in August from their online store, they will donate a toy to "a school providing specialized educational services to children with autism" selected by the May Institute and the National Autism Center.

These cars are designed to develop children's fine motor skills; each can be dissembled and reassembled and parts from different models can be combined into unique creations. The toys run from $38 to $45 a piece.