In 1996 Karen Simmons (author, keynote speaker, and businesswoman in autism-related endeavors) had a vision to simplify the information gathering and evaluating process for families dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorders… and Autism Today was the outcome. Autism Today receives over 2 million hits a month which consists of 55,000 unique visitors and 25,000 members. They are from all walks of life, both urban and rural virtually from around the entire planet!