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Transition Town Hall - Lawrenceville, NJ… Join us for an informative panel discussion from local experts on ways to prepare children with autism for adulthood. … Transition Town Hall - Lawrenceville, NJ …
Special Access World Wednesday: Chinese Dragons… This encore World Wednesday program is for intended for individuals with autism and their families to enjoy the library together in a neutral environment. … Special Access World Wednesday: Chinese …
Night at the Blue Rocks… 7/13/19 Autism Delaware has reserved the private Pro Zone picnic deck with a full picnic buffet. … Night at the Blue Rocks …
Autism-Friendly LEGO Party… Young patrons with autism, or other sensory sensitivity, and their families are invited to play without crowds and other distractions. … Autism-Friendly LEGO Party …
My review of Netflix’s ‘Love on the Spectrum: Season 2’ as an autistic adult… Video (Responsive)."]} This guest post is by Kerry Magro , a professional speaker, best-selling author and autism entertainment consultant who is on the autism spectrum. Imagine the barriers that would be broken down for those with autism if dating-reality shows like "Love on the Spectrum," which is so wholesome and pure, became the norm in the …
Thriving at home during the pandemic… Reduce the pressure you put on yourself. Andrew Nelson, Ed.D. is the Director of Direct Services at the West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall University. Dr. Nelson works locally and globally to help grow autistic leadership, train others in self-advocacy principles, and teach theatre-based techniques to support people with autism. He founded the Autism Theatre Network and is the author of several papers on autistic resilience, self-advocacy, …
Meet Mariah Kay S.… I’m a 24-year-old woman living in Wisconsin and I have autism. I was born in Minnesota, lived in multiple foster homes and have faced a lot of pain and uncertainty in my life. … been through in my life – the struggles and trauma, the joyous moments like finding my family and friends and receiving an autism diagnosis – has put me exactly where I need to be in the world. I love animals, enjoy listening to music, reading …
Thought Leadership Summit on Challenging Behaviors opens with closer look at solutions to severe behavior … a young man with intense and aggressive, and sometimes self-injurious, behavior was just shocking,” said Hess. Hess, the Autism Treatment Network site coordinator at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, shared her autistic son’s five-year journey with intense behavior support needs to open the two-day Autism Speaks Thought Leadership Summit on Challenging Behaviors. Experts, autistic adults and family members invited from …
Tips for autistic people to make the holidays happy… author Brigid Rankowski is a self-advocate who writes and presents on various disability topics with a specialization in autism. She is executive director of The Way We Move, a social circus program that brings circus arts to marginalized communities. Her work for Autism Speaks includes articles on Coping with Disrupted Routines , LGBTAQ+ issues, and the Roadmap to Self-Empowerment for …
Basic advocacy skills: Step by step… This excerpt from the Autism Speaks Advocacy Tool Kit was written by Ann Shalof, a nonprofit professional focused on youth advocacy and … advocacy, you should be open to and anticipate other resolutions that may be acceptable to all parties. Read more in the Autism Speaks Advocacy Tool Kit . For this discussion I am indebted to Betsy Krebs and Paul Pitcoff, my former colleagues …