College

Experts Told My Parents I Wouldn’t Go To College Because Of My Autism; Look At Me Now!

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This guest post is by Ellen Presti, a young woman on the autism spectrum who has been accepted and is attending Caldwell University. Ellen is applying for the Spring 2019 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference. You can read more about the organization and how to apply for our scholarship here. You can help […]

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My Journey With Autism And Wanting To Help People In The Future

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This guest post is by Andres Angarita, a young man on the autism spectrum who has been accepted and will be attending Vanderbilt University. Andres is applying for the Spring 2019 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference. You can read more about the organization and how to apply for our scholarship here. You can

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I Want To Exceed The Expectations Society Has Often Put On The Word Autism

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This guest post is by Jeremy Alan Hoppe, a young man on the autism spectrum who has been accepted and will be attending Adelphi University. Jeremy is applying for the Spring 2019 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference. You can read more about the organization and how to apply for our scholarship here. You can

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Aspies Can Succeed, Aspies Can Lead

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This guest post is by Lauren Stein, a young woman on the autism spectrum who has been accepted and will be attending University of Wisconsin – Whitewater majoring in Visual Arts. Lauren is applying for the Spring 2019 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference. You can read more about the organization and how to

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I Have Autism And One Day Hope To Be A Pharmacist

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This guest post is by Zion McNeil, a young man on the autism spectrum who was accepted into Bowie State University where he will be attending in the Fall. Michael is applying for our Spring 2018 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference. You can read more about the organization and how

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Telling Someone You Have Autism

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Some of the biggest fears I’ve ever had in my life are the fear of the unexpected, fear of change, and the fear that I would be looked at differently. This all came into focus my first year of college at Seton Hall University. Before college, I had only told a few people that I

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2015 in Review: 7 Students with Autism Receive Scholarship Aid for College

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Thanks to the generous donations of members in our community we were able to reward 7 scholarships to students with autism for college in 2015. This was part of our Spring 2015 Making a Difference for Autism Scholarship Program which is ran through KFM Making a Difference, a non-profit that focuses on helping the special needs

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I have autism and got accepted into every college I applied to

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It can be a very tiring process to think that there’s hope for you when you hear from so many experts that you can’t do things in your life. My turning point for me, was my sophomore year of High School when our advisors began discussing with us the possibility of going to college. I

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Accomplished Writer Talks Personal Experiences as a Woman on the Autism Spectrum

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One of the most up and coming autism self-advocates we have in our community today is no other than New Jersey native Amy Gravino! Amy today is a college coach, autism consultant, and the founder of A.S.C.O.T. Coaching. She is an accomplished writer, with pieces of hers appearing in publications such as the Exceptional Children textbook (10th

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D.L. Hughley Talks to Oprah About Having a Son on the Autism Spectrum

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I never knew that D.L Hughley, who I grew up watching from his hit comedy show “The Hughley’s,” had a son on the autism spectrum. In this emotional interview on “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” D.L talks about how his son Kyle was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome at an early age and today at 26

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