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April is Autism Awareness Month (I prefer calling it World Autism Month or Autism Acceptance Month though)! Over the years there have been countless stories of amazing autism advocates who also happen to be on the autism spectrum. Here are some of my favorites below. Many of them have become dear friends of mine and […]
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Will you be tuning in? “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum,” an animated series on PBS Kids will feature an animated Temple Grandin on their episode that will air on Monday 4/5/21 on PBS Kids. Check your local listings. Temple Grandin is one of the leading autism advocates in the world and herself is on
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So well deserved. My friend Dr. Temple Grandin I just found out was named to the National Women’s Hall of Fame (I’m a little late to the party as she was actually named to the Hall of Fame in 2017!) I first met Temple while we were keynoting at a conference at Memphis University where
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Every year, a special event happens in our community called A Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs where celebrities in recent years such as Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Olivia Munn, Adam Sandler and others from our community come together for a comedy benefit supporting NEXT for Autism. NEXT for AUTISM mission
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This guest Q&A is with Wendy Fournier who is the founding board member and president of the National Autism Association. Her youngest daughter Aly, was diagnosed with autism in 2002. Hi Wendy! Can you tell us a little bit about how the National Autism Association first came about? Hi Kerry! NAA was founded in 2003
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Dr. Temple Grandin is one of our idols. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity in the past few years to get to know her along with to keynote with her at a conference to speak about my own personal experiences on the autism spectrum. Today I wanted to share with you one of my favorite videos
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Has anyone ever said this about you or your child? When I work with parents of children on the autism spectrum, they tell me a typical unsolicited comment includes, “Oh, your child is on the spectrum? But he seems so smart!” When I was growing up on the spectrum, I was seen exactly like this because of my ability to
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We have a saying in the autism community… “It’s easy to read about autism, but it’s a whole different story to live it.” We are at a crossroads in our community today because there are countless people on the autism spectrum, along with their families and friends, sharing their stories in blogs, journal entries, books,
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Dr. Temple Grandin, the leading autism advocate in the world has many quotes that have resonated with me over the years such as “Different not less,” “The world needs all kinds of minds,” and “There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child can do instead of what he cannot do.” The
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It’s been almost 30 years since the 1988 movie “Rain Man” came out, featuring Dustin Hoffman as a character who was on the autism spectrum. At the time, it was one of the few depictions of autism in film. Since then more films, plays and television shows have been featuring the stories of fictional and
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70 million individuals have autism worldwide. Because of this, in 2011, Kerry started “KFM Making a Difference” an organization that helps provide scholarships for adults with autism to attend college. Help support the cause today and “make a difference” in the lives of those with autism.
70 million individuals have autism worldwide. Because of this, in 2011, Kerry started “KFM Making a Difference” an organization that helps provide scholarships for adults with autism to attend college. Help support the cause today and “make a difference” in the lives of those with autism.
