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Dear Classmate, I know you may have not believed me the day I told you I was on the autism spectrum. You said it was the first time you ever met someone who had the disorder. We were both in middle school. It was during a time when I was first telling a few of […]
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When I speak around the country about growing up with autism to different organizations, schools, businesses, etc. it’s always often a surprise to people to hear that I’m on the autism spectrum. When I was a kid I was considered on the severe end of the spectrum from being non-verbal till I was 2.5 to having
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During my time as a disability advocate and professional speaker on the autism spectrum I’ve come up with several quotes including “Autism can’t define me. I define autism.” & “Autism doesn’t come with an instruction guide. It comes with a family who will never give up.” With that, I’ve always been inspired by some of
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A few years ago I started a conversation with international speaker Stephen M. Shore about a book idea he had involving sharing the personal stories of individuals with disabilities from their post-secondary experiences. While the conversation developed I was excited when Stephen asked me to get involved with the book. Now on August 21, 2015 the
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As a motivational speaker for the past five years now I’ve had the opportunity to read some amazing works by authors within our community. In one of my recent presentations called “Read All About It: Autism in the Media” I talk about the fact that there are over 1,000 paperback books focused on the topic
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Growing up with autism wasn’t always easy. When I was young I often looked for a role model to look up too from the autism community. That was when the numbers of autism were about 1 in every 1000 individuals being diagnosed in the early 90’s. Because of the rise of awareness of autism, many autism
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In honor of the release today of Jane Wants a Boyfriend, a film that looks at the life of a young woman with autism trying to find love in NYC we’re counting down 5 actresses who’ve portrayed realistic portrayals of autism on film. Click here to read more about 10 films that will help you learn
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Today I noticed in my email inbox that I was nominated for The 2015 Autism Society’s Dr. Temple Grandin Outstanding Literary Work of The Year for my work on my debut book Defining Autism From The Heart. I will find out in July whether or not my book won and I’m just honored to be
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On March 25, 2016, Jane Wants a Boyfriend, an indie feature that looks at a young woman with autism trying to find love in New York City was released in select theaters and on most major video on demand services including iTunes! With that we wanted to break down some of our favorite autism films out
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One of my favorite topics I like to discuss with audiences is autism in the media. I got to do just that at Millburn High School as we discussed the impact of autism in film and television. Of the highlights of the presentation was a discussion on Rain Man’s impact on the autism community. Rain
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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.
