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I first found out I had autism when I was 11. I went up to one of my teachers and asked them point blank, “People have always said that I was special, but why am I special?” When the teacher responded and asked me to talk to my parents I sat them down to talk […]
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This guest Q&A is with Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., a former teacher who speaks internationally about SPD’s effect on children’s learning and behavior and how families, teachers, therapists and other professionals can help. Her first book in the “Sync” series, The Out-of-Sync Child, was recently selected by Brain, Child magazine as one of the top ten books about children
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Looking for something new to watch? A new show called “Speechless” has been picked up by ABC. The show that looks at the lives of a family with three children includes one teenager named JJ who’s nonverbal and uses a wheelchair. What makes the show even that more interesting is that the actor who plays
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Chicago White Sox slugger Jose Abreu in collaboration with Easter Seals Metropolitian Chiacgo (ESMC) Therapeutic School and Center for Autism Research has started a new community program called Abreu’s Amigos that is focused on social development for those with autism and other special needs. As reported by ESMC, Abreu presented their center with a $10,000
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Any baseball fans out there? Players from the New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers took some time out of their schedule to help students with autism at NYC Autism Charter School to learn more about the game of baseball. As first reported by Players Trust, this event was hosted by the Players Trust’s City Clinics
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I’m honored to share about a new book I contributed to which is now available! A few years ago I met Carol Stock Kranowitz, a world-renowned speaker and expert on the subject of Sensory Processing Disorder along with author of the best-selling book “The Out-of-Sync Child.” After speaking with her and getting to know her
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Zoe Saldana is well known for her roles in blockbuster films such as Avatar, Star Trek and Guardians of the Galaxy but what you might not know about Ms. Saldana is her impact in philanthropy. Saldana has used her platform to spread autism awareness by participating in Light It Up Blue for World Autism Awareness
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Honored to share the news that I was recently featured in CBS News list of 18 Inspiring Stories of People on the Autism Spectrum. CBS News writes, “Kerry Magro, 28, is an award-winning disability advocate, best-selling author, movie consultant, non-profit founder and full-time employee at Autism Speaks. Magro was completely non-verbal until the age of
As reported by NBC New York, Jacob, a 6-year-old boy with autism is making a difference in the lives of shelter dogs in Gardena, California. The connection was first made through a family member who worked at Carson Animal Shelter and than led to something amazing. Jacob told NBC New York, “If I read to
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Being nonverbal for years. I often tried to have conversations with my peers. Using body language to bring on communication. My mind was looking for the right way to tell my parents that I loved them. When the doctors said I had regressed. I knew in my heart that I was there. People sometimes didn’t
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