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WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for Charlotte, NC Carolina Panthers defensive lineman and NFC’s 2014 Defensive Player of the Year did something special for a 21-year-old fan with autism for her birthday. Jessica Hayes dream was to meet Kuechly and give him one of her famous hugs! Not only did Kuechly follow through […]
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Tori Medlyn who is mainly non-verbal and has autism is a big fan of Sesame Street! Medlyn’s mom with this in mind and knowing her daughter’s Sweet 16 was coming up reached out to PBS to see if they could do anything for her. What happened next was amazing! On Tori’s birthday she received memorabilia
‘Sesame Street’ Surprises Girl with Autism on her Sweet 16! Read More »
A young girl went to see Santa at Cleveland Shopping Centre when there was a slight problem. The mother of the young girl forgot to tell the Santa that her daughter couldn’t hear. Luckily, this mall Santa works during the week with children with special needs in school. What happened next between the Santa and
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This holiday season I met a 5-year-old boy with autism who absolutely loves dinosaurs. He came to our Autism-Friendly Santa Weekend where children with autism like him were going to meet me, a Santa with autism. When he came to Santa’s village he laid on the ground and was pretending he was a dinosaur. We
Santa with Autism Sits on Ground to Play with Boy with Autism Read More »
A school principal in Canberra, Australia received national scrutiny for allowing school funds to build a classroom cage for a 10-year-old boy with autism. The cage was used as a place to “calm down” the child and was only used once before dismantled through the order of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Education Directorate. The
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Shariff Williams’ parents were told by experts that he would never talk or walk due to his severe autism and Tourette’s syndrome diagnosis. Today at the age of 9 though Shariff is dominating the football field with his twin brother. Thanks to Today’s “Together We Make Football” happen program Shariff is now 1 of 5
NFL Selects Boy with Autism as Finalist to Attend Superbowl 50! Read More »
We need more Santa’s like this! Brayden, a 3-year-old boy with autism from North Carolina went to meet Santa with his family. When Brayden didn’t want to sit on Santa’s lap Santa decided to lay on the ground to make Brayden feel comfortable. You can read more about this adorable story at Autism Speaks here. 🎅🏽
This Kind Santa Did Something Awesome for a Boy with Autism! Read More »
Timothy Mashburn, a 12-year-old boy with autism was featured on the NFL Network for his inspiring story. Mashburn went to a Play60 event which was hosted by the Philadelphia Eagles called Huddle Up for Autism and after the experience became a fan of both football and the Eagles. After this experience, Mashburn’s behavioral therapist suggested him
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The holiday season is upon us! With that we put a call out on our Facebook page asking members of our autism community about what toys they would recommend buying for their loved ones on the autism spectrum! Below is a list of what our community recommended. You can read the full list on Facebook
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Eliese Livingston who has a 5-year-old son on the autism spectrum was shocked to find that her car’s autism awareness sign had been vandalized. On Livingston’s car is an autism awareness sticker reading, “Autistic child may not respond to verbal commands” which had stickers put on top of the sign reading things such as “undisciplined”
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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.
