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As reported on People.com, Sesame Street Workshop’s Sesame Street and Autism: Seeing Amazing in All Children initiative just announced their new muppet character named Julia who also happens to be on the autism spectrum! As an avid watcher of Sesame Street I’m interested to see what Julia’s new character brings to the show. If done […]
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Dear Seattle Seahawks, I’ve been following what you’ve been doing in the autism community for the past several years now. It all started when I learned that Mr. John Schneider, your general manager has a son named Ben who’s on the autism spectrum. Then, The Seattle Times wrote a beautiful piece that made me understand
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Earlier this year I was able to see a screening of “How to Dance in Ohio,” a 2015 Sundance Film Festival selection, at HBO Studio Productions in New York City. The documentary looks at several teenagers with autism from Columbus, Ohio who for most of them, are getting ready for their first dance. The film discusses a wide range
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Kaley Cuoco is probably best well known for her lead role as Penny on CBS’s hit show The Big Bang Theory. This week though she’s receiving praise in the autism community as she competed in the Longines Masters of Los Angeles where she won $35,000 for Autism Speaks! We thank Kaley for her efforts! Each
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The first time I knew that I would fall in love and get married one day was when I was 5-years-old. I envisioned a life where I’d have met you by the time I turned 25, having kids when we were 30, and maybe most importantly, being the happiest I’ve ever been in my life.
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Dear P!nk, I don’t know if you’ll ever receive this letter but I just had to give you the praise you truly deserve. At Autism Speaks first ever LA Chef Gala out of the goodness of your heart you donated $50,000 dollars towards iPads for people with autism. As someone who has seen people with autism
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This guest Q&A is from Mike Porath the founder and CEO of The Mighty. He got his start in journalism at ABC News, where he was the network’s first overseas digital reporter and was awarded the Society of Professional Journalist’s top honor for his reporting in Kosovo. He has held a variety of writing, editing,
Our autistic children will become autistic adults. As a mentor to younger kids on the spectrum, one question I get a lot is about positive role models who are also on the spectrum within our community. All of the quotes below are from autistic people. These quotes are also great for anyone who wants to
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Until I was 2.5 I was completely non-verbal. When my parents were looking towards the future it was very uncertain. The numbers when I was diagnosed (in the early 90’s) for autism were 1 in every 1000 being diagnosed. Today, autism is the fastest growing developmental disability. My early struggles with autism included sensory integration
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Thanks to PBS & Independent Lens, members of our autism community were given the opportunity to watch a free screening of the feature length film Autism in Love which features 4 adults with autism pursuing love on the autism spectrum. I was given the opportunity to be a panelist for the screening as we discussed
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