Kerry Magro

Motivational Speaker Highlighted in Video on Finding Employment for People with Autism

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Autism Speaks recently released a video featuring seven-time Emmy winner Ed Asner who discusses the importance of finding meaningful employment for people on the autism spectrum. I was honored to be a part of the video as a person with autism who has found a full-time job today through Autism Speaks. In the video Asner also highlights […]

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5 Reasons I Started a TV Show Called “Different is Beautiful”

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In May my immediate family and I sat down at one of our favorite restaurants for a very special occasion. This was the night I became a host of my own TV show. When I was diagnosed with autism, I never thought that this was going to be a possibility. Looking 23 years into the

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10 Inspirational People with Autism

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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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20 Adults with Autism Who Were Accepted Into College

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In 2011, we founded the organization KFM Making a Difference with the hopes of helping individuals with special needs across the lifespan. With that one of our missions was to help give scholarships out to individuals with autism to pursue college. Since KFM was founded we’ve been able to give out 20 scholarships for adults

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5 Actresses Who Have Played Characters with 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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Autism Scholarship Available

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“KFM Making a Difference”, an organization focused on housing and disability advocacy was started by international motivational speaker Kerry Magro. You can check out our most recent scholarship application form here You can learn more about how Kerry is helping the disabled community here Learn how you can hire Kerry to speak at your next

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To Any Special Needs Parent Who’s Having One of Those Days

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*Want Kerry Magro, a professional speaker on the autism spectrum to speak in your area? Contact him here for more details! Read exclusive videos and blogs from Kerry here.* Dear Special Needs Parent, I know some days are tough. You are beaten down. Your child is having a meltdown. Your teenager is having challenges at school

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This Adult with Autism is Now The Host of His Own TV Talk Show

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Tonight started a new chapter in my life as the new talk show of the “Different is Beautiful Show” on Comcast! My first episode aired and I now look forward to the opportunity to host a weekly show every Wednesday at 7 PM EST on Comcast Channel 51 in Jersey City about my life on

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National Speaker’s Book on Autism Nominated for Literary Work Of The Year!

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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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These 10 Films Will Help You Learn More About Autism

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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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