Changing Facebook Page Name
After some thought I’ve decided to change the Facebook Page name of A Special Community to Kerry’s Autism Journey Just wanted you all to know!
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I Have Autism. I’m Not Stupid. I Am Smart And Go To College
This guest post is by Benjamin Carter , a young man on the autism spectrum who was diagnosed with autism at 18 months and now has been accepted into Shepherds College where he’ll be majoring in horticulture. Benjamin is applying for the Spring 2020 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference started by me,
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I Want To See More Autism Resources For Our Families In The Next Decade
This is why we need to continue to advocate. For so long growing up with autism my parents wondered what resources would be possible for me to receive. Would they come as part of my IEP? Would they need to be paid out of pocket? Etc. etc. etc. While the questions lingered on for my
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The Day I’ll Have To Put My Son With Autism In A Group Home
I’m so happy that Sarah, a mom blogger who writes at TheStayAtHomeSoprano.com allowed us to share her blog for our readers! You can read this original post on her blog here. You can submit a guest blog to my website for consideration HERE. I just read a blog post where the author was asked to list the hardest
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Autism Advocate Temple Grandin Awarded Dole Leadership Prize
My friend and fellow autism self-advocate Dr. Temple Grandin I’m happy to announce just received the 2019 Dole Leadership Prize at the University of Kansas on Dec 11 of 2019! I first met her when keynoting with her at Memphis University several years ago where I presented on growing up from nonverbal autism to today
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Taylor Swift Gives $10,000 to Help Boy with Autism Receive Service Dog
When we give talks around the country as a professional speaker we often talk about, along with providing resources for our community based on my personal journey growing up on the autism spectrum, individuals who have made an impact for those in our community. This is a perfect example of someone going above and beyond
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Greta Thunberg, A 16-Year-Old With Autism, Named Time’s 2019 Person Of The Year
The climate activist is the youngest choice ever to be named Person of the Year and one of the first with autism. Here is a video where you can learn more about her work and her discussing her Aspergers as an ‘advantage.’ Some self-advocates in our autism community consider autism as a gift. My autism
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I Used To Be A Nonverbal; Years Later I’m Now Going To College
This guest post is by Regal Noye, a young man on the autism spectrum who was diagnosed with autism at 2 and now has been accepted into University of Tennessee Chattanooga where he’ll be majoring in environmental studies. Regal is applying for the Spring 2020 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference started by
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Despite Abuse And Bullying Growing Up With Autism I’m Now Going To College!
This guest post is by Alexia Wilson, a young woman on the autism spectrum who was diagnosed with autism at 18-months-old and now has been accepted into University of Southern Indiana. Alexia is applying for the Spring 2020 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference started by me, Kerry Magro. I was nonverbal till
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I’m An Adult On The Autism Spectrum And Want To Change The World
This guest post is by Andrew Arboe, a young man on the autism spectrum who was diagnosed with autism 8 and now has been accepted into Charter Oak State College for Psychology. Andrew is applying for the Spring 2020 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference started by me, Kerry Magro. I was nonverbal
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