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Doctors told Anthony’s parents when he was 5 that his autism was so severe he’d one day have to live in a group home. Anthony Ianni and his parents never wanted that to be his life though. Anthony was one of the first people with autism to ever play Division I Basketball. He started playing […]
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A true win for inclusion. While writing my dissertation this morning I had Good Morning America on in the background and heard about this new initiative. I found out they will be available in the Fall of 2019. One of the dolls will be in a wheelchair and another of the dolls will have a
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This guest post is by Mason Carter, a young man on the autism spectrum who has been accepted and will be attending Miami University, Oxford where he will be majoring in Engineering. Mason is applying for the Spring 2019 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference. You can read more about the organization
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Have you heard of the name Calum Courtney? If not, you certainly will in the future. Calum who was diagnosed with autism at 9 has found a passion of music. When we were sent a video to our A Special Community Facebook Page of him singing Whitney Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You’ we were
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People were unsure he’d even be able to ride a bike let alone get a driver’s license. Now Armani Williams is doing great things on the NASCAR stage! Armani Williams is someone who’s passions have turned into a career today. Something I share when I give talks as a professional speaker on the autism spectrum is
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A parent recently reached out to me on my Facebook Page A Special Community and asked me a question that I haven’t been asked in a very long time. She asked, “Where were you considered on the autism spectrum when you were diagnosed?” I would tell her that doctors would tell my parents that I
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What fantastic news! We need more shows to put a spotlight on autism. Every place I go to speak as a professional speaker I tend to receive a question or two about my thoughts on shows such as The Good Doctor and/or Atypical! What have your thoughts been on The Good Doctor so far? As
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After learning about the story of the first man with autism to ever receive a Division I basketball scholarship a friend of mine told me about the first man with autism to ever receive a Major League Baseball contract in Tarik El-Arbour. I was blown away. It was an incredible story. In a TEDxTalk I
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I recently read a blog that hit home for me from Gretchen Fishman where she discusses a moment she at the dentist where the hygienist told Gretchen, “I’m so sorry” in response to telling her that her son is on the autism spectrum. This really hit home for me in my own personal journey having
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Follow my journey on Facebook, my Facebook Fan Page, & Instagram! What a huge win for inclusion! I recently just learned that Microsoft will have several children with disabilities featured in their commercial during the 4th quarter of Super Bowl LIII this year as they spotlight the Xbox Adapative Controller. The controller is designated to help all individuals,
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