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I had the awesome opportunity recently to be a guest speaker at The Hudson County Boys & Girls Club to spread awareness for the 1 in 68 who have autism in our community and the 1 in 45 who have autism in New Jersey. In my presentation I discussed my early childhood growing up with autism and […]
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On March 11, 2013 I started working full time at Autism Speaks as their Social Media Coordinator. During that time I’ve been able to see amazing progress within the organization. As an disability advocate and public speaker, being able to work with such a great group of people each day has truly been a blessing. In
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This guest post is from Mandy Farmer, a blogger/author/advocate who writes for the blog From the Bowels of Motherhood. She and her husband have three kids under seven years old. Their middle son is on the autism spectrum. She writes about autism, motherhood and military family life. You can also find Mandy on Facebook here.
He isn’t Rain Man; Getting Beyond the Stigma of Autism Read More »
Last week, March 4, 2015 I had the wonderful opportunity to be a guest on The Weekly Show with Pat O’Meila, a local television show in Jersey City, New Jersey hosted by Hudson Media Group. In the episode I was able to discuss my life on the autism spectrum. In addition we discussed my role
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Earlier this year I appeared for my 2nd time on WMBC-TV’s hit weekend show “Hometown.” In this interview I discussed the recent passing of The ABLE Act signed into law by President Obama, a grant Autism Speaks gave to Project Lifesaver International and my new book Autism and Falling in Love. You can watch the entire
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This guest post is by Dr. Lamar Hardwick who is a husband, father of three, and a pastor. After years of struggling with social anxiety, sensory processing, and other related issues, Lamar was diagnosed with autism in 2014 at age 36. Today he uses his platform as a community leader to be an autism advocate helping
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I have a question for you today… Who do you call retarded? Monday night, I was invited to speak at The College of New Jersey to kick off their “Spread the Word to End the Word” Week to discuss my personal experience with the “R-Word.” Growing up, I was called this word constantly and this speech
National Speaker with Autism Advocates for Those with Special Needs Read More »
This year will be my 8th year since I became a disability advocate. During that time I’ve received accreditation as a national speaker, worked on several autism related films and have wrote 2 best-selling books. Looking back being diagnosed with autism at 4, I could tell you I never saw this as something I would be
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This week I was a guest on the Special Chronicles radio show which features individuals with disabilities and their stories. I wanted to give a quick shoutout to Daniel “PodmanDan” Smrokowski, the host of this radio show for letting person with special needs. Daniel today interviews people with special needs including their families, friends and anyone
Radio Show Features Speaker with Autism Who’s Turned his Disability into an A-bility Read More »
Late last year The Mighty sent a call out for submissions on things about our life that we are thankful for. For me, one of those things had always been Autism Speaks. They gave me my first full-time job out of college and have been a complete delight to work with since I started volunteering
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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.
