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Tonight I was invited to speak at The University of Saint Joseph in Connecticut for The Greater Hartford Walk Now For Autism Speaks Kick-Off. During my talk, I discussed how when I first started to come out about being on the autism spectrum that I really didn’t know anyone else who had it. That changed […]
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This year St. John’s University held their 5th Annual Light It Up Blue Extravaganza to shine a light on our community for Autism Awareness Month. During the month of April they are holding several Light It Up Blue events to spread awareness for the over 70 million individuals out there worldwide who currently have autism. Thanks
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To begin Autism Awareness Month this year I was invited to speak at Sensory Kids and Social Minds LLC in my hometown of Jersey City to discuss my experiences with early intervention and services. In my speech I focused on New Jersey and the fact that we currently have the highest autism prevalence rate in
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World Autism Awareness Day started with a bang when I was able to take part in a panel discussion on HuffPost Live to discuss love & relationships for those on the autism spectrum. Moderated by Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani the other panelists included Matt Fuller and Carolina Groppa from the new hit documentary Autism in Love and Olivia Cantu
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A few years ago, I helped author Autism Speaks Post Secondary Educational Opportunities Guide which is focused on helping those with autism succeed in college. This guide is designed to help our community explore the different opportunities and learning environments after leaving high school. With only about one third of youth with autism attending college
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I was nonverbal for the first few years of my life and was diagnosed with autism at 4. Public speaking used to be one of my greatest challenges. One of my many dreams though growing up was to give a TED Talk. After overcoming many challenges thanks to rigorous amounts of therapy, giving a TED
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Most families I talk to today are always looking for facts and statistics about autism to help better educate themselves and their communities. Thanks to wearing many hats in the autism community, today I wanted to share the top 36 things I believe our community should know about autism. Need a speaker for your company
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American Express is helping our community Light It Up Blue on World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd! I was given the amazing opportunity to give a presentation to their special needs parent group on what autism is, how I got involved with the cause and finally, how American Express could Light It Up Blue!
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In 2007, the United Nations declared April 2nd of each year as World Autism Awareness Day. A few years later, in honor of the day a global autism awareness initiative was born called Light It Up Blue. On that day people all over the world shine a light on autism by going blue! My personal
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Today at Autism Speaks we launched our new Adult Diagnosis Tool Kit focused on helping to assist adults who believe they may have autism. I’m thrilled to share that I was featured in the Tool Kit for my story and in the conclusion with one of my favorite quotes where I wrote… “Everyone has challenges.
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