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“Cellphone video recorded a teacher inside the school getting upset and pushing his head back.” A special education teacher at Dania Elementary School in Florida did this to Max a 7-year-old on the autism spectrum. Max’s dad told WSVN, “To see your child actually being touched by someone in a hostile way, it made me […]
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Will you be tuning in? I used to be nonverbal. Today I travel the country each year educating on neurodiversity as a full-time professional speaker. I’d be honored if you would follow my journey at Kerry’s Village https://www.facebook.com/groups/aspecialcommunity/ A new Pixar short film came to Disney+ on January 10, 2020 called ‘Loop’ that featured a character
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Hey everyone. I took the time out of my schedule to do some research on this story for you to enjoy along with self-reflection of what helped me during my earliest days of nonverbal autism. I provided a few tips in the article on how you can help an autistic child who is nonverbal. You
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The majority of special education teachers I know, from either friends in the field, those who reach out to me for advice and/or those I speak with when I go speak in the schools about topics like inclusion and autism, are spectacular and truly are the backbone of our educational system. With that being said
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“We can change the world if we decide to be constructive versus bully.” An autism advocate I interviewed for a self-advocate video series a while back gave me a unique perspective into the ongoing conversation of person with autism (person-first language) versus an autistic person (identity-first language). She told me that we shouldn’t infight and
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While it’s great to see autism being spotlighted in shows like The Good Doctor & Atypical – this is only showing one end of the autism spectrum. A common concern I get from parents when they come up to me after one of my speaking events who have a child on the severe end of
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I’m sad to say Max Benson, a 13-year-old with autism died after being restrained face down for 2 hours at a private school he attended in California. This incident happened last year and now 3 school employees have just been charged with a felony for involuntary manslaughter. I hope we as a community can have
This is my review of SJ Childs book DJ THE BEAR: A Book About a Bear with Autism. You can check out the book on Amazon here. Would you like me to write a review of your next book and/or product for my website to promote to our 150,000 monthly readers? Contact me here for more details!
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Kick off the holiday season with Cornerstone Montclair at our Autism and Sensory Friendly Santa Event! All children are welcome at this event. It is designed to be especially welcoming to children with autism and other challenges. Families will have the chance to meet Santa without long lines, in a quiet and calm environment. A limited
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Atypical looks at Sam Gardener, a 19-year-old who’s autistic. Season 4 comes out on 7/9/21 for it’s final season on Netflix. In Season 1 and 2, it depicted his navigation through high school, and in Season 3 his journey as a Freshman in college. Among other topics discussed in the show look at Sam maintaining
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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.
