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National Speaker With Autism Involved In An Initiative To Eradicate Bullying

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This guest Q&A is with Anthony Ianni, a public speaker and autism self-advocate. He’s one of the first people with autism to ever play Division I Basketball. As a fellow anti-bullying activist who speaks on the topic of bullying prevention, I wanted to spotlight his journey for October which is National Bullying Prevention Month. The Relentless […]

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The Day I Got To Talk To Employees At Google About Growing Up With Autism

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“It’s not about what a company can do for people with autism but what skilled people with autism can do for the company.” I first learned about Talks at Google several years ago. It was at the same time I was about to give my very first TEDxTalk about ‘College & Autism.’ They were very

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Mom Encourages Blue Halloween Buckets To Raise Autism Awareness

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What’s your take on blue buckets for Halloween? A mom with a 3-year-old nonverbal son on the autism spectrum posted this photo on her Facebook page that now has over 150K shares… As a kid who used to be nonverbal and today is a public speaker who is also on the autism spectrum I’ve been

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I Have Autism And Just Got Accepted Into College For Biomedical Engineering

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This guest post is by Caitlyn Beth Jung, a young woman on the autism spectrum who has been accepted into Virginia Tech for biomedical engineering. Caitlyn 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 2.5 and diagnosed with autism at 4

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Mom Writes Children’s Book To Educate Students On Down Syndrome

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This is my review of SJ Childs book Jack The Dog: A Book About Downs Syndrome. 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! “Being kind is

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I Have Autism And Hope To Become A ‘World Champion’ Of Public Speaking

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This guest post is by Thomas Iland, a man with autism who just became an accredited speaker via Toastmasters Accredited Speaker Program. You can learn more about Thomas journey here. Interested in guest blogging for Kerry Magro & A Special Community? LEARN MORE HERE. Thomas was one of our A Special Community interviewees. You can watch his

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Doctors Suggested Because Of My Autism I May Have To Be Institutionalized; Today I’m Pursuing My Masters Degree

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This guest post is by Nils Skudra, a young man on the autism spectrum who has been accepted into University of North Carolina at Greensboro for his Masters! Nils 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 2.5 and diagnosed

I Have Autism And My Parents Advice Kept Me Pushing For Greatness

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This guest post is by Walter Foster Michaelis, a young man on the autism spectrum who has been accepted by Oglethorpe University for college! Walter 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 2.5 and diagnosed with autism at 4

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Mom Under Scrutiny For Feeding Her Autistic Sons Bleach To ‘Cure Their Autism’

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We are in 2019 and some parents are still feeding their kids bleach to ‘cure their autism.’ I recently stumbled upon this video from a FOX 5 affiliate. It discusses that Laurel Austin gave MMS or Miracle Mineral Solution to her two autistic sons. The dad is upset saying that she’s poisoning her children. The

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Talented Singer Advances To Next Round On ‘The Voice’; Says Music Helped Him Growing Up With Autism

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Music again shows to be a positive outlet for members of our autism community! Will Bremen who is a 25-year-old singer from Santa Barbara California just auditioned for Season 17 of the voice! During his intro video he discussed being diagnosed with autism. In the video he says, “I got told by some people that

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