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A Fox News guest called Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old with autism, ‘mentally ill’

Michael Knowles, a conservative podcast host, was a guest on Fox News recently and called Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old climate activist who is on the autism spectrum a “mentally ill Swedish child.” I had to come on and talk about this because I was absolutely stunned. I see a lot of rude comments on television […]

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Grandparent Who Has An Autistic Grandson Writes Children’s Book On Autism

This is my review of blogger Sherry Lee’s book And You Can Love Me that you can purchase now on Amazon here. Would you like me to write a review of your next book/product for my website to promote to our 150,000 monthly readers? Contact me here for more details! A picture book with a ton of

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Mother Upset After School’s Plan To Place Son With Autism’s Desk In Bathroom

Danielle Goodwyn, a mom of a 11-year-old boy on the autism spectrum who attends Whatcom Middle School in Bellingham, Washington told a Q13 reporter that “The teacher informed us that he (my son) would be studying in the bathroom.” My heart breaks for this family. As someone who has autism I could only imagine the

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Autism CARES Act Passed By Congress; Bill To Be Signed By President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2019 CONTACT: Steven_Sandberg@menendez.senate.gov Rachel_Vliem@enzi.senate.gov Menendez, Enzi Applaud Final Passage of Autism CARES to Continue Critical Research, Education, Supports National autism rate: 1 in 59 American children and rising NJ’s highest rate in the nation now 1 in 34 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.),

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When A School Principal Said “I Don’t Know What Autism Is”

This is why we need to continue to promote professional development opportunities for educators to understand more about our special needs community. I recently interviewed a woman from Dublin, Ireland for our Facebook Video Series A Special Community who confided in me that one of her son’s who is on the autism spectrum had a

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Disney World’s Snow White Helps Boy With Autism Who Was Having A Meltdown

A true story of compassion! I recently saw a Facebook post from Lauren Bergner, an autism mom locally here in New Jersey of her experience with Brody, her nonverbal boy with autism when they were visiting Disney World. Brody was having a meltdown while in line to see Snow White. When he finally got to

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Man with Autism Graduates From Law School; Passes Bar Exam on First Try

Erik Weber is quite an accomplished young man. Erik who was diagnosed with autism at 3 graduated from Cal Western School of Law in 2015 and recently just passed the bar exam as well on the first try! Erik now plans to practice special education law to help those with disabilities. Sometimes I see schools

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8-Year-Old Consoles Crying Classmate With Autism On First Day Of School

What a great story! Christian Moore, a 8-year-old attending Minneha Core Knowledge Elementary went up to a classmate who was on the autism spectrum and crying and decided to try and console him by holding his hand and walking him inside of the school. As someone who grew up with autism, the transition back to

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