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As a public speaker who talks about growing up with autism I often like to share a quote or two from people within my presentations that truly reflect the current state of our autism community. We have popular quotes such as Dr. Temple Grandin where she says “Different, not less” to Dr. Stephen Shore’s quote […]
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This guest post is by Kameron Evans, a young man on the autism spectrum who has been accepted into and will be attending Colorado Christian University! Kameron 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
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While shows such as The Good Doctor, Atypical and Parenthood all focus on boys on the autism spectrum, Everything’s Gonna Be Okay gives a platform to girls on the autism spectrum. This dramedy that just debuted on Freeform looks at the life of a 20-year-old college student becomes the guardian of his teenage half-sisters after
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This guest post is by Jackson Sallee, a young man on the autism spectrum who was diagnosed with autism at 6 and now has been accepted into University of Missouri in Columbia to study Computer Science. Jackson is applying for the Spring 2020 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference started by me, Kerry
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This guest post is by Faith Butterfield, a young woman on the autism spectrum who has been accepted and is attending Citrus College where she is majoring in Fine Arts. Faith is applying for the Spring 2020 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference. You can read more about the organization and how
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When people tell me that bullying isn’t ‘that big of a deal’ I can’t help but remember those days… I can remember some of my first moments being bullied like it was yesterday… I was the only kid with autism in my classroom. I tended to keep to myself. I tended to rub my hands
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This new animated short I’m happy to say features Pixar’s first-ever nonverbal autistic character. The short which was just released today (January 10, 2020) is overviewed by Pixar as ‘two kids (Marcus and Renee who is a young autistic girl) at canoe camp who find themselves adrift on a lake, unable to move forward until
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Will you be tuning in? The cable network Freeform will debut “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” on January 16th at 8:30 PM EST. Actress Kayla Cromer who has autism, will be playing the role of Matilda who also is on the autism spectrum. Recently, disability representation has been in the news as studies indicated that less
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Have you tuned in yet? The short film now on Disney+ has an autism metaphor that will relate with many in our community. Disney+ has been in the news recently for a short film that will come out on January 10, 2020 featuring a nonverbal girl on the autism spectrum. Even before this news broke
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This guest post is byMatteo Barila, a young man on the autism spectrum who was diagnosed with autism at 2 and now has been accepted into three colleges and is currently undecided. Matteo 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
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