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This guest post is by Dalton Weathersby, a young man on the autism spectrum. Dalton currently attends the University of South Carolina. Dalton is applying for our Summer 2017 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference. You can read more about the organization and how to apply for our scholarship here. I am Dalton Weathersby. […]
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This guest Q&A is with Pamela Feliciano, Ph.D. Pam is the Scientific Director of SPARK, a research initiative that is recruiting 50,000 individuals with ASD plus their family members. SPARK seeks to accelerate clinical research in autism by creating a partnership with individuals and families with ASD. She is also the mother of a wonderful
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I was looking through old photos at my parent’s house and found a poem that I wrote after I was diagnosed with autism. Even though I was diagnosed with autism at 4, I wouldn’t find out about autism diagnosis till 11.5. I always knew I was special, but I didn’t know why. Then, one day
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This guest Q&A is with Good Friend Inc.’s very own Chelsea Budde and Denise Schamens. Good Friend, Inc., based in Waukesha, Wis., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2007 to create autism awareness, teach acceptance of differences, and foster empathy for students with autism spectrum disorder among their typically-developing peers. GFI’s original short films
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This guest post is by Ryan, a young man on the autism spectrum. Ryan has been accepted and will be attending Arizona State University in the Fall. Ryan is applying for our Summer 2017 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference. You can read more about the organization and how to apply for our scholarship here.
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This guest Q&A is with Jamie Marshall. For over 20 years, Jamie has worked with adults and children on the spectrum. He has served this population in schools, both public and private nonprofit, and in supported living residences and day programs. He holds degrees in Psychology, Intensive Special Needs and has recently obtained a Certificate
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This guest post is by Trey Alvelo, a young man on the autism spectrum. Trey has been accepted and will be attending Emory & Henry College in the Fall. Trey is applying for our Summer 2017 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference. You can read more about the organization and how to
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From his first Broadway performance in Rent to his Tony Award-Winning Performance in Hamilton, not many performers in my opinion have showed more passion in their performances onstage over the years then Leslie Odom Jr. That’s why the moment I had the opportunity to talk with him as a fellow actor meant the world to
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I was recently giving a keynote during World Autism Month in April about what happens to children with autism when they become adults when during the Q&A someone asked me about whether or not someone could be diagnosed with autism when they reach adulthood. The question left me shocked. A lot of questions ran through
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A common problem I’m faced with, as a mentor to students with special needs is that a majority of them are a victim of bullying. To help with that I’ve often told them about celebrities who have overcome bullying in their childhoods. People such as Bruno Mars and Jennifer Lawrence for that reason have become
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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.
