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Michael Jordan Surprises One of His Biggest Fans Who Has Autism

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Jeffrey Harrison, a 33-year-old adult with autism who is a huge Chicago Bulls fan got the surprise of a lifetime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqBOI4OWjbw Jeffrey, who hasn’t been able to find full-time work has gone to the court in his favorite MJ gear started to receive some attention via KREM.com. KREM when they heard more about Jeffrey’s story reached […]

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One Mom’s Response When Her Son Asked ‘Do I Still Have Autism?’

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Her response is beautiful… Holly Robinson Peete may be known best for her roles in 21 Jump Street and Hangin with Mr. Cooper but in our autism community she’s best known as one of the strongest champions we have towards autism education and advocacy. Recently she just launched a new TV show on the Oprah

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VIDEO: Dad has heartfelt conversation with his nonverbal son who has autism

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Shawn Garan, a father who has been featured on websites such as Autism Speaks shared a beautiful video of him having a conversation with his nonverbal son, Max. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBtv8pvUTMs Shawn writes about the video in the description of his Youtube page: “We were dropping mommys phone off at her job when Max engaged me in

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Teen with Autism Graduates with 4.0 GPA; Announced as School’s Valedictorian

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One of our favorite stories from the past few years comes from Montel Medley, a 17-year-old with autism who in 2014 graduated from Surrattsville High School with a 4.0 GPA. Because of his academic achievements he was announced that June as his class’s valedictorian. He earlier in that school year announced that, after receiving an

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Kind Strangers Play Pokemon Go with Teen with Autism Who Was Bullied

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What a heartfelt story of community in Tempe Town Lake, Arizona. As first reported by ABC 15 Arizona, a teen with autism was playing Pokemon Go with his mom outside when two college-age men squirted barbecue sauce on him. They followed up by saying, “Yes, we got the r-word.” His sister, outraged by what the

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Remember These 3 Words If Someone Stares at You During a Meltdown

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To all our parents out there, Have you ever been on the receiving end of a rude stare or comment? I can’t tell you how many families I speak to who deal with this issue. It usually starts like this: You and your child are hanging out in a public place like a grocery store or at the

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How I Can Relate to LeBron James as Someone on the Autism Spectrum

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There are countless reasons why we look up to athletes. The reason I’ve always looked up to athletes is because they go out there and pursue their dreams. Then there are other athletes who go above and beyond to give back to their communities. A great example of that is 3-time NBA Champion LeBron James

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Demi Lovato’s Message at the DNC Inspired Me as Someone with Autism

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Demo Lovato who is a mental health advocate spoke at the Democratic National Convention and she did not disappoint. Her message that stuck out to me was when she said…. “This is not about politics. It’s simply the right thing to do.” What a wonderful thing to say I thought to myself. This is the

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5 Reasons Why You Need Social Stories in Your Classroom

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This guest post is by Trisha Katkin, a special education teacher in NH. She has her Master’s in Education and currently holds certificates in General Special Education, Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities. She has been a guest speaker at the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability and has been featured on Autism Talk at Patienttalk.org.

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The Most Difficult Part of Receiving Therapy as Someone who has Autism

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“Your son will receive physical, occupational and speech therapy as part of his early intervention plan.” This was one of the first things my parents ever heard from a therapist. As young as I could remember I received some form of therapy. This was due to my earliest challenges with autism. Along with being nonverbal

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