Anthony Ianni

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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Man With Autism First-Ever To Play Division I College Basketball

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Doctors told Anthony’s parents when he was 5 that his autism was so severe he’d one day have to live in a group home. Anthony Ianni and his parents never wanted that to be his life though. Anthony was one of the first people with autism to ever play Division I Basketball. He started playing

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This Wonderful Organization’s Passion For Helping People With Autism Is Inspiring

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This guest Q&A is with Tammy Morris, the Chief Program Officer for the Autism Alliance of Michigan. Tammy oversees all of AAoM’s programmatic and community activities. She is a licensed Speech/Language Pathologist with 20 years of experience providing evaluation, diagnostic and intervention services to children with developmental communication disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorders. Tammy has

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10 Quotes To Share On World Autism Awareness Day

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Our autistic children will become autistic adults. As a mentor to younger kids on the spectrum, one question I get a lot is about positive role models who are also on the spectrum within our community. All of the quotes below are from autistic people. These quotes are also great for anyone who wants to

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I’m a Husband, a Father, Played Division I Basketball and Also Have Autism

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This guest Q&A post is by autism advocate and national motivational speaker Anthony Ianni. He is also the first-ever individual with autism to ever play Division I Basketball for Coach Tom Izzo at Michigan State. Kerry: Hey Anthony! When did you first know you wanted to be an advocate for those with special needs? Anthony:

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5 Athletes with Autism Who Would Inspire at the ESPYS

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In honor of the ESPY Awards I wanted to share a list of 5 people with autism who have not only been inspirations to me but I believe have inspired countless others in our community. As someone who played basketball in high school, I’ve seen first hand the impact that sports can have on someone.

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10 Inspirational People with Autism

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Growing up with autism wasn’t always easy. When I was young I often looked for a role model to look up too from the autism community. That was when the numbers of autism were about 1 in every 1000 individuals being diagnosed in the early 90’s. Because of the rise of awareness of autism, many autism

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