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Autism, Going to College, And My Goal Of Becoming A Missionary

This guest post is by Leah Howard, a young woman on the autism spectrum who was diagnosed with ASD at age 3 and has been accepted into Baptist College of Florida. Leah is applying for the Spring 2022 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference started by me, Kerry Magro. I was nonverbal […]

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Growing Up with Autism and Being a Military Child

This guest post is by Andres Castillo, a young man on the autism spectrum who was diagnosed with PDD-NOS (pervasive developmental disorder – not otherwise specified) at age 3 and has been attending Valencia Community College.  Andres is applying for the Spring 2022 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference started by

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Sia Says She Was ‘Suicidal’ After Backlash From Autism Film ‘Music’

She also said she entered rehab as a result of the backlash. For those who don’t know, Sia directed a film called ‘Music’ where there was a character in the film who was a nonverbal autistic teenage girl. Many in the autism community were upset that the actor who played that character wasn’t on the

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2-year-old with autism refuses to wear mask; Mother upset by JetBlue’s treatment

JetBlue noted that they could have applied for a mask exemption. Jennifer Minsky, A mom from my home state of New Jersey was upset by the treatment from JetBlue after her 2-year-old autistic son was having challenges wearing a mask on their plane ride home after vacation. Minsky mentioned that her son had no issues

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From The Inability To Properly Verbalize To Majoring In Theatre And Business

This guest post is by Zander William Feist, a teen on the autism spectrum who was diagnosed with PDD-NOS and has been accepted into Luzerne County Community College. Zander is applying for the Spring 2022 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference started by me, Kerry Magro. I was nonverbal till

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Disney goes extra mile surprising autistic man with trip to Disney Christmas Parade

He had no idea that Disney was going to surprise him. I stumbled upon this story about Luke who was diagnosed with autism and epilepsy and has found a love for instruments. He later dreamed of being in the marching band and Disney surprised him with the news that he’d be heading to Disney World

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