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Temple Grandin’s Reminder to Parents: “You Have to Stretch These Kids”

I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to keynote on the same stage with Dr. Temple Grandin in the past about my life growing up on the autism spectrum from a nonverbal child to professional speaker today. Some time ago I watched a wonderful video featuring Dr. Grandin that I wanted to spotlight. Grandin who has autism […]

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New Program Offers Autism-Friendly Dinners at Several Restaurants

A new initiative in Massachusetts called ‘Autism Eats’ is helping autism families go out on the town with other autism families to restaurants for a sensory-friendly eating experience! Started by Lenard and Delphine Zohn started this ‘supper club for families with children on the autism spectrum’ based on their own experiences with their son Adin

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Santa Event Raises Over $8,000 for Scholarships for Students with Autism!

Our 2nd Annual Autism-Friendly Santa Event @ Santa’s Elf Factory was a huge hit for our community! Taking place on the weekend of Dec 5-6 and Dec 12-13 at Jersey City Museum, we welcomed over 400 kids for some holiday fun to meet Santa! This free event also welcomed sponsorships for the kids and donations

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Bruce Springsteen Inspires Through Concert to Raise Funds for Autism

Did you know Bruce Springsteen has helped support our autism community in the past? This event he attended in particular was one of my favorites from him. In 2009 while working as an intern at Autism Speaks I got to experience Bruce Springsteen and Jerry Seinfeld teaming up for the 5th Concert for Autism Speaks

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A Letter to Will Smith Who Helps Inspire My Mentees with Special Needs

Dear Will Smith, When I was a kid I had to go out of district to help me receive supports to help succeed due to my challenges with autism. I wasn’t very comfortable with the transition but something that helped was when I first started watching reruns of your hit-show ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’.

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Zac Brown Band Start Camp for Those with Autism and Special Needs

“As a former camp counselor, I know how a positive camp experience can transform a child’s life. My dream is that children of all abilities will have an opportunity to experience the magic of the outdoors.” – Zac Brown Band The Camp is called Camp Southern Ground and is located in Fayetteville, Georgia. I’m so

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Tom Hanks Surprises Fan with Autism in the Cutest Way

In 2013, I stumbled upon a Youtube video featuring Sarah Moretti, a young girl with autism who absolutely LOVES Tom Hanks. Sarah had spent years putting together a scrapbook with pictures and articles featuring her favorite actor. Everything from Forest Gump to Polar Express was put in the scrapbook. Hanks had heard through his PR

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