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I Have Autism, Got Accepted Into College And Am Now Pursuing a Degree in Journalism

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This guest post is by Abigail Chang, a 21-year-old adult on the autism spectrum. Abigail is currently a college student at Cal State Long Beach and is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a double minor of Information System and Chinese. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Abigail is applying for our Spring […]

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I Have Autism And I Wouldn’t Change That For The World

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This guest post is by Demecos Hill, a young teen on the autism spectrum who is applying for our Spring 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 realized that I was different from other

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Teachers Doubted Me Because Of My Autism; Now I’m Graduating High School

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This guest post is by Trey Alvelo, a young teen on the autism spectrum who is applying for our Spring 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 have learned to work through, around, over

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Kerry Magro Talks Living with Autism on NJTV

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I had the wonderful opportunity to share my story on NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams. During the interview I was able to share my story of growing up with autism and what we’re doing today to help families. A big part of the interview included the issues currently facing adults with autism today in

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Six Students with Autism Receive Scholarships for College in 2016

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Kerry Magro, an adult with autism and Founder/President of KFM Making a Difference (a New Jersey based non-profit corporation), announced his organization’s award of college scholarships to six young adults with autism; Talia Anderson, Chris Fegley, Leora Robbins, Spencer Agabiti, Lucas Brodsky and Clarin G. Paap III. With this latest round of scholarship awards, Kerry

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2015 in Review: 7 Students with Autism Receive Scholarship Aid for College

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Thanks to the generous donations of members in our community we were able to reward 7 scholarships to students with autism for college in 2015. This was part of our Spring 2015 Making a Difference for Autism Scholarship Program which is ran through KFM Making a Difference, a non-profit that focuses on helping the special needs

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Graduation Rates Increase for High School Students with Disabilities

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The U.S. Department of Education has released new numbers that show that the graduation rate for those with disabilities has risen for the third year in a row. As reported from Disability Scoop the new number indicates that 63.1 percent of high school students with disabilities in the United States in the 2013-2014 school year

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

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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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Scholarship Program for Students with Autism Joins Giving Tuesday; a Global Day of Giving

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While people begin their holiday shopping during Black Friday and Cyber-Monday, Giving Tuesday begins the charitable season of end of the year giving for worthy causes around the world! One of those causes that needs your support with a tax-deductible donation here is our Making a Difference for Autism Scholarship Program, which helps students with autism

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A Christmas Invitation to Children with Autism From Santa

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To all the children with autism around the world, Hi kids, Santa here and I’m writing to you from the North Pole to tell you how excited we are that Christmas is coming! My elves are hard at work making toys and the reindeer have been preparing for our long trip around the world. I

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