Putting adults with autism to work
The statistics are startling. In California alone, an estimated 84% of all regional center consumers with autism are under 22, the age when services from their local school districts end. What will...
View ArticleSuccess on the autism spectrum? Expert advice at Saturday’s AASCEND conference
Success on the Spectrum:Widening the Definition of Adult Success in Autism is the topic of the AASCENDconference this coming Saturday. The conference is an incredible opportunity for anyone with and...
View ArticleCommunicating with autism: “I Want to Say”
On a recent road trip with Matthew, my patience was tried as he peppered me with questions that I found exhausting to answer: “Who is Freddy Krueger? Is he a good guy or a bad guy? Does he have a girl...
View ArticleSpecial needs parenting: is it time to brush up on your child’s disability?
If you are the parent of a child with special needs, it’s likely that you researched your child’s disability exhaustively during the early diagnosis stage. Then you got busy, and tired, but now you are...
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