Inclusion – We all Belong
“Inclusion – We all Belong” is one of the many important themes covered in the video, “Connecting The Autism Community Through Story”. Watch the full video here.
“Inclusion – We all Belong” is one of the many important themes covered in the video, “Connecting The Autism Community Through Story”. Watch the full video here.
As a person with High-Functional Autism (or HFA), I would like to share with you how I got my social skills improved in such an exponential rate that I have never expected to happen, but I am humble and glad that it did. There is this popular animated TV cartoon show from Hasbro Studios by…
Seven years ago, my principal came to me and said, “I have a great opportunity for you!”I looked at her with suspicion, because in education, a “great opportunity” often means a great deal of extra work! Building the Secondary Social Communication Program (SSCP) has been a great deal of work,but it has been some of…
A father and his daughter got on the subway yesterday. She was young and in pigtails and she had autism. He held her tiny backpack between his knees as he fished his phone out for her. As he tapped on his phone, the familiar strains of angry birds began to play and a wide smile…
“Hope for the Future” is one of the many important themes covered in the video, “Connecting The Autism Community Through Story”. Watch the full video here.
“Differences are okay” is one of the many important themes covered in the video, “Connecting The Autism Community Through Story”. Watch the full video here.
I was born twenty-two years ago to very loving parents. I struggled socially, with emotional regulation and with my physical coordination as a young child. I also struggled with intense interests, repetitive behaviors, stimming, taking things literally, one sided conversations, making blunt statements without realizing they were hurtful, and making eye contact when I was young. My parents…