“Programs like Joanne’s Autism Movement Therapy offer opportunities for our kids to develop the necessary and fundamental skills that benefit all our kids. Art saved my life!”
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FOX Features Character with Autism on Touch
Soon to join a growing list of television characters on the autism spectrum is Jake Bohm, an 11-year-old boy with an extreme form of autism who is also nonverbal. Portrayed by David Mazouz, Jake’s character is at the center of a new show called...
MoreACT Today! Grants iPads to Kids with Autism
In the past year, ACT Today! has given 88 iPads to children with autism around the country. As part of the autism care and treatment nonprofit’s new Assisted Technology Program, tools like the iPad ensure that children on the autism spectrum will...
MoreThe Meaningful Life for a Child with Autism
There are approximately one million people living with autism in the United States today. By the year 2050, it is predicted that this number will increase fivefold, with 1.7 million of these people being adults. In her book, Autism Solutions: How...
MoreRespecting Autism: A Talk with Dr. Gil Tippy
Dr. Gil Tippy, co-author of Respecting Autism and a founder of the Rebecca School in New York, talks to SpecialNeeds.com about his book and the philosphies that the school was built upon, many of them Dr. Greenspan’s legacies.
MoreActivities for Kids: Coffee Filter Fun
Parents who are looking for something fun to do with their kids away from electronic devices this spring may want to consider the things that can be done with a coffee filter. This versatile item that is common to most households can be used to...
MoreFacial Differences Found in Boys with Autism
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The face develops from the same set of cells that are responsible for brain development, beginning with an embryo and continuing through the first 10-12 years of life. Now, University of Missouri researchers have...
MoreThe Truth about Kids with Autism
In many ways the media has done a great disservice to kids with autism. More often than not, portrayals by the media on the subject tend to be focused on the most heart wrenching scenarios. Nothing good is ever shown about people who have been...
MoreHelping Kids Learn about Autism
When signing up my child for baseball one cold Saturday morning I asked the chairperson, “Is there a coach familiar with autism?” He responded kindly enough, “Yeah we have one that is ADHD.” Wow, I thought. Autism has been...
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