Spotlight on Ashleigh Warren: Teen ‘Teams Up’ with SPARK
Ashleigh Warren had questions about autism spectrum disorder. Why do relatively few girls and women have autism? Why are many people on the spectrum sensitive to sound or touch?
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From communication difficulties, to bullying, to mood disorders, to finding meaningful employment and good healthcare, the autism community faces many challenges. The following articles, webinars, and family stories discuss some of these challenges.
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Autism Acceptance
In this webinar, Stephen Shore, M.Ed. discusses the autism acceptance movement and how to reframe the term disability. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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What Adults With Autism Would Like People to Know
In December 2017, we asked our Facebook followers to finish this sentence: “As an adult with autism, I would like people to know…” The comments were varied, like the people who answered them, but we spotted some themes.
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Sex Education and Autism
Psychologist Eileen Crehan explains why sex education is so important for teens with autism and describes how her program in Chicago helps address some of the challenges.
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Talking About the Birds and the Bees in ASD
In this webinar, Eileen Crehan, Ph.D. discusses autism and sex ed. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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Creating a Culture of Prevention: Addressing Autism in Today’s Criminal Justice System
In this webinar, Leigh Ann Davis and Samantha Crane discuss individual strategies and system reforms that could increase the safety of individuals with autism when interacting with police and the criminal justice system. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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Employment and ASD: Preparing for the World of Work
In this webinar, Ernst VanBergeijk, a professor at Lesley University, discusses employment and job trends for people with autism, skills that help individuals with autism gain and retain jobs and how employers and co-workers can create an autism-friendly workplace. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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What Is The ABLE Act?
In this webinar, Stuart Spielman, J.D. discusses the history of the ABLE Act, how many states have implemented ABLE and how ABLE accounts work. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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Helping Students with Autism Navigate Back-to-School Time
Returning to school after summer vacation can be hard for any child. For a student with autism, this time of year can be especially stressful. Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have trouble adjusting to change. In fact, “insistence on sameness” and “difficulties with transition” are symptoms of ASD. A new classroom, schedule, teachers, classmates, or new school can trigger distress far beyond the typical back-to-school blues.
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Answers for Autism
We asked you what you wanted to know about autism, and you responded with thought-provoking and important questions.
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