What is your vision for the New Year? Email info@artautism.com and we may publish it! By Scott Lentine As I enter my next decade I aspire to achieve many new goals Seeking to develop fresh relationships along the way Before I am old and gray I hope to have many years of fulfilling work I would like…

Like many child prodigies, Monty has blazed his own path through life and the education system. He didn't speak until the age of 4 and was diagnosed with autism when he started public school. The post This 11-Year-Old Is Starting College Next Year With A Plan To Help Kids Like Him appeared first on…

Ethan Hanson grew up obsessed with southern California sports. He daydreamed about them at school, read the sports... The post Sports Reporter Says Autism is ‘One of the Greatest Gifts a Person Can Have’ appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

It's known that having cats in a home with a child who has autism is good for the child - but is it good for the cat as well? The post Study Claims That Cats Are Less Stressed In Homes With Kids Who Have Autism appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Getting into college is an exciting time for a teenager, and probably just as exciting for their parents.... The post Al Roker Shares Video of Son with Autism Learning He’s Been Accepted to College appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Reflections on my experience with accessibility in an apprenticeship theatre program at Williamstown By Anton Spivack In 2009, one of my writing mentors suggested I apply for a scholarship through VSA, which every year allows two to four disabled actors to attend the Williamstown Theatre Festival Ap…

A movie review of the 1986 film Children of A Lesser God By Nils Skudra This weekend I had the opportunity to watch Children of a Lesser God, a beautiful 1986 film about a romance between a hearing teacher and a young deaf woman working at a school for the deaf and hearing-impaired. I felt that thi…

These children will outgrow the toys they got this Christmas, but they'll never outgrow the feelings they felt when they received what are probably the only gifts they'll get this holiday season. The post GreaterGood Donates Toys to Children in Areas Hit Hard by Hurricanes and Poverty appeared firs…

"The way in which people are expected to live in both these homes is neither acceptable nor sustainable." The post Care Homes Need “Urgent Improvements” After Inspection Deems Them “Unacceptable” appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

What I Felt After Being Diagnosed at 20 Potential Energy, Infinite And soft, Rolling Clear waves Of starry Blossoms. Steadily Growing Like iron On trees, Morphing Into Wavering gold By a few simple words. After My Diagnosis: A Journey My heart and my brain Now grow in unison, Thinking as one, and wo…

Everyone deserves a chance at a job after graduating high school. That’s why Kim Mileszko has made it... The post Woman Helps Students With Special Needs Achieve Success After Graduation appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Art has been my friend, and given me a great sense of accomplishment in spite of the fact that I cannot keep a job and I can barely leave the house, due to the fact that I am Autistic, a diagnoses I just received a year and a half ago at the age of 41. by Penny Rae Tuffendsam I woke up this morning …

Please donate to help our neighbors in the midwest and southeast who have been affected by this unprecedented disaster. The post GreaterGood Charities Provides Supplies and Support to People and Pets After Devastating Tornadoes appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

The report suggests that their new term could be applicable to anywhere between 18 and 48 percent of people on the autism spectrum. The post “Profound” Autism: The New Term for Those Who Require Significant Support appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site