SALT LAKE CITY — What looks like playtime inside this clinic is actually carefully structured therapy. From stacking objects to navigating emotions, every activity is designed with a purpose. “If our students and our kids are having fun, then they’re learning,” Aubri Evans, an occupational therapist at the University of Utah’s Life Skills Clinic, said. For children…
HAINES CITY, Fla. — This Autism Awareness Month, the Haines City Police Department is making sure its officers are better equipped to respond to the community. When Officer Justin Glover gets a call, he has no time to wait. He jumps into his patrol car, ready for anything, even calls that require a different kind of response….
HAINES CITY, Fla. — This Autism Awareness Month, the Haines City Police Department is making sure its officers are better equipped to respond to the community. When Officer Justin Glover gets a call, he has no time to wait. He jumps into his patrol car, ready for anything, even calls that require a different kind of response….
There was once a time when Love on the Spectrum star Madison Marilla’s parents weren’t sure what her future would look like. Before the TV show, before the relationship, before the confidence she carries now, there were years of uncertainty, mainly trying to understand what an autism diagnosis would actually mean for their daughter’s life. On The Squeeze, Madison and…
There was once a time when Love on the Spectrum star Madison Marilla’s parents weren’t sure what her future would look like. Before the TV show, before the relationship, before the confidence she carries now, there were years of uncertainty, mainly trying to understand what an autism diagnosis would actually mean for their daughter’s life. On The Squeeze, Madison and…
How did Inna Sergiyenko use conferences, partnerships, and evidence-based training to expand autism inclusion and lifelong support across Ukraine? By Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Ira Sergiyenko (Translation, Ukrainian-English) Inna Sergiyenko is a Ukrainian autism advocate, educator, and founder connected with Child with Future, a Kyiv-based initiative supporting children with developmental disabilities and their families. Motivated…
How did Inna Sergiyenko use conferences, partnerships, and evidence-based training to expand autism inclusion and lifelong support across Ukraine? By Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Ira Sergiyenko (Translation, Ukrainian-English) Inna Sergiyenko is a Ukrainian autism advocate, educator, and founder connected with Child with Future, a Kyiv-based initiative supporting children with developmental disabilities and their families. Motivated…
PLANO, Texas – A Collin County man who sexually abused a severely autistic girl will spend the next 50 years in prison. What’s new: According to Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis, 52-year-old Marty Duwayne Griego was convicted in April of the continuous sexual abuse of a disabled individual. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to 50 years…
PLANO, Texas – A Collin County man who sexually abused a severely autistic girl will spend the next 50 years in prison. What’s new: According to Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis, 52-year-old Marty Duwayne Griego was convicted in April of the continuous sexual abuse of a disabled individual. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to 50 years…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As people with autism become adults, it can be a struggle for some, but many go on to lead independent and productive lives. Sometimes it just takes a little extra help from the people around them. One Charlotte man with autism found the help he needed in an unlikely place. Diagnosed with autism…