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Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism8 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 10 months ago: This is a blog post by Shelley Ourian, a young woman who participated on the stakeholder panel durin … more →

Tags: Family Services, Autism, autism speaks, Adults with Autism, Town Hall

A Boy and the Budget11 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 1 year ago: This is a guest post by Shannon Knall, Autism Speaks Connecticut Chapter Advocacy Chair. President O … more →

Tags: Family Services, Autism, autism speaks, afaa, President Obama, Autism Speaks Transition Tool Kit

Transition to Independent Living (TIL) - A Program of Opportunity2 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 1 year ago: This Family Services blog post by Marianne Sullivan, the Assistant Director of National Outreach and … more →

Tags: Family Services, Autism, autism speaks, afaa, Marianne Sullivan, Taft Program, TIL Program

Agricultural Communities for Adults with Autism12 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 1 year ago: This is a guest post by Gene Besinger. Gene is a parent advocate on issues affecting adults with aut … more →

Tags: Family Services, Autism, Gene Besinger, Agricultural Communities for Adults with Autism

Tune In - ABC World News Tonight8 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 1 year ago: In a story scheduled to air tonight, ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer will feature Autism Sp … more →

Tags: adults with autism, Awareness, ABC World News Tonight, Adults, Autism, Diane Sawyer, Peter Bell, Transition

Autistic adults face insecure future

cnorthcut wrote 1 year ago: By Shea Northcut WASHINGTON – Joey Rosenbloom, 22, uses a “life writer” to communi … more →

Tags: Scripps Howard Foundation-DC, Congress, Easter Seals, Walgreens, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Autism, the national institutes of health

The Day Joey Testified Before Congress30 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 1 year ago: This is a guest post by Sharon Rosenbloom. Sharon is a speech and language Pathologist, autism consu … more →

Tags: Family Services, Government Relations, adults with autism, adult issues, afaa, Autism, autism speaks, Congress

Kudos to Ryan Hemphill and Best Buy7 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 1 year ago: As a society, we have an obligation to secure a brighter future for individuals with autism spectrum … more →

Tags: Family Services, Adult Services, afaa, Employment, Best Buy, FACE - Facing Autism in a Caring Environment.

In Their Own Words - In the Workplace: Expect Ruffled Feathers3 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 1 year ago: We thought our dreams had come true when our 22-year old son with autism landed a job as a custodian … more →

Tags: In their own words, Family Services, Autism, Adult, afaa, Workplace, Employment, Tips

Measuring Outcome and Addressing the Needs of Adolescents and Adults with ASD4 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 1 year ago: This is a guest post by Ruth Carper, Ph.D. Dr. Carper is a member of the research faculty of the Cen … more →

Tags: Science, Family Services, afaa, IMFAR, Adults, Adolescents

Destination: Independence2 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 1 year ago: To date, Autism Speaks has funded $1.9 million in Family Services Community Grants to more than 100 … more →

Tags: Family Services, autism speaks, Adult Services, afaa, grant, asperger syndrome, Family Services Community Grants, Asperger’s Association of New England, Destination: Independence

In Their Own Words – Adults Still Need Help Making Friends23 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 2 years ago: When people learn that my 23-year-old son, Matthew, has autism, the first question they ask is “is h … more →

Tags: In their own words, Family Services, Autism, Adult Services, afaa, Social Skills, Dating, Friendships

In Their Own Words: What Happens When I Am No Longer Here?55 comments

Autism Speaks wrote 2 years ago: My autistic son David, now 22, has finally mastered the Metro transit system here in the nation’s ca … more →

Tags: In their own words, Autism, Adult Services, Adult, afaa


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