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5 Autism Stereotypes To Dismiss

By Christine Motokane What do you picture when you think of someone who has autism? Do you think of someone with a special talent like Raymond Babbitt from “Rain Man?” Is it the socially awkward computer nerd working at a Silicon Valley tech startup? Or is your idea of autism the individual who has no

By rickochocki|2018-01-02T17:38:25-08:00January 2nd, 2018|Categories: Blog|Tags: autism, myths, Teens living with autism|Comments Off

When a Little Girl at the Pool Realized My Son Has Autism

By April Shaw EMTs, firefighters and police officers all have something in common. When crisis arrives and everyone’s running away from it, they’re the ones running towards it. They’re the first on the scene to help, to rescue and to serve. In my world, the term “first responders” means something a little different. The