Light It Up Blue, Across the World

Submitted by: Amanda Givens, BCBA Saturday April 2nd was World Autism Awareness Day.  It is a day to celebrate Autism. Autism organizations around the world came together to celebrate, with unique fundraising and awareness-generating events. One of the trademark support campaigns for autism awareness is to…

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What Do You Want?

Submitted by: Erica Egnor Each person with ASD has different communication skills. Some people can speak fluently in full sentences, others can’t speak at all or only very little. Due to this, functional communication training is a huge component of what we teach. Teaching functional…

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Ryan’s Law Expansion

Submitted by: Megan White On July 1, 2008 Ryan’s Law was passed in the state of South Carolina. The law is named after Ryan Unumb who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at the age of 5. After making great financial sacrifices in order to…

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Autism & Elopement

Submitted by: Kasey Gerhart Have you ever said any of the following? “He knows how to open the door and he just walks right out into the street!” “She just sprints away from me and she is so fast!” “He has climbed out of windows,…

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