April 1, 2020
by Editorial Team
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Today we step into April, Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month. This is certainly not the way many of us pictured it, but humor and creativity can help us adapt to this COVID-19 reality. In this spirit, CEA is celebrating in … Continue reading
March 28, 2020
by Beth
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In Episode 11, we warmly welcome our first guests, Kate Biederman and Jen Reiter, who have deeply shaped Communities Engaging Autism’s mindfulness course*. In this rich conversation, Beth, Jen, Kate and Tera unpack what mindfulness really is and the growth … Continue reading
November 27, 2019
by Beth
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Happy Thanksgiving! On behalf of Communities Engaging Autism, I want to express our gratitude for your support and involvement this year. CEA is poised for growth and we are excited to be connecting with so many of you as we shape … Continue reading
September 24, 2018
by Beth
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Big news!! We’ve changed our name from “Center for Engaging Autism” to “Communities Engaging Autism.” You’ll see this change unfold on our website and social media in the coming weeks. Why Communities Engaging Autism? Here’s the short version: We’ve heard repeatedly … Continue reading
July 22, 2018
by Beth
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Have you ever heard of care mapping? It is “a family-driven, person-centered process which highlights a family’s strengths and communicates both the big picture and the small details of all of the resources needed to support a child and their family” … Continue reading
June 3, 2018
by Beth
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Hello CEA community! If you’re like me, you may have read Shannon Andreson’s “Farewell but not Goodbye” post and wondered, “now what?”. In sharing her decision to step down as executive director, Shannon reflected on the ebbs and flows of … Continue reading
September 8, 2017
by Shannon
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Few people master the art of effective communication. When you have a disorder like autism that directly impairs the ability to communicate, mastery can feel out of reach. Too often individuals with autism are seen as incapable of creativity, especially … Continue reading
July 28, 2017
by Chris
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August is giving me what we call “scrunch face,” his brow furrowed as he glares at the screen. We haven’t even finished the first line of our daily collaborative poem, and he already sees why it won’t work. We have … Continue reading
July 7, 2017
by Chris
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This piece first appeared on On Being, 3/12/16. It is reprinted here by permission from the author. Sign up for Chris’s five-day course in Unlocking Potential: Using the power of poetry, song and autism, August 7-11! Bill and I are … Continue reading
March 31, 2017
by Editorial Team
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from a CEA parent My son did not toilet train completely until he was in elementary school. Before he was diagnosed with autism, we read the parenting books written for typical kids. I listened to the other parents in Early Childhood … Continue reading
