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Tag Archives: autism awareness

July 7, 2017
by Chris
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Warmhearted Inclusivity: How we view and serve the autism community

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 →

Categories: Featured, Literacy | Tags: autism awareness, empathy, literacy, neurodiversity, poetry | Permalink

April 23, 2016
by Beth
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Understanding Backwards: Finding autism acceptance

My husband and I sat across the table from our early childhood special education team and my son’s beloved preschool teacher of two years. This nurturing, creative team had seen us through so much, and now they were preparing us … Continue reading →

Categories: Parents' Voices | Tags: autism acceptance, autism awareness, grief, parenting | Permalink

April 9, 2015
by Shannon
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Let’s Start Seeing Autism: Autism Awareness

No matter where I am or who says it I freeze up when I hear, “He doesn’t look autistic.” I smile and fix my gaze, my mind racing through possible responses, but in the end allowing awkwardness to grow. There’s … Continue reading →

Categories: Parents' Voices | Tags: autism awareness | Permalink

April 6, 2015
by Editorial Team
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Parent Information Night

Join MN Regional Low Incidence Projects, Region 11 at a Parent Information Night. In addition to the topics and speakers listed below there will be local resources available so you can learn about what the area has to offer parents … Continue reading →

Categories: Community Events, Services | Tags: autism awareness, parenting | Permalink

April 3, 2015
by Editorial Team
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Being an Advocate: Autism Awareness

by Eleanor For Autism Awareness Day, I’m going to show a side of myself that most of you never see – the advocate. The acronym for autism is ASD, or Autism Spectrum Disorder. I despise this acronym because it says … Continue reading →

Categories: Day-to-Day | Tags: autism awareness | Permalink

April 30, 2014
by Shannon
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Autism Stats

This is our final Autism Aware post. Read the others here. To close out Autism Awareness month, we want to share some of the autism statistics we gathered this month. The more we know, the greater impact we can have. Feel … Continue reading →

Categories: Research | Tags: autism awareness | Permalink

April 15, 2014
by Shannon
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Bullying and Autism

This is part of our Autism Aware series, where we discuss important statistics about autism Join us on October 25th for practical tips for parents on Bullying and Autism We first encountered “bullying” with our son when he was three. … Continue reading →

Categories: Day-to-Day, Research | Tags: autism awareness | Permalink

April 12, 2014
by Shannon
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We Saw This Coming

This is part of our Autism Aware series that focuses on statistics about autism. On March 38, the CDC announced an increase in autism prevalence, now at 1 in 68 US children aged eight. It is based on data collected … Continue reading →

Categories: Research | Tags: autism awareness | Permalink

April 1, 2014
by Shannon
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Autism Aware

Tomorrow is World Autism Awareness Day as declared by the UN in 2007. Last year, Governor Mark Dayton proclaimed April as Autism Awareness Month in Minnesota. And this type of support is important. There’s a lot in the news about autism … Continue reading →

Categories: Featured | Tags: autism awareness | Permalink

April 17, 2013
by Shannon
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Isolated with Autism

This post was originally written for another blog, but I thought it could generate some good discussion here. What does Autism Awareness mean to you? Autism awareness means a lot of different things to different people. It means more funding … Continue reading →

Categories: Social | Tags: asd, autism, autism awareness, autism spectrum disorder, community. awareness | Permalink

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