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My experiences at the Autism Society of America Conference from my first talk on a Keynote Panel and a good link to the IACC meeting in July

First, here is a very good meeting from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee! IACC 2010 Next, here are a few pictures I took. On Saturday July 10, 2010, I went to Dallas, Texas to speak at the Autism Society of America conference. I woke up eager to go and see what doors will open up [...]

A Voice for Autism

The government recently made a new connection with the Autistic community by confirming Ari Ne’eman to the National Council on Disability.  Ari not only has autism, but is a driving force in promoting education, awareness and understanding to the public.  It is to be hoped that by this confirmation it will help shed more light [...]

Riding in Trains with Asperger’s- A very good article from my friend in Adaptations, David Morris

David Morris Riding In Trains With Asperger’sby David Morris Like millions of New Yorkers, I commute on the Long Island Railroad. In many ways, my trip is an easy one. My home is within walking distance of the Douglaston Station of the Port Washington line, which makes getting into Manhattan a breeze, mainly because this [...]

Autistic Pride Day 2010 submissions! Artwork Part 2 of 2

This is Judy Gardner, a woman in her fifties who does artwork.

Autistic Pride Day 2010 submissions! Artwork Part I of 2

Thank you for you contribution to my website with your artwork. This is Jenn Ramirez

Autistic Pride Day 2010 submissions! – Music and Poetry

Below is the following people who submitted their poetry and a song for Autistic Pride Day.   They are all each on the Autism Spectrum. Thank you every one who submitted a piece of their work for Autistic Pride Day. The song someone sent me is from Nicholas Muhlestein, who wrote this song for his English [...]

Finding our way for Autistic Pride Day 2010!!

Sometimes there are times when we just need to fill our lives up to be the best we can be. We need to ensure the culture we are here on Earth living in during our lifespan understands us and communicates to us in a way where we feel good about why we are here. Every [...]

A bright future is among us and it starts on Friday for Autistic Pride Day 2010

Special future among us.   Every one has a future filled with whatever they can do to be successful.  Some people feel the anxiety of the what the future has in store for them since it is unknown.  Success is a big factor in every thing we do.  No body wants to feel like all [...]

A second contest for any musician willing to write an original song in honor of Autistic Pride Day

I have a proposition for all musicians in the world to write an original song for Autistic Pride Day. The contest is for any musician to write an original song for Autistic Pride Day and email it to me at autisticprideday@gmail.com. The rules for any musician is to write 1 song and email me the [...]

In honor of Autistic Pride Day – June 18th, I am having a contest!

Please email me your writings and/or art and I will post it on my site for Autistic Pride Day, June 18. June 18th is Autistic Pride Day, and I am going to hold a contest in it’s honor. To enter the contest, you must submit a story, writing or artwork that you yourself worked on. [...]

A World Autism Day promoting Neurodiversity: Let the Autism Month Begin

Today can start a change in people’s perspectives. Every one is different with their struggles. Today there will hopefully be many people wearing their rainbow colored tye-dye shirts for the rest of the month.    It is important to view every one on the same level, but with different struggles. There are people who can [...]

The Soon to be Internationally Recognized Worldwide program ‘Adaptations’

Why can’t Adaptations be EVERYWHERE? Why can’t every one who is Autistic either mildly or more Autistic benefit from Adaptations than just in New York City?? I think it is rather unfair the program which teaches many aspects of life like Social Skills to only be in New York City. I have met online and [...]

People with Autism on Social Networks like Facebook,…

Humans crave connection.  Humans are people, people on the Autism Spectrum whether they admit to it or not crave connection too.  Social networks like Facebook make it easier for people on  the Autism Spectrum to make these connections.  Facebook and other social networks build up networks very easily.  It is not a personal eye to [...]

Some people say I am weird, but I am just different!

People don’t really understand me sometimes when I say I am a Visual Thinker.  When I saw the movie “Temple Grandin” on Saturday night, I realized how very similar I am to Temple.  I think in pictures also!  Different is not easy because other people either take advantage of different or push different around.  Different [...]

Embrace it or Get rid of it

When I have spoken to different people about their viewpoints about Autism whether they are Neurotypicals or not, there are different ideas which strike a person about Autism. Some people believe we should cure Autism and dissolve the very nature of the condition. Some other people believe Autism is to be left untouched and embraced [...]

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