Foundation Grants to Support Programs for Students with Autism

Back in December 2009 I read an article about a school in Massachusetts that was awarded a grant from the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism to support a Saturday social skills class for their students with autism. This foundation distributed $378,766 this past year to support 29 non-profit organizations with $16,500 of this going [...]

Teaching Older Students with Milder Forms of Autism

The transition to middle school and high school can be difficult for any kid, but for kids with autism this may be compounded by their social difficulties. Although students with disabilities are entitled a Free, Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) the services they receive in middle and high school may [...]

Sing Songs of the Spectrum – Buy This CD

Sing Songs of the Spectrum (SOS) is an amazing music project which was created to raise “awareness, funds and spirits”. Visit their website to read more about the project or read the article written by John O’Neil (the creator) on the NY Times Topic page:
Autism Artist Debuts. The lyrics to the songs were written by [...]

CRUISE 4 AUTISM

Autism Cruise 4 Autism!

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Information on Controversial Autism Treatments

This information from an article was sent to me by a friend. I think it is a summary and information about controversial treatments worth sharing. Please let me know if you have had any experiences with these treatments or any additional questions. Thank you for visiting the Autism Community.
“The Tribune examined four treatments in [...]

All Decks on Hand- Auction for Autism

Hi everyone,
I wanted to let you all know about a very cool art exhibit/fundraiser happening right now!! SARRC’s Vocational and Life Skills Academy has gotten together with After Hours Gallery for this amazingly creative and community oriented fundraiser. The exhibit opened live on November 6th and all the skateboard decks are now on-line while [...]

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