Repetition Brings Calm, Beautiful Artwork
May 23, 2016- "Repetition Brings Calm, Beautiful Artwork"- 12-year-old Nolan Cooley was diagnosed with autism at age 2, and since age 6 has been creating works of art through repetition. Through a...
View ArticleTeen from Randolph Autism School Wins State Art...
May 24, 2016- "Teen from Randolph Autism School Wins State Art Contest"- Zachary Lortie, a 15-year-old with autism, has always had a knack for art, which is why it really wasn’t a big surprise when he...
View ArticleSam Allen, Young Man with Autism, Campaigns for...
May 25, 2016- "Sam Allen, Young Man with Autism, Campaigns for Notice on Driver's Licenses"- Thanks to the efforts of Sam Allen, a 21-year-old with autism, and his mother, Jennifer, who is the founder...
View ArticleChild Discovers 'Link' Between Vaccines...
June 1, 2016- "Child Discovers 'Link' Between Vaccines, Autism"- A 12-year-old boy from Mexico posted a video exposing the link between autism and vaccines, based on his extensive research. However,...
View ArticleAutism's Advocate: From Non-Verbal to Publi...
June 9, 2016- "Autism's Advocate: From Non-Verbal to Public Speaker"- Alexander Magnussen’s recent TEDx talk would not have been possible a decade ago. Alexander, a 28-year-old with autism, is living...
View ArticleUsing Poetry to Give Young Adults with Disabili...
June 12, 2016- "Using Poetry to Give Young Adults with Disabilities a Voice"- A poetry class at Arlington County’s Program for Employment Preparedness recently had a recital. Of the 42 students in the...
View ArticleWRA Senior Hopes Idea Inspired by Brother can B...
June 22, 2016- "WRA Senior Hopes Idea Inspired by Brother can Become MIT Program Star"- Paul Schumacher is spending part of his summer at the MIT launch program, which is a “business incubator” for...
View ArticleMan with Autism Finishes 220-Mile Run across Ohio
June 27, 2016- "Man with Autism Finishes 220-Mile Run across Ohio"- Tyler Aldrich, a young man with autism, recently ran 20 miles a day, for a total of 220 miles, across the state of Ohio to raise...
View ArticleOwen Suskind and Gilbert Gottfried on The View:...
June 28, 2016- "Owen Suskind and Gilbert Gottfried on The View: Discuss New Documentary 'Life, Animated'"- In this 5 minute clip of daytime TV’s The View, Owen Suskind, his mother Cornelia, and...
View ArticleMerrimack Fire and Police Departments Throw Bir...
July 8, 2016- "Merrimack Fire and Police Departments Throw Birthday Party for Autistic Boy"- Members of the Merrimack Fire/Rescue and Police Department are getting some positive recognition for the...
View ArticleAphex Twin Enlists Young Boy with Autism to Dir...
July 11, 2016- "Aphex Twin Enlists Young Boy with Autism to Direct his Latest Music Video"- When Richard D. James, the Irish-born artist who performs under the alias Aphex Twin, saw 12-year-old Ryan...
View ArticleBoy with Autism Shatters Stereotypes, Takes Wor...
July 12, 2016- "Boy with Autism Shatters Stereotypes, Takes World Title in Taekwondo"- Ethan Fineshriber was diagnosed at age 3. At age 11 he has won his first World Title in Taekwondo this past June...
View ArticleArmani Williams Inspires as a Race Driver with...
July 13, 2016- "Armani Williams Inspires as a Race Driver with Autism"- Armani Williams, a 16-year-old high school junior with autism, is currently leading the rankings for Rookie of the Year in the...
View ArticleThe Internet is Loving This 8-Year-Old's Il...
July 15, 2016- "The Internet is Loving This 8-Year-Old's Illustration Explaining Autism"- Cadence is an eight year old from Australia with autism. Her recent drawing has been shared over 1,000 time...
View ArticlePekin Native Scales Kilimanjaro to Make a Point
July 30, 2016- "Pekin Native Scales Kilimanjaro to Make a Point"- When Becci Monge's daughter Emilia, who is on the autism spectrum, came home from her private school distraught over how hard her...
View ArticleAutism Not A Barrier for 16-Year-Old College Fr...
September 13, 2016- "Autism Not A Barrier for 16-Year-Old College Freshman"- Ben Liske, a 16-year-old from Nashville, Tennessee, received a $200,000 four-year Presidential Scholarship to attend Trinity...
View ArticleWaukesha police seek missing, non-verbal 10-yea...
October 2, 2016 - "Waukesha police seek missing, non-verbal 10-year-old boy with autism"- Andrew Ounkham, a 10-year-old boy with autism who is non-verbal, went missing on Sunday afternoon and was last...
View ArticleRhodes Scholar’s Mother Helped Him With Autism...
January 2, 2017- "Rhodes Scholar’s Mother Helped Him With Autism Breakthrough"- Jory Fleming, a 22 year old with autism, was awarded the Rhodes Scholarhip and will be attending the University of Oxford...
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