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Dominic Giambona

STAATSBURG – Anderson Center for Autism today acknowledged the death of its former executive director Dominic Giambona, who purchased the center from the Anderson family in 1976 and led the organization for approximately two decades thereafter. Giambona is widely...

Forgiveness: Not Always About Others.

Forgiveness. From the time we are very young, the concept typically circles around challenging conversations with peers. One child says something mean to another child on the playground, and the teacher tells the victim to “just forgive.” Time moves forward; raging...

Growing Up and Aging Out

It wasn’t yet 8am that day when 4-year-old Jonathan Mandel waited for the bus that would carry him 26 miles away to his new school. His mother, Jackie, held his backpack and his chicken nugget lunch. She looked at her first-born child’s dark wavy hair and...

Tireless Work is Ahead to Raise Awareness About Autism

The Anderson Center for Autism recently had an opportunity to speak with parents whose children are residents at the center. Here are their experiences. April is Autism Awareness Month. Like several other months throughout the year that honor various causes, it begs...
Local Autism Center has Global Reach

Local Autism Center has Global Reach

Fellows from across the globe travel to Dutchess County to learn how to educate and care for people living with autism. Providers go to Anderson Center for Autism, where they spend 12 months or more working with children and adults in residential and educational...