Remember how empowered you felt when you first received your working papers? Or how independent you felt walking into work on your first official day? Or how confident you felt when you got ...
When I trained to become a yoga teacher, one of my instructors reminded us of the great wisdom we hear from airline attendants. Just moments before taking flight, they all typically say the same ...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017, 61.9 percent of married couples with children in their home were both employed. (https://pojonews.co/2peLabX). With the majority now ...
Despite how difficult it was to accept our family’s reality, we all jumped in to support Karla. Jonathan received every service available: occupational, speech, and physical therapies, special ...
It is often said that prejudice is being down on something you’re not up on. I’ve been reflecting on this lately in context of research conducted by the Interactive Autism Network, which found ...
For many people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, making friends is extremely difficult. And for the moms and dads of the 1 in 59 impacted by autism, keeping friends might seem equally as ...
A Port Jefferson resident joined a contingent that trekked to Washington, D.C., to advocate for facilities that offer therapeutic treatments for mental health disorders like autism.
Andrea ...
109th Airlift Wing Donates 100 New Computers to Anderson Center for Autism
Anderson Center for Autism announced today that it recently received a donation of 100 computers as a result of the ...
One in 59 receive a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, but entire families are impacted by the neurological disorder which presents with communication, social, and behavioral challenges. ...
Vacation. It’s a word that always brings to mind relaxation and renewal, right? It’s about finding a way to stop the world from spinning a bit - suspending work and responsibility so that we can ...
“Art is best for me. Makes me calm down. When I make a mistake I get frustrated by, it helps me more to keep on going, going. The first time when you do art you’re like, ‘I don’t like it.’ But ...
From the time we’re young, people say, “respect your elders.” As kids, we experience a little fear around this. What will those older people have to say about what I’m doing? What will they ...
