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 ...
For Jamie Levine, coming to the Anderson Center for Autism about three years ago was the first time he truly left home.
The 21-year-old from Long Island had been living in educational group ...
Having met hundreds of families over the years, I am awestruck by the level of compassion that parents of children with special needs demonstrate every day of their lives. They seem to have this ...
When Damon Harrison was just 15 years old, Hurricane Rita ripped through the Gulf of Mexico, forcing his family in Lake Charles, Louisiana to evacuate. To this day, Harrison says the adversity ...
The Centers for Disease Control recently released updated prevalence rates for Autism Spectrum Disorder, provided by the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. The ...
Many talk about stress in waves.
The wind blows in, a wave comes to a crest.... and then it breaks before running toward the shoreline.
In between waves, there is usually a beautiful view of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
