Jul
3
2018
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 ...
Jun
22
2018
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 ...
Jun
14
2018
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 ...
May
17
2018
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 ...
May
11
2018
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 ...
May
4
2018
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 ...
May
2
2018
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 ...
May
2
2018
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 ...
Apr
24
2018
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 ...
Apr
1
2018
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 ...
Mar
28
2018
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 ...
Mar
22
2018
The Anderson Center for Autism recently had an opportunity to speak with parents whose children are residents at the center. Here are their experiences. Years ago, a doctor told Ed and Concetta ...
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