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One Dad's Musical Journey Through April

This blog post is by Larry Grogan. He has been writing about music for more than 25 years, first in fanzines, then in newspapers and eventually moved onto the internet in 2000 with a web zine, which evolved into the ... More...

Dear Team…

This post is by Luau, who blogs at, 'Run Luau Run.'

I guess I need to do my part in r... More...

We Are 'Tied To A Cause' With Vineyard Vines!

Check out our #1 fan as he describes why it’s time to brighten up this season! Vineyard Vines has partnered with Autism Speaks for their ‘Tied To A Cause’ campaign. ALL proceeds from their collection of tote-bag and ties are dona... More...

Chad Secures a Trial Run on the Job!

On the last episode of MTV's World of Jenks Chad finds himself having graduated high school and in search of a job and future plans. It was a... More...

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Hackathon Challenges Developers with YOUR App Ideas

We teamed up with AT&T to crowdsource the most empowering and helpful app ideas from the people who know autism best: you, the autism community. With the votes counted and 12 winning app ideas selected, we’re now challengin... More...

Autism Prevalence: Can It Be 1 in 50?

This blog post is by John Elder Robison and was originally posted on Psychology Today.

One of the first presentations at today’s IACC meeting explained the recent NCHS survey that... More...

'World of Jenks' Tackles 'Twists and Turns' Tonight

“I want to work with normal people. I don’t want to be with people with disabilities. I just want to be me and pretend I’m normal and stuff.” -Chad

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PIECE by PIECE

This post is by Ana Arroyo, a Scentsy Consultant. She says, 'Autism has affected my life, in my son, my grandson and niece. If you know someone or have someone in your family with Autism, why not give to the cause and receive th... More...

The Story of Luke

This blog post is by Leslie Long, Director of Housing and Adults Services. She reviewed the award winning The Story of Luke, a comedy starring Lou Taylor Pucci, Seth Green, Cary Elwes and Kristin Bauer about a young man with autism... More...