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  • Some Support: Support not needed for most daily activities.
  • Moderate Support: Daily support for some but not all daily activities.
  • Intensive Support: Hourly support for most daily activities.
Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Andy Shih
Science News
Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer speaks at UN event on technology and autism
Andrew at an Autism Speaks Walk holding a stuffed bear and blue pom-pom
Blog
This is my story of my life with autism
two children on a tire swing
Expert Opinion
My child is nonverbal. Anything new that might help him communicate better?
Post It note with a reminder to fight for your rights
Tool Kit Excerpt
Know Your Rights to Access Assistive Technology
Patrick Vaillancourt holding up an iPhone
Blog
How an iPhone taught my son self-sufficiency
Transition Tool Kit Cover
Tool Kit Excerpt
How digital tools can help
Computer photo
Tool Kit Excerpt
Accommodations on the Job
assistive technology for autism, autism tablet
Blog
15 year-old Jennifer Uses iPad to increase Her Independence
Photo of a webinar screen
Website
VCU Autism Center for Excellence Webinar: Smartphones and Tablet as Cognitive-Behavioral Aids in Autism
Photo of Assistive Technology for Communication Roadmap
Worksheet
Assistive Technology for Communication Roadmap
A mans hand typing code on a computer screen
Life on the Spectrum
Coding and autism: Learning the skills I need to start a tech career
a mother wearing a pink shirt and smiling while holding her daughter
Science Blog
Launching the Autism Learning Health Network
Jake Edwards sharing his story as a self-advocate and the Chief Autism Ambassador at the Montgomery County Police Department
Advocacy News
Congressional briefing on law enforcement interactions with the autism community
a mother reading her son a book on the couch
Expert Opinion
Teaching children with nonverbal autism to read
man on a mountain top looking at the clouds
Blog
What inspired me to help improve the lives of people with autism
A little boy during occupational therapy
Science Blog
Real world autism interventions