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07/13/2019

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AWOW delivers life-changing surf therapy to children with unique needs and their families.

02/12/2016

Amazing video by CBS highlighting the Luv Michael company on Long Island, New York. Thank you for watching and please share with your friends on Facebook for Autism Awareness.

CBS2's Diane Macedo reports.

02/03/2016

Today, Autism Awareness and special need children are at the forefront thanks to the pioneers of yesterday.

Decades ago, few pediatricians had heard of autism. In 1975, 1 in 5,000 kids was estimated to have it. Today, 1 in 68 is on the autism spectrum. What caused this steep rise? Steve Silberman points to “a perfect storm of autism awareness” — a pair of psychologists with an accepting view, an unexpecte…

01/30/2016

Early diagnosis and intervention for continues to be paramount in improving lives.

Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder can improve the lives of everyone affected, but the complex network of causes make it incredibly difficult to predict. At TEDxPeachtree, Ami Klin describes a new early detection method that uses eye-tracking technologies to gauge babies' social engagement…

09/08/2015

One the most inspiring minds of our time Temple Grandin explains her way of "thinking in pictures" for TED.

Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers…

08/31/2015

Inspiring TED video from Alix Generous on her amazing accomplishments as a young woman with and developing AutismSees.

Alix Generous is a young woman with a million and one ideas -- she's done award-winning science, helped develop new technology and tells a darn good joke (you'll see). She has Asperger's, a form of autistic spectrum disorder that can impair the basic social skills required for communication, and she…

08/19/2015

Amazing story on Verizon FiOS 1 - with The LiRo Group and Ironworkers Local 361 work on Stony Brook Children's construction.

: Verizon FiOS1 - Long Island's Amanda VanAllen chats with Chris Swann, Construction Manager with The LiRo Group, the team behind the construction of our new MART Building and Children's Hospital, about the exchange of sweet "get well" messages by members of Ironworkers Local 361 spray painted on beams that face the rooms of hospitalized children. Segment airs today at noon!

06/16/2015

Autism Speaks and Blue Man Group partner for special performances!

04/07/2015

So true!

04/14/2012

Make sure to pick up some Snyder's of Hanover pretzels PUZZLE pieces this Month...benefits Autism Speaks and autism research this month

04/10/2012

Regretfully, I never had the honor of meeting John yet he believed in our mission of raising autism awareness every season when hosting the annual Lacrosse for Autism event at Montclair State University Official Page. I hope you can join us to celebrate his life at his memorial golf outing this August.

I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.