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2. Local businesses, charities ramp up autism-welcoming efforts ...

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   Autism is diagnosed in about 1 in 36 children, and in an estimated 2.2% of adults nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which defines autism as a ...

3. Jerry and Mary Newport - Wikipedia

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   After Jerry attended conferences about autism, he became a coordinator for the first self-help group for adults with autism, the chair of an ad-hoc advisory panel to the Autism Society of America, and a spokesperson. [3] [13] Mary met Jerry at a support group in Los Angeles. [4]

4. Autistic Self Advocacy Network - Wikipedia

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   The Autistic Self Advocacy Network provides community organizing, self-advocacy support, and public policy advocacy and education for autistic youth and adults, as well as working to improve the general public's understanding of autism and related conditions. The organization is "run by and for autistic adults". [4]

5. Picture Exchange Communication System - Wikipedia

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   The training protocol is based on the principles of applied behavior analysis. [3] The goal of PECS is spontaneous and functional communication. [3] The PECS teaching protocol is based on B. F. Skinner's book, Verbal Behavior, such that functional verbal operants are systematically taught using prompting and reinforcement strategies that will lead to independent communication.

6. All About the Blue Bracelet Movement Taking Over Social ... - AOL

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   Blue bracelet movement," reads the text on one of the preeminent videos, showing a mom going to a craft store to buy materials for bracelets, which now has 4.6 million views. It's set to the song ...

7. Autism-friendly - Wikipedia

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   The Autism Directory in England awards an "Autism Friendly" mark to those companies that undergo The Autism Directory's free autism awareness training. It shows that this particular company has a basic awareness of autism and acts as a good indicator to any potential autistic customers [40] Autism Research Institute (US) National Autistic ...

8. Autism Speaks - Wikipedia

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   Autism Speaks Inc. is an American non-profit autism awareness organization and the largest autism research organization in the United States. [4] [5] [6] It sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. [4]

9. Wristband - Wikipedia

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   In the early-to-mid-2000s (decade), bracelets often made of silicone became popular. They are worn to demonstrate the wearer's support of a cause or charitable organization, similar to awareness ribbons. Such wristbands are sometimes called awareness bracelets to distinguish them from other types of wristbands. In early 2007 they became an ...