Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sheletta Brundidge is an American children's author, an Emmy Award winning comedian, and a local activist. [1] Brundidge has focused on autism in her books, and is an advocate for autistic people and children.
Apr. 27—Corsicana ISD has been awarded nearly $1.7 million through the TEA's Innovative Services for Students with Autism Grant Award Program. The grant is designed to instill evidence-based ...
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 ...
NEXT for AUTISM is a non-profit organization founded in 2003 to address the needs of autistic people and their families. The organization was founded by Laura and Harry Slatkin and Ilene Lainer. One of NEXT for AUTISM's most well known accomplishments was opening the first charter school in New York to exclusively serve autistic students. [1]
Night of Too Many Stars is a fundraising telethon for autism. [1] It has been held every two or three years since 2003. The event was founded by Robert Smigel after learning that his son was diagnosed with autism. [2] Comedian Jon Stewart often hosts the show.
As Joshua Robutti walked across the stage in the auditorium at Central York High School on Oct. 29, his mother Joann Rodriguez sat in the audience, tears streaming down her face.
Alexis Wineman is an autism advocate [1] who was named Miss Montana 2012. [1] She won the "America's Choice" award at the Miss America 2013 pageant [ 1 ] and is the first known autistic contestant to compete in the Miss America pageant.
Last year, as the industry faced an unprecedented health crisis, Exceptional Minds, the L.A.-based nonprofit professional training academy and computer animation studio, was forced to pivot and ...