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A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds 1 in 36 8-year-olds in the U.S. had autism in 2020, up from 1 in 44 two years before – part of trend dating back several years. The CEO of a disability services provider in New York’s Capital Region says the report should be a call to action.
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When Kate Swenson’s son Cooper was diagnosed with severe, nonverbal autism, her world stopped. She had always dreamed of having the perfect family life — watching her boy play at baseball games, walking him down the aisle. She hadn’t signed up for life as a mother raising a child with a disability. But through hard work, resilience and personal growth, she would come to learn that Cooper wasn’t the one who needed to change. She was.
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These were the first words twenty-five-year-old Emily Grodin ever wrote. Born with nonverbal autism, Emily’s only means of communicating for a quarter of…
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Wildwood in Schenectady and Latham, New York, provides supports and services to people of all ages with conditions described as developmental…
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The Anderson Center for Autism in Dutchess County, New York has designated Dutchess an Autism Supportive County. This makes Dutchess the first county in…
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The Village of Rhinebeck, New York, is an Autism Supportive Community, one of just a handful across the country. The effort that began less than a year…
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Our Falling into Place series spotlights the important work of -and fosters collaboration between-not-for-profit organizations in our communities;…
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A New York State Assemblyman is pushing for legislation intended to benefit those living with autism at local hospitals as budget negotiations continue at…
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WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Mike Spain, Associate Editor of the Times Union, about New York State Health Department grants, which were awarded to an…
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The State University of New York at New Paltz has established a fund for a three-year pilot program to support students with Autism Spectrum Disorder as…