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by Michelle Diament | February 25, 2021 Nearly a year after institutions serving people with developmental disabilities locked down, federal officials… READ MORE
A federal committee charged with guiding the nation’s priorities on autism remains in disarray nearly a year and a half… READ MORE
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by Shaun Heasley | January 26, 2021Courtesy of Disability Scoop The vast majority of children with autism have at least one… READ MORE
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“I can only do my best by controlling what I can and ignore what I cannot control.”
~Dustin
Home to the writings of an autisitc man that has had his share of life experiences over four decades but has bounced back greatly from adverisity to live an everyday independent life.