For many people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, making friends is extremely difficult. And for the moms and dads of the 1 in 59 impacted by autism, keeping friends might seem equally as ...
A Port Jefferson resident joined a contingent that trekked to Washington, D.C., to advocate for facilities that offer therapeutic treatments for mental health disorders like autism.
Andrea ...
109th Airlift Wing Donates 100 New Computers to Anderson Center for Autism
Anderson Center for Autism announced today that it recently received a donation of 100 computers as a result of the ...
One in 59 receive a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, but entire families are impacted by the neurological disorder which presents with communication, social, and behavioral challenges. ...
Vacation. It’s a word that always brings to mind relaxation and renewal, right? It’s about finding a way to stop the world from spinning a bit - suspending work and responsibility so that we can ...
“Art is best for me. Makes me calm down. When I make a mistake I get frustrated by, it helps me more to keep on going, going. The first time when you do art you’re like, ‘I don’t like it.’ But ...
From the time we’re young, people say, “respect your elders.” As kids, we experience a little fear around this. What will those older people have to say about what I’m doing? What will they ...
For Jamie Levine, coming to the Anderson Center for Autism about three years ago was the first time he truly left home.
The 21-year-old from Long Island had been living in educational group ...
Having met hundreds of families over the years, I am awestruck by the level of compassion that parents of children with special needs demonstrate every day of their lives. They seem to have this ...
When Damon Harrison was just 15 years old, Hurricane Rita ripped through the Gulf of Mexico, forcing his family in Lake Charles, Louisiana to evacuate. To this day, Harrison says the adversity ...
The Centers for Disease Control recently released updated prevalence rates for Autism Spectrum Disorder, provided by the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. The ...
Many talk about stress in waves.
The wind blows in, a wave comes to a crest.... and then it breaks before running toward the shoreline.
In between waves, there is usually a beautiful view of ...
