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 ...
STAATSBURG – Anderson Center for Autism today acknowledged the death of its former executive director Dominic Giambona, who purchased the center from the Anderson family in 1976 and led the ...
Forgiveness. From the time we are very young, the concept typically circles around challenging conversations with peers. One child says something mean to another child on the playground, and the ...
It wasn’t yet 8am that day when 4-year-old Jonathan Mandel waited for the bus that would carry him 26 miles away to his new school. His mother, Jackie, held his backpack and his chicken nugget ...
The Anderson Center for Autism recently had an opportunity to speak with parents whose children are residents at the center. Here are their experiences.
April is Autism Awareness Month. Like ...
Fellows from across the globe travel to Dutchess County to learn how to educate and care for people living with autism.
Providers go to Anderson Center for Autism, where they spend 12 months or ...
The Anderson Center for Autism recently had an opportunity to speak with parents whose children are residents at the center. Here are their experiences.
Years ago, a doctor told Ed and Concetta ...
From the moment a “baby bump” publicly declares a pregnancy to the world, the unsolicited advice is seemingly endless. At times enlightening, but at times an exercise in patience. Everyone ...
Parents with children at the Anderson Center for Autism residential learning center shared their stories with Spectrum News ahead of Autism Awareness Month. They say that the opportunities at ...
