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Our hearts are broken to hear of the recent unfathomable loss of precious life in the past weeks.  However, the nature and scale of the impact of the events on the families, community, and our nation makes it challenging to offer words of comfort. ACES stands up for a safe community where our kids and…

What You Can Do as an Employer to Foster Neurodiversity We all know, at least in theory, that a society that embraces neurodiversity is a more just place to exist. But are you doing your part to foster diversity? For example, are you welcoming neurodiverse individuals to your workplace? Some employers would be more open…

Most parents of children with autism receive the diagnosis with a mix of shock and disbelief. Thoughts of denial, such as “it can be true,” “this doctor doesn’t know anything,” and even “it is probably ADHD, or something else, but not autism,” pop up. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have long been stigmatized by society, which…

According to the National Institutes of Health, early interventions for autism “are more likely to have major long-term positive effects on symptoms and later skills” for children on the spectrum. Some children show signs of autism before the age of two, which enables professionals to diagnose early, while others start regressing around that age. Though…

The Stages of Acceptance of Your Child’s Autism Diagnosis The stages a parent goes through after learning of an autism diagnosis in their child are often described using Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ model. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance are very real and not necessarily linear. However, learning about what each stage may bring will hopefully help…

Efforts to Increase Autism Awareness Have Fallen Short of the Goal of Improving Lives Though there is still a lot to learn about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), autism is no longer viewed as a puzzle to be solved but as a diverse, wide-ranging landscape of individual possibilities. The piece of the puzzle, once the symbol…