Tips for helping young adults with social etiquette
By AANE staff Parents in a recent group asked for suggestions on helping their young adults with manners and social etiquette… so here goes. Bear with us if some of this sounds obvious (we’ve all been...
View ArticleIs there an autistic personality?
By Michael Forbes Wilcox This essay originally appeared in Personal observations of an activist Aspergerian, the blog of Michael Forbes Wilcox, member of the AANE Board of Directors Autism is a...
View ArticleUpdate: New York magazine’s major expose of the JRC
By Lucy Berrington September 03, 2012 — New York magazine has published a major, damning expose of the Judge Rotenberg Center, Canton. The article focuses on the abuse of Andre McCollins, a New York...
View ArticleVideo: Aspergerian Pride by our own Johnny Medlar
Biology project became a fabulous self-advocacy video by AANE teen September 05, 2012 — An awesomely fabulous music video created for a high school biology project was also an exercise in self-advocacy...
View ArticleWorkshop: Teen sexuality and safety
Ask the Expert: Talking Sexuality and Safety for Parents of Teens, with Michael Glenn, LICSW Wednesday, October 3, 2012; 7 – 8:30 p.m. AANE, 51 Water Street, Suite 206, Watertown, MA Michael Glenn...
View ArticleTravel: A teen solo traveler is launched, and a writing career
October 29, 2012 — When Joseph Foley, a Newton 16-year-old, developed a special interest in travel, he had to see it through. In the last few months he’s made successful solo trips to D.C., Edinburgh...
View ArticleAdvocacy: Bill to enable DDS to provide services for people with autism
January 27, 2013 —A week ago, a piece of legislation prepared by AANE and the Disability Law Center was filed by Rep. Garrett Bradley and Senator Jennifer Flanagan. This fact sheet explains the bill,...
View ArticleAdvocacy: Bill to provide full & equal access to DMH services for people with...
January 27, 2013 — A week ago, a piece of legislation prepared by AANE was filed by Rep. Kay Khan and Senator Jennifer Flanagan. This fact sheet explains the goals and context of the bill. Please use...
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