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Richard O.
- Jun 26, 2019
- 3 min
Autism at Work: Meet Sam the Barista
Autism in the workplace has been an ongoing topic for families and socially responsible organizations. There are many individuals with ASD that are completely competent and strive for greatness in industries all over the world. However, due to the lack of knowledge and awareness about Autism, organizations fail to make a wide variety of job opportunities available to them. This results in a high percentage of individuals with ASD being unemployed or underemployed. A few years
Richard O.
- Jun 7, 2019
- 2 min
Student with Autism the recipient of “Most Annoying Male”; School Board Apologizes
An article in The Times of Northwest Indiana shared the story of An 11 year old boy with Autism, Akalis Castejon, who is non-verbal, received the “Most annoying Male” award by his Special Ed. teacher at at Bailly Preparatory Academy. The award was given at a fifth-grade awards luncheon, which was attended by students, parents, and the school principal. Fortunately for the parents, Akalis did not fully understand the meaning of the award and was only excited to receive it beca
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-Temple Grandin
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