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Honoring the fearless moms in our community.
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Together, we are creating a world where all people with autism can reach their full potential.
The Autism Speaks Walk brings together people with autism and the parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, relatives and providers in a network of friendship and support. Funds raised help fuel innovative research, advocacy, and critical programs and services.
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Autism Speaks influences policy at the state and federal government levels. To do this, we work with Congress, the White House, state legislators, agencies, and regulators.
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Do you have a job that's right for someone with autism? If you're hiring, the answer is yes!
Our Workplace Inclusion Now (WIN) program can help!
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Life on the spectrum
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Getting diagnosed helped me find a community and a place of understanding. Usually, I felt like an outsider knowing something was always different about me. Now I see it as my superpower.
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That's what we continue to do–find ways to empower people with autism through theater
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I feel like I have a responsibility to help people with autism and their families to try to make the world a better place.”
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My community did not have any resources, so I decided to become a resource
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If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism.
- Dr. Stephen Shore