The Arc Responds to the Death of Maryland Man with Down syndrome

This is a moment for us not only to mourn, but we must also learn from this tragedy and encourage proper training in our police departments. The Arc is deeply saddened and shocked by the

Neurodiversity IS the Next Civil Rights Movement

"When we talk about inclusion what we're talking about is diversity." Audra Zucherman, co-founder, The IDEAL School .The IDEAL School practices full inclusion while nurturing their students abilities to create real change in the world through compassion and self- empowerment.

Family wants answers in son with special needs death

A lawyer for the family of a 26-year-old man with Down syndrome who died while being escorted from a movie theater by security guards says the grieving family is looking for answers after the death

Love is in the Air – Media Profiles People with Disabilities

Bill’s and Shelley’s path to marriage is not unlike many others who fall in love, lose touch as life takes its turns, and reconnect later in life when the time is right.

A Life Defined Not By Disability, But Love

I love you. You're a good parent, and just because you're disabled doesn't mean that you do anything less for me.

Eye Contact and Autistic Dissociation: One Example

Eye Contact and Autistic Dissociation: One Example

Autistic writer, artist and consultant, Judy Endow on eye contact and autistic dissociation.

Autistic Dissociation

“Dissociation is

Teaching Abstract Concepts to Literal Thinkers

Teaching Abstract Concepts to Literal Thinkers

Autistic consultant Judy Endow’s strategies for teaching abstract concepts to literal thinkers.

Teaching Abstract Concepts to Literal Thinkers

During the

Autistic Neurology and Behavior

Autistic Neurology and Behavior

Judy Endow explains how understanding autistic neurology shifts our perceptions and enables us to support autistic students. “Besides being kind and being the right thing to do, it is far more expedient to

Quick Tips to Create a Visual Schedule

Quick Tips to Create a Visual Schedule

Judy Endow on the Importance of Continuing a Visual Schedule After a Natural Disaster

Many children with special needs use a visual schedule

Autistic Burnout and Aging

Judy Endow Examines the Interplay Between Autistic Burnout and Aging

Last week I returned from a vacation that I had been dreaming of taking for several years. I had booked my vacation quite a long time