Holiday Break?
These are the times when many families enjoy time together, and… time apart.
These are the times when many families enjoy time together, and… time apart.
Hello my name is Amy Goodman and I joined the Autism NOW team last month as the new Co-Director. I live in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, and I am on the Autism Spectrum. I was relieved to finally have a diagnosis and name for some issues I was having. With that diagnosis, I was finally able to put my life in perspective and focus on who I am.
The year is quickly coming to an end, and it is time again to enjoy the Holidays. 2011 was a good year for the Autism NOW center reaching over 1 million families, professionals, self-advocates, and the general public through our social media outlets, and we are expecting 2012 to be even better.
I’ll be honest: I have an agenda. That agenda is to raise the awareness and use of technology options and solutions for people with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families.
Over the last 12 months Autism NOW has given hope to more than a million people and the public has turned to the National Autism Resource and Information Center for information, referral services and empowerment.
I had the pleasure of being the appointed emcee for the first Autism NOW Regional Summit held in Beltsville, Maryland.
Thank you to all of the speakers, volunteers, and attendees that made the Autism Now Center’s first regional summit a success!
Thank you so much to all who attended the Autism NOW DC Metropolitan Area Regional Summit in Beltsville, MD, on May 14th and 15th!
On March 16, 2011, Autism NOW chaired the first meeting of the National Advisory Committee.
Throughout the nation, parents of children with autism and other developmental disabilities face many struggles navigating the array of information and service systems available to them.