By Amy Schuiteboer It’s one of the biggest fears of parents who have a child with autism: Will my child be able to support himself or herself by living and working independently after high school? Statistically speaking, young adults with autism have lower employment rates and higher...
Ability magazine interviewed me about being a mom with a child with autism and running a national non-profit organization. The article by John D. McMahon just came out in the most current edition...
About 3.5 million Americans live with autism today, and at Newbury Park High School, Justin Matlock, freshman, represents the “happy, sweet, and innocent” character qualities that lie in every teen with autism across the nation. Lisa Matlock, Justin’s mother, defines autism as a “disability that affects...
[Re-posted from original blog post dated Sep. 11, 2013] Our Inclusion Film Camp for Military Children with autism is one of the most gratifying programs we put on at ACT Today! Military wife and autism mom Keary Mason sent us this letter, which we want to...
[Re-posted from original blog post dated Sep. 4, 2012] Our summer is coming to an end. It came with great relief after a rollercoaster session of a school year. I was very excited to take a break from the mundane of running my son around to school and...
[Re-posted from original blog post dated Jul. 10, 2013] (SACRAMENTO, CA) – ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!) announces the bill for the equitable provision of disability services authored by Asm. V. Manuel Pérez and sponsored by ACT Today! is now on the desk of...
[Re-posted from original blog post dated Jul. 2, 2012] I have been traveling across the country this last year speaking at conferences to parents on ways they can take the experience of parenting a child with autism and view it as an opportunity to learn about...
[Re-posted from original blog post dated May 22, 2013] I agree with the writer of the blog below -- autism has a dark side, and we need to discuss it and confront it, or we will not get the support our children need to not only...
[Re-posted from original blog post dated May 21, 2012] ACT Today!'s Founder and President Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD, BCBA-D received the Fearless Women Visionary Award at this year's Fearless Women Visions of a New World Global Conference, held in Los Angeles May 18-19, 2012. Dr. Doreen has dedicated...
[Re-posted from original blog post dated Apr. 19, 2013] ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!) announces it has provided $1 million dollars in access to care and treatment to families of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who cannot afford the necessary tools their children...