A Champion for the Developmentally Disabled – The Sisterhood – Forward.com

A Champion for the Developmentally Disabled – The Sisterhood – Forward.com: It’s not every day that Tina Brown describes someone in her column in The Daily Beast and Newsweek as “an amazing woman.”
Fredda Rosen

But Brown, who has a 26-year-old son with Aspergers Syndrome, described Fredda Rosen just this way. Rosen is executive director of Job Path, a not-for-profit organization helping adults with developmental disabilities find jobs, live as independently as possible and become part of community life.

Ahwatukee teen dancer focus of fundraising, documentary effort

Ahwatukee teen dancer focus of fundraising, documentary effort: Dancers and Health Together Inc., a Southeast Valley non-profit that attempts to improve lives through the language of movement, is fundraising to offset costs of producing a documentary on Zach Robertin, 16, of Ahwatukee, who has Asperger's syndrome.

Preparing Your Child with Autism for The First Day of School

Preparing Your Child with Autism for The First Day of School: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) need routine, predictability, and a set schedule. After summer break, getting back into a school routine can be difficult for some children. Ron Ekstrand, President and COO of Life Skills, offers tips for easing children with ASD back into school:

Y.A.L.E. students raise $1K for Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Medford - Life - South Jersey Local News

Y.A.L.E. students raise $1K for Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Medford - Life - South Jersey Local News: One group of determined youngsters recently raised $1,000 to give to the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge. What makes this remarkable is these eighth graders are in a program at Memorial Middle School in Medford for students with Asperger’s syndrome.