Association of Parents of Exceptional Children and Siblings

04/16/2024

April is Autism Acceptance Month. A great thank you to all those that joined us in The Green earlier this month including Sen. Bob Duff, Sec. of State Stephanie Thomas, Reps Lucy Dathan & Dominique Johnson, along with Police, City & Board of Ed Officials and many others!

04/26/2023

https://nancyonnorwalk.com/april-is-autism-acceptance-month/

(Autism ‘Acceptance’ v. ‘Awareness’) Attendees of an Autism Acceptance event Monday on the town green. (Norwalk Director of Communications Michelle Woods Ma ...

04/26/2023

https://www.thehour.com/news/article/norwalk-autism-awareness-light-it-up-blue-17915159.php?src=nwkhpdesecp

Jeff Spahr, who has a son with autism, has organized this event for over a decade to...

04/22/2023

With Jack and the pups at the Earth Day event on The Green:

04/20/2023

Coming back from the park with my pups:

06/16/2021

https://www.aane.org/training-education/summer-2021-conference/

03/31/2021

Join us:

02/17/2021

https://www.additudemag.com/i-am-exhausted-adhd-parenting/?fbclid=IwAR0WIg35Jxac2M0d1_s8TAYC7uUz0y4WiCX1UoT1Zbo8mIGzC2jJHbRAyJI

I am exhausted in a way that parents of neurotypical children may never understand. After 8 years of dark, impossibly difficult, and sometimes scary ADHD behavior, parental burnout is taking its toll. Here’s why I think it’s high time we acknowledged the tired truth about parents who are always ...

04/03/2020

We asked some autistic adults, what kindness means to them. We want to make 2020 the "Year of Kindness!" Join us by taking the pledge at auti...

01/25/2020

A grant-funded project in the School of Engineering aims to improve higher education for students on the neurodiversity spectrum.

12/19/2019

Most states don't have nearly enough therapists trained to meet the needs of young people with autism, according to a first-ever review of the availability of ABA providers.

12/19/2019

Greta Thunberg, who has Asperger's syndrome and emerged as the face of the fight against climate change, is the youngest person ever selected to be Time magazine's Person of the Year.

12/19/2019

For the first time in over a decade, the nation's pediatricians are getting updated clinical recommendations on treating children with autism.

12/16/2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/12/16/788334130/teens-with-adhd-more-likely-to-get-hooked-on-ni****ne-research-shows

Va**ng use among high school students is rising and that's likely driving an increase in ni****ne use. Teenagers who may be more likely to get hooked are those with ADHD.

12/16/2019

Takeaway: Start treatment early.Don't wait for final results.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has, for the first time in 12 years, overhauled its recommendations for identifying and supporting autistic children.

12/13/2019

Trump’s tweets about the climate activist are part of a pattern.

12/11/2019

Nearly one-third of autistic young people put themselves or others in danger in any given three-month period.

12/05/2019

I want to say that I saw the gentleman speak last year. It was the most informative presentation I ever attended. This will give you a great deal of information to assist you in getting the services and financial support that you need. I STRONGLY recommend this program.