The state needs to work on developing legislative and other supports that are more Autism friendly in our schools and to help with transitioning young adults with Autism into work opportunities.
We want to work, we want a better future. We are not satisfied with this grant and we want opportunities to be sufficiently financially independent.
"I hold a deep concern for the mental health of our children and adolescents. They are a large fraction of our society that are voiceless and therefore most vulnerable."
"I’m pretty good at making eye contact because when I’m speaking to someone there’s a whole side conversation in my head about how long I should look at the person, when I should look away..."
By the time I was 21, I became restless and bored with being around only toddlers every day. I knew that there was more that I could do.
Above: Salome Shammai Jordan photographed at the Student Life [...]
Lillon Ryan-Dick, photographed at the Association of Lillon Ryan-Dick [...]
Rynelle Boyce photographed at her therapy space at the [...]
Karen Stollmeyer-Matthews with a therapy animal at Horses Helping [...]
Hannah McSween photographed at her Petit Valley home. Makeup [...]
