Millersville University and The Ware Center in downtown Lancaster, which is also a part of the University, have gone above and beyond in our community trying to not only raise awareness about the needs of individuals that are differently abled, but also acceptance of them by presuming competence of their […]
A little over a week ago I had the opportunity to hear about a variety of great ideas for our County and ways we can help these ideas thrive and come to fruition at a Crowdfunding event put on by ASSETS, a diverse group of entrepreneurs and business leaders who […]
Join the Lancaster Autism Community for a panel discussion and viewing of the film “Deej” this Wednesday, September 13th, 2017 at the Ware Center in Downtown Lancaster. DEEJ is the story of DJ Savarese (“Deej”), a gifted, young writer and an advocate for nonspeaking autistics. As a child, he was […]
“Autism can’t define me. I define Autism.” ~ Kerry Magro This week I had the immense pleasure of being introduced to a young man with Autism, Everett Kasian, a senior at Pequea Valley School District and two wonderful ladies who have played a major part in his accomplishments–Cathy Koenig, […]
It’s one of those things that is a dream for every parent–a check mark that most of us feel like we need to have at some point–that Trip to Disney with your child. A few years ago, we almost reluctantly made our own trip with our then 11 year old […]
“Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get so worked up about things.” – Kenneth Branagh Okay so that last bit is hard, I’ll admit. I get worked up quite a bit because well that’s my temperament and life in general especially when you have […]
How many times growing up did you hate it when an adult told you the phrase “these kids these days?” If you are like me you HATED it! Well a few decades and my own child, quite a few nieces and nephews, cousins and friends’ kids later, and I find […]
JOIN THE TOMMY FOUNDATION AND JONI AND FRIENDS FOR A GLIMPSE INTO THE WORLD OF DISABILITY ON SATURDAY, OCT. 15TH, 2016. “Bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, the lame…and compel them to come in so that my house will be full.” ~ Luke 14. The quote above is […]
On Monday, February 16th, 2015, The Tommy Foundation hosted Dave and Angela Kot, creators of Face Value Comics and founders of Autism at Face Value, a non-profit that uses facial feature recognition to reinforce emotional expression. The organizations mission states: “We believe all children have the right to feel safe, […]
“We Rise By Lifting Others” ~ Robert Ingresol New Story (Salisbury Behavioral Health), PerformCare and Murry Communities will be recognized at this year’s Edge of Autism Walk & Festival, to be held at Buchanan Park on April 25th, 2015, for their outstanding contributions to the community over the last three […]