When his autistic son Nate was growing up, Josh Sapan would take him to the Moving Images Museum in Queens, where video game exhibits helped Nate connect with the world. These experiences inspired Sapan, a museum trustee, to help create a program that would not only recognize the important role that motion pictures can play …
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When his autistic son Nate was growing up, Josh Sapan would take him to the Moving Images Museum in Queens, where video game exhibits helped Nate connect with the world. These experiences inspired Sapan, a museum trustee, to help create a program that would not only recognize the important role that motion pictures can play …
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With the three actors playing characters on the spectrum, there would be moments when the lines between real life and the fictional world of the show became blurred. There were scenes where Pien’s character Violet had a nervous breakdown and Rutecki would have wanted to break the character to come and calm her down, Pien …
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I IMAGINE YOU TALKING TO MEMemories of Learning to Listenby Allison Moorer Allison Moorer opened her new memoir “I Dream He Talks to Me” with a letter. his nonverbal autistic son John Henry. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter said, “I wasn’t sure how you would feel about me saying these things to people, so I wrote it …
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He received his doctorate in 1984 at the age of 60. He earned a master’s degree in special education, speech pathology, and psychology from Ohio University, which earned him more credibility with the people he lobbied for. His brutal but gentle defensive style continued until his retirement in 2007. “Guiding families nationally was frankly amazing,” …
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