Posts Tagged ‘ACCESS Academy’
3rd Annual Rethinking Autism Conference Returns April 20-21, 2017
Click to Scroll Down to Event & Registration Details After last years highly successful event, Optimal Rhythms, Inc. / ACCESS Academy will host the 3rd Annual Rethinking Autism Conference this April, which is National Autism Awareness Month, an initiative created to “promote autism awareness, inclusion and self-determination for all, and assure that each person…
Read More2016 Rethinking Autism Conference to Kick Off Autism Awareness Month
Click to Scroll Down to Event & Registration Details April is National Autism Awareness Month, a nationwide effort started by the Autism Society in the early 90s to “promote autism awareness, inclusion and self-determination for all, and assure that each person with ASD is provided the opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of…
Read MoreNew Study Finds Educators Taking Wrong Approach to Teaching Autistic Children
With the many advances in research, training, and social services available, 2015 may be remembered as the “Year of the Disabled.” From the passage of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in December of 2014 to new, innovative programs like TAP – The Autism Program of Illinois and IU’s Indiana Resource Center for Autism,…
Read MoreIndiana Needs Its Own Version of TAP – The Autism Program of Illinois
Even though it is our next-door neighbor to the North, Illinois is a world apart when it comes to support for its autistic population. One of the reasons for this is TAP – The Autism Program of Illinois, the largest comprehensive statewide provider of autism services in the country. TAP collaboration of 17 agencies operate…
Read MoreA Solution to Provide Nonverbal Autistics with Gen Ed School Credits
By John Smyth, © 2015 Education Overview The number of nonverbal autistics is growing [1 in 68 children; 1 in 42 boys]. The professional organizations consider them incompetent and deny them a general education. The parents spend time and resources fighting for their child’s rights, usually without success. The public schools are: Not equipped to…
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