Stella Waterhouse worked with people with ASD – as a teacher, caregiver and Deputy Principal of a residential community,since the 1970s. She has a series of books for parents plus a new upcoming series – Autism Decoded. Listen to the Episode below (00:13:12) Stella’s Story: Stella became interested in autism in the late 60s, after meeting three very different children who had the same diagnosis. She spent the…
Bluebee TeeVee Autism Information Station, the innovative and free webisode series to teach children about autism! It’s autism education in a pop culture style and delivered by an autistic host, James Sullivan. Listen to the Episode below (00:18:55) Bluebee TeeVee’s Story: When Jodi saw the Bluebee Pals, she had the idea to use these talking plush stuffed characters in a webisode series that would teach kids about autism. James is an autistic…
Shana is the mother of a seven year old son with autism. She is also the co-founder of Quintessential Autism Consulting, a business committed to working with and mentoring families throughout the diagnosis process. Since its launch earlier this year, her business has grown to include workshops, training seminars for those working in the autistic community, small and customized social strategy classes for children with ASD. She believes in educating…
Robert Thornton is the Founder of Paper Clouds Apparel. They have provided the shirts for the Autism Activities Handbook Kickstarter Campaign. Only a few days left to get your Paper Clouds Apparel T-shirt too! Listen to the Episode below (00:20:41) Robert’s Story: Robert’s mother was a bus driver for children with special needs. One of the little girls on her route would spend the duration on the ride drawing. She…
Andrea Bull is the author of the Animal Appetites ABC book for kids and an advocate for her autistic brother, Robert. Robert provided the illustrations for Animal Appetites and is currently working on the illustrations for the Autism Activities Handbook (now on Kickstarter). Listen to the Episode below (00:15:36) Andrea’s Story: Andrea started a project- a picture book with her brother’s drawings, initially as a gift for her parents. As a…