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Tuck’s Tooques is an Autistic-owned microenterprise offering handwoven, fleece-lined, winter hats, gloves, mittens, footies and socks. It’s a ProAutism microbusiness designed to develop a sustainable young man (Tuck) in operating a profitable business. Listen to the Episode below (00:22:33)   Tuck’s Tooques’s Story:   Tuck was diagnosed with autism at the age of two and a half. Being disappointed with school systems, Dennis, Tuck’s father, started thinking about preparing his…

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Award winning Trips Inc. Special Adventures is a nationwide company that provides all-inclusive vacation packages for people ages 16 and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a safe, respectful, and fun atmosphere. All of their special adventures seek to create an environment that promotes personal and emotional growth, friendship, learning and fun! Jim Peterson, the founder of Trips Inc., brings over 35 years of leadership and expertise in both…

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Michelle Garcia Winner specializes in working with students with social learning challenges. She runs a clinic, has authored numerous books and speaks internationally. She coined the term Social Thinking and pioneered the related treatment approach. Listen to the Episode below (00:17:50)   Michelle’s Story: As a speech and language pathologist, Michelle founded Social Thinking as a way to teach social skills to students with autism and other social learning challenges….

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  Here’s your chance to win a copy of Temple Grandin’s new book – The Way I See It – Collectors 3rd Edition!   We’ve partnered up with the lovely people at Future Horizons to GIVE AWAY a special copy of Temple Grandin’s new book. That’s right – YOU could be the lucky winner of this Special Limited 3rd Edition Faux leather bound book! Temple Grandin even granted us an…

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Have you thought about what the future for children with autism will look like? 10 years ago, tablets and iPads were not a part of the picture. Now it’s a part of everyday life for a lot people. I use my own tablet when I work with children on the autism spectrum and they love using educational apps that were made for them. It’s becoming more and more difficult to…

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