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Autism Affinities Project – Gabriel
A few weeks ago, Antonia, the UK mother of a 5-year-old with autism, wrote to us to say that she was struck by the similarity between Owen’s story and that of her son Gabriel. If Owen’s cinematic sweet...
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In April, the New York Times reported that researchers from MIT, Yale, and Cambridge, inspired by Life, Animated, are teaming up to study the effectiveness of structuring therapy around a child’s...
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Autism Affinities Project – Quentin
A few months ago, I met a woman named Melissa at a reading in New York City. She told me about her son Quentin, who has a surprising affinity: corporate logos. One of the first Autism Affinities...
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Autism Affinities Project – Hannah
It’s well known that Minecraft is popular in the spectrum community– in fact, there is even a version of Minecraft specifically geared toward the community, Autcraft, which was created by Stuart...
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Autism Affinities Project – Reid “Music and Movies” Moriarty
We’re very happy to share the story of Reid “Music and Movies” Moriarty in the words of his parents. Ray Charles said, “I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my...
View ArticleAutism Affinities Project – Yonatan
Today’s posts, of which this is the second, tell affinity stories from the perspective of parents. Life, Animated, of course, is one such story. We are interested in parent-told stories because in...
View ArticlePartnership with the Fattah Neuroscience Initiative
Last week, Ron met with the visionary Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), architect of the Fattah Neuroscience Initiative, to discuss plans for the development of a transformative neurotechnology that...
View ArticleRon sits down with KPBS, Fox5, the CW and Good Morning San Diego
It’s been a wonderfully busy few days out in sunny San Diego, as Ron made appearances on several local news stations to discuss the book, Owen’s insights and successes, and the bright future of...
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Autism Affinities Project – Josh
This latest entry in the Autism Affinities Project comes from fellow autism parent, author, and activist Kim Kaplan. Her son Josh has had multiple, fairly wide-ranging affinities over the course of his...
View ArticleLife, Animated and the ABLE Legislation
Strides in the right direction from the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as the state body voted unanimously to pass a bill enacting the ABLE (Achieving A Better Life Experience) provision. This...
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Autism Affinities Project – Jack
In November, CNN covered the story of 22-year-old Jack Howes, a remarkable young man with Asperger’s whose affinity for soccer – or, to the rest of the world, football – helped him cope with anxiety...
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Autism Affinities Project – Iris
“Let me lead you on a journey To games of wondrous complexity It’s not that hard to understand If you’re prepared with an open hand To follow me through my fantasy land Where magic soars and colors...
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Autism Affinities Project – Julie
On Saturday, January 10th, Ron was featured as the key speaker at the “Disney Effect” talk at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. The event, which was chalk full of like-minded families...
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Autism Affinities Project – Ian and Autistry Studios
Today’s post comes from another parent from the Disney Effect event in San Francisco, where so many families with parallel journeys through the world of Disney coalesced to discuss this unique yet...
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Autism Affinities Project – Shane
On February 2nd, online news site IOL (Independent Online) came out with a fascinating article profiling South African artist Shane Dennis. Shane, who lives in Johannesburg, was diagnosed with ASD at...
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Autism Affinities Project – Exceptional Minds
On February 3rd, Ron spoke at the Semel Institute’s Open Mind lecture at UCLA, in a rare yet extremely powerful coalescing of renowned autism researchers from the medical community and prominent...
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Autism Affinities Project – The Art of Autism
The story of yet another uplifting autism organization, rooted in affinities and the beautiful creations they engender, comes to us from a fellow parent-turned-activist that Ron met at the Walt Disney...
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Autism Affinities Project – Nate
This latest post comes from Shannon, yet another fellow parent of a child with autism who harbors a deep affinity for Disney. Shannon reached out to Ron on Twitter, which is a great way of coming to...
View ArticleA Busy Start to 2015
It has been an action-packed year thus far for the entire Suskind family. On January 13th, Ron, Owen, and Cornelia were featured on the Meredith Vieira show. For those who missed it, you can watch it...
View ArticleAutism Affinities Project – Sam and the Savannah College of Art and Design
“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” So says the poet Rumi, one of the greatest scholars of myth and morality in human history....
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