An Autistic’s Response: 50 Cent Autism Tweets and How He Can Become an Advocate

As an autistic individual who is a big fan of 50 Cent I was very offended by two of his tweets. On Monday, July 2nd, 50 Cent on his Twitter Page responded to a tweet from a fan by saying, "yeah just saw your picture fool you look autistic." and followed it up to say "I don't want no special ed kids on my time line follow some body else." After some backlash on his twitter page from some very upset people in the autism community, I discuss in this … [Read more...]

Autistic Pride Day: Celebrating Neurodiversity

My Autism My Voice Episode 88: In this video, I share my passion for Autistic Pride Day, which is held on June 18th of every year to celebrate neurodiversity. If you want to learn more about how I'm sharing my voice with others please check out my Blog here: www.myautismmyvoice.com my homepage here: www.kerrymagro.com liking my Facebook Fan Page here: www.facebook.com or following me on Twitter @kerrymagroThinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: … [Read more...]

Autism Recovery Using The Son-Rise Program®: Brandon, Recovering From Autism

www.autismtreatment.org - The Autism Treatment Center of America™, founded in 1974 by Samahria Lyte Kaufman and Barry Neil Kaufman, teaches parents a unique autism treatment called The Son-Rise Program®. The Son-Rise Program is a loving, accepting, home based approach that parents use to connect with their children and help them emerge from autism and other developmental disorders. It was awarded the Best Autism Therapy at the AutismOne … [Read more...]

Rethink Autism Tip: Help Structure Your Child’s Free Time

Here are some ideas on how to help your child spend her free time more productively!Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental DisoBased on nearly two decades of Chantal Sicile-Kira's personal and professional experiences with individuals and families affected by this growing epidemic, Autism Spectrum Disorders explains all aspects of the condition, including: - The causes … [Read more...]

What is Autism? – Hans Asperger

What did Dr. Hans Asperger say in his sentinel paper?Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental DisoBased on nearly two decades of Chantal Sicile-Kira's personal and professional experiences with individuals and families affected by this growing epidemic, Autism Spectrum Disorders explains all aspects of the condition, including: - The causes of autism spectrum disorders … [Read more...]

An Autistic’s Response: “Autistic Boy Branded A Cheater By Xbox Live”

My Autism My Voice Episode 83: This is my response video to NEWFIexMAX's youtube video he posted about a 10 year old autistic boy named Julias Jackson who was labeled as a "cheater" by X-Box Live and took away all of his achievements. Jennifer Zdenek, the mother, was outraged by them doing this to her son as this was one of his only outlets. The footage from the video that shows this was done by Q 13 FOX News. To learn more please check out the … [Read more...]

An Autistic’s Response: “Teacher/Bully: How My Son Was Humiliated and Tormented by his Teacher”

This is my response to the video "Teacher/Bully: How My Son Was Humiliated and Tormented by his Teacher and Aide." To learn more check out the link here: www.youtube.com My name is Kerry Magro and I was diagnosed with Autism at 4 and feel a great deal of compassion for Stuart and his 10 year old autistic son, Akian and there situation with The Cherry Hill School System. Please sign his petition here to help start a zero tolerance policy for … [Read more...]

The face of autism

Here's the story -- well, the first five years -- in the life of Quinn: a wonderful, exuberant, mostly non-verbal boy with autism. You can see how the signs appeared over time, even before his diagnosis was made at 21 months. *** Teachers/schools/community service groups: You may use this video as part of autism awareness or positive educational training. No additional permission is required. (I can provide a higher-resolution version if needed.) … [Read more...]

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