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New Law Protects Texas Drivers diagnosed with Autism, Deaf or Hard of Hearing

EXPLAINED: The New Process and Form(s) for Registering your Vehicle as a Person with a Communication Challenge in Texas Effective September 1st 2019: The Samuel Allen Law (Senate Bill 976) enacted by the 86th Legislature, adds Transportation Code Section 502.061, allowing an applicant to voluntarily indicate at the time ofContinue Reading

Samuel Allen Honored at Texas State Capitol

By: Jennifer Allen

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Effective Sept. 1st 2019, The Samuel Allen Law will allow individuals with conditions that may affect their communication abilities, the option to disclose that information when registering a vehicle with Texas Department of Motor Vehicles AUSTIN, Texas — Aspergers101’s Samuel Allen was honored at the Texas State Capitol yesterday forContinue Reading

Easing the Mind and Relaxing the Body, Yoga as a Practice for ADHD

By: Alfred Chavira

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Attention deficiency can become a barrier for many things to many people. Children diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome often times are also diagnosed with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity disorder and may have a hard time concentrating in class, have a hard time sitting still during dinner, or may lack consistency. Adults diagnosed with ADHDContinue Reading

For Drivers with ASD A Visual Checklist for Complete Vehicle Maintenance

By: Reese Eskridge

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Drivers with ASD, especially those who have little experience, often neglect to learn about vehicle maintenance. They do not receive car maintenance information in driver’s education courses and may feel persuaded to initially think that it does not matter. Unfortunately, when lights come on in their cars or if theirContinue Reading

College Students with Aspergers Speak Out: Take Our Advice

By: Marc Ellison

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Colleague and friend Andrew Nelson, a coordinator in the West Virginia Autism Training Center’s Family Focus Positive Behavior Support program, supports individuals with ASD in their transition to college as part of his day-to-day duties. In his work, Andrew began to notice similar questions and issues were being raised byContinue Reading

From Diagnosis to Independence: Four Workshops on Aspergers from the Experts

By: Jennifer Allen

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In the summer of 2017 Aspergers101 launched a Summer Series on Autism in conjunction with the San Antonio Public Library System. WOAI-TV live-streamed all four conferences where area experts on Autism participated in a panel discussion at the conclusion of every power-packed workshop. Kicked off by Ron Lucey with theContinue Reading

Encouraging Emotional Self-Regulation for Aspergers Youth in the Classroom: Implementing the Feelings Chart

By: Lisa Rogers

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Now that you have created a very personalized feelings chart for a person with Asperger’s, it is time to implement the strategy so that it is effective in both preventing the escalation of problem behaviors, and deescalating a situation once it has occurred. A key feature to this, and almostContinue Reading

Communication between the Neurodiverse and the Neurotypical

By: Marcia Eckerd

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Teachers, parents and partners come to me asking my help to understand the behavior of someone with Aspergers. Usually they’re frustrated by behavior of some kind that’s perceived as resistance to what seems to be needs and expectations that are “normal,” or neurotypical. The neurotypical teacher, parent or partner wantsContinue Reading

What is ABA Therapy?

By: Jennifer Allen

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So, what exactly is ABA, or Applied Behavioral Analysis? ABA is an intervention therapy that specifically addresses behavior. ABA is one of the proven best practice therapies for children on the autism spectrum, including Aspergers. Thousands of research articles have documented the effectiveness of ABA in individuals with autism acrossContinue Reading

Using “Cold Calling” to Get Information on Possible Employment

By: Maggie Cromeens

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Cold calling is: calling up a person or business and informing them that you are interested in employment. This can sound intimidating, but it can be very effective for opening the doors to the hidden job market. Cold calling allows you to possibly learn about a job that is notContinue Reading

Behind the Wheel with Autism: A Personal Perspective

By: Christopher Aaron Seltzer

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Having lived in several different cities, I can attest that it most certainly is not a regional thing: you’ll run into idiot drivers no matter where you live. It isn’t profound at all; many casual conversations begin with a gripe about traffic on the way to someplace or another, or end upContinue Reading

Hard Skills with Aspergers: Teachable Abilities and Skill Sets in the Workplace

By: Maggie Cromeens

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I have often been asked: What is the hardest part of your job? The majority of the time the answer is discovering what skills my clients have to offer to an employer. As an employment specialist I recognize that prospective employers are talking about hard skills. So, what are hard skills? Hard skillsContinue Reading

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Easing the Mind and Relaxing the Body, Yoga as a Practice for ADHD

For Drivers with ASD A Visual Checklist for Complete Vehicle Maintenance

College Students with Aspergers Speak Out: Take Our Advice

Encouraging Emotional Self-Regulation for Aspergers Youth in the Classroom: Implementing the Feelings Chart

Communication between the Neurodiverse and the Neurotypical

What is ABA Therapy?

Behind the Wheel with Autism: A Personal Perspective

Hard Skills with Aspergers: Teachable Abilities and Skill Sets in the Workplace

Coping to Excelling DVD

The Autism Charm (Bracelet)