Autism Awareness

Zach Smith shares his inspiring story about living with autism and how he is helping spread a message of acceptance and inclusion.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, students have had to pivot to virtual learning which is causing some of them to miss out on key skills. Camille Boyd is a speech pathologist who created Take Back Your Power to help kids and teens build their social communication skills. “Being able to speak up for yourself, self-advocate, and communicate clearly…

Building social communication skills is the goal of Take Back Your Power, a speech therapy practice that caters to kids and teens.

A Meriden barbershop is looking to create a more inclusive and friendly environment for those with autism. One step inside the “New Style Hair Studio” and you might forget that you’re in a barbershop because it’s not a lot of talking. The sounds you hear inside are catered toward making clients who may have autism with under or oversensitive...

Every college student’s journey is different.  For 35-year-old Charles Vaughn, the path to getting a degree is 14 years in the making.  When Vaughn was 5 years old he was diagnosed with autism.  He started out at community college, working and going to school part-time.  Monday, the 35-year-old Wallingford man received a degree in general studies from Southern Connecticut...

Police departments across Connecticut are working to make people aware of blue envelopes now available for drivers living with autism spectrum disorder. The goal of the colored envelope is to bridge a communication gap between officers and people living with disabilities. Lawmakers passed a public act, which became effective January 1, 2020, that requires the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to…

Police across the state are using a blue envelope to help improve their interactions with drivers with autism.