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Jordan at Chabuya

Hey, check this out! It’s Jordan in front of his artwork on display at Chaybuya Tokyo Noodle Bar! I can’t think of a more perfect Jewish Inclusion Month event. Chabuya is displaying art from typical and special needs students from Jordan’s school nightly this month in a slide show exhibition in the restaurant.

What Every Pediatrician Should Know – The families of FACT share their knowledge

FACT‘s roots go back to UCLA. As we have grown and thrived for the last 11 years as a not for profit, our connection to UCLA has remained strong. Many of our families have participated in research studies and interns, both graduate and undergraduate, enrich our program. This year the families in our Culver City support group had the opportunity to work with Amy Sudhinaraset, a medical student from UCLA. She conducted indepth interveiws that allowed each parent to share…
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NEW BOOK Published by Linda Andron “The World According to Cory”

In the recently released book, “World According to Cory”, Linda Andron Ostrow, LCSW shares her journey working with Cory who she met when he was diagnosed with autism in early childhood and had little theory of mind, very literal thinking and a great deal of anxiety. Today he is a poised young adult who is in college & working as well as socializing. Each story is followed by a “take away” message for parents, teens and young adults on the…
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FACT’s Networking Ambassador

By Christina Kantzavelos Imagine walking into a room full of business hungry entrepreneurs, lawyers, doctors, business owners, insurance agents, and so forth on the first Wednesday of every month to network your heart out. A group of people who most likely would not think about working with young adults with developmental disabilities, and if so, would have a far advanced social stigma towards that population. Imagine the person who walks into that room is William Wagnon, FACT’s very own ambassador…
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Speakers Bureau

Do you want to get information about living on the spectrum straight from the horses mouth? FACT’s Emerging Leaders are a group of young men and women who share their hearts and minds, as they talk about their lives on the spectrum. With great wisdom, they speak about what they believe all should know about their hopes, fears and rights and those of their peers. and welcome any and all questions . They have spoken to parents and professionals, students…
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The Strictures of Structure

It is a commonly held belief that those on the autism spectrum require structure. Without schedules and predictability many believe this individuals become anxious, shut down, meltdown. These anxious or avoidant behaviors are often explained as a reaction to uncertainly. The world is indeed a confusing place, and it is true that providing structure that reduces the amount of uncertainties we encounter. Those who care for and work with individuals on the spectrum may recognize certain behaviors, such as constant…
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Ksusha’s Seminar

We are pleased to announce that on Wednesday, August 1st, the first of Ksusha’s Seminar Series was held at our GAP location, and was a HUGE success. Over 30 adults with various developmental disabilities from four different organizations were in attendance. As a young woman on the autism spectrum, Ksusha Miretski, a Generating All Possibilities(GAP) participant, decided that she wanted to create a stronger community for those with disabilities within Los Angeles. She felt that this would be most easily…
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Olivia’s Culmination Speech

Hi, my name is Olivia Konell. This is my 6th year at Mar Vista Elementary. Like other kids, I am a different person leaving Mar Vista than I was when I started here in kindergarten. Unlike other kids, I had more challenges because of having autism. Everything to me seemed harder. Most kids in kindergarten know lots of words, but I didn’t. It was harder for me to communicate with people to ask them to play. It was hard to…
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