Pediatric Therapy Corner: Help Promote Acceptance (Not Just Awareness)

25th April, 2018

27 April 2018, Article, Autism, OT, SLP, Special Ed

[Source: ASHA Leader Blog]

For quite some time, people have been “lighting it up blue” when April rolls around each year. But for the professionals and families supporting people with autism and related disorders, we understand a need to migrate away from awareness and closer to acceptance.

There have been recent major gains in that direction. The Netflix show “Atypical” stars a main character with autism, as does ABC’s “The Good Doctor.” Sesame Street created Julia, a child with autism featured on the show and in books.

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