Tag: autism

Golf helps 12-year-old child with autism in unexpected ways

Good News Notes: “After trying to pick up multiple different sports, 12-year-old Topher Cox found one that stuck. ‘Every time I come out here, I meet new friends,’ said Topher. ‘It makes me feel really awesome.’ ‘He was diagnosed with autism when I want to say he was three, so he’s a lot of fun,…

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More colleges are opening doors to students with intellectual disabilities and giving them life skills and a ticket to employment, but federal funding for some of these programs runs out next year.

 Good News Notes: “It was a bittersweet moment for Casey and Dean Jorgensen, Courtney’s parents, who live two hours away from the college, in Grantsville, Utah. They’d always hoped that their daughter might be able to attend college, but a college education was never a guarantee. They were excited for her, but like many parents…

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Autism: Strangers help Abertillery girl celebrate birthday

Good News Notes: Remi was so upset when only two children turned up for her fifth birthday party that she asked her mother “where are all my friends?” “So her dad PJ Robins put an invitation online for anyone to join them.” “However he was “overwhelmed” when strangers flocked to the Eden Play Centre in…

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