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Jesse Saperstein is an author, speaker, and autism advocate. Jesse himself was diagnosed with Asperger’s at the age of 14. I had the pleasure of meeting Jesse last Fall while interning at my local elementary school. Jesse held an open forum for employees, discussing topics of autism and bullying, as well as the struggles and triumphs of living with Asperger’s.

Hey Everyone! My name is Lauren Farrell, a Speech Language Pathologist here at the Suffolk Center for Speech. For the month of August I will be posting various articles on speech and language resources, recent news, and even fun activities you can do at home. This week will be focused on: Autism Following weeks will include: Feeding therapy Voice Stuttering/Fluency

Hi everyone,  I came across this article and I thought it was a good one to share! Although Autism awareness is on the rise, fewer people know about Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). If you would like some general information about SPD and Autism, check out the websites pasted below:  Autism: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/facts.html SPD: http://www.spdfoundation.net/about-sensory-processing-disorder.html Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) and autism (ASD) are two