Posted by Susan Moffitt on Friday, July 1st, 2011
A truly disheartening story has emerged from Queens, New York where Bellerose residents are saying “not in my backyard” to an Astoria nonprofit’s plan to set up a group home for young adults with autism in their neighborhood. Apparently, another group home exists in the community, so the neighborhood contends that the proposal constitutes oversaturation. [...]
READ MORE
Posted in Autism and the Law, Autism News, Commentary
5 Comments »
Posted by Susan Moffitt on Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
While raising a child with autism is a day to day journey, in the back of every parent’s mind is what level of independence their child will eventually achieve. Where and how will they live? Lately, I’ve been coming across articles about concerned parents coming together to generate living spaces for their children. In Canada, [...]
READ MORE
Posted in Autism and Employment, Autism Support, Families, Parents
7 Comments »