About 1 in 68 children are born with autism. These children grow up to become teenagers, who like any other teenager desire the feeling of freedom teens get when they pass their drivers’ test and get their license. Researchers and engineers at Vanderbilt University are trying to make more teenagers with ASD reach that rite of passage every teenager dreams of, by creating a driving stimulation teaching program tailored to the learning needs of individuals with ASD.
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Mom, Rachel Wallenstein, writes a letter to the woman in the Target parking lot who felt it was necessary to force unsolicited parenting advice on the mom of a child with autism. After watching Wallenstein’s toddler with autism have a meltdown due to over stimulation, the woman gave a pamphlet on discipline to Wallenstein. Wallenstein speaks up for all moms with children with autism who are bombarded with parenting advice from strangers who know nothing about their children.
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