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    • Our Mission & Vision
    • Executive Team
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  • Programs & Services
    • Day Program
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  • Our Core Values
    • Focus on Strengths
    • Presume Competence
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Why Funders Should Prioritize Adult Autism Infrastructure

Why Funders Should Prioritize Adult Autism Infrastructure

by Karen Millican | Feb 12, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism

For decades, autism funding has focused heavily on early childhood diagnosis and intervention. While that investment has helped many children build critical skills, it has unintentionally left a growing population behind: autistic adults. Autism does not end at age...
Surveillance and Data Analysis -How Pattern Recognition Becomes an Art

Surveillance and Data Analysis -How Pattern Recognition Becomes an Art

by Karen Millican | Feb 11, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism

Surveillance and data analysis are often framed as purely technical disciplines driven by algorithms, dashboards, and statistical models. But at their core lies something far more human: pattern recognition. When done well, pattern recognition becomes an art. Pattern...
Burnout vs Autistic Burnout

Burnout vs Autistic Burnout

by Karen Millican | Feb 9, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism

Burnout is a term many people recognize: prolonged stress, overwork, and lack of recovery leading to exhaustion and reduced performance. It is tied to a specific role, such as a job, parenting, or caregiving. In 2022, the ICD-11 redefined burnout, describing it as “a...
How to be an Autism Ally

How to be an Autism Ally

by Karen Millican | Feb 6, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism

First and foremost, ask the autistic people in your life how you can be an ally. Being an ally means listening, learning, and taking action alongside the autism community. Autistic people have diverse ways of thinking, communicating, and moving through the world....
The Problem With Including Intellectual Disability in the Autism Diagnosis

The Problem With Including Intellectual Disability in the Autism Diagnosis

by Karen Millican | Feb 4, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism

One of the most persistent misunderstandings about autism is the assumption that it is inherently tied to intellectual disability. While some autistic people do have co-occurring intellectual disability, folding the two together diagnostically has caused lasting...
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