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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
