by Karen Millican | Jul 23, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
At JoyDew Foundation, every day is an opportunity to empower adults with autism to build meaningful lives through education, employment, communication, and community. If you’re passionate about making a difference, you’ll find more than a job...
by Karen Millican | Jul 17, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
What if the key to your adult child’s future isn’t changing who they are…but recognizing what they’re already great at? Too often, autistic adults are defined by their challenges instead of their strengths. This short video highlights how a...
by Karen Millican | Jul 10, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
It was an exciting week at JoyDew! Our autistic members in the Radiology Training Program are celebrating the installation of four new medical-grade mammography workstations, secure PACS servers, and DICOM-compliant imaging software. This state-of-the-art equipment...
by Karen Millican | Jun 3, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
So-called “behavioral episodes” or “meltdowns” in autistic individuals are not behavioral problems at all. They are nervous system crises; full-body responses to sensory environments that are simply incompatible with how that person’s brain is wired....
by Karen Millican | Jun 2, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
Speech is a form of communication, but communication encompasses more than speech. Speech is motor output. Communication is the expression of thought. They are not interchangeable words, and assuming they are has led to a serious problem…mistaking communication...
by Karen Millican | May 27, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism
In case you missed it this weekend, the New York Times dropped a bombshell about autism therapy clinics and the ABA industrial complex! The recent New York Times investigation revealed how Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, now one of the fastest-growing...
