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  • About us
    • Our Mission & Vision
    • Executive Team
    • Board Members
    • Advisory Board
    • JoyDew’s History
    • Contact us
  • Programs & Services
    • Day Program
    • Higher Education
    • Employment & Job Training
    • Social Activities
    • Smart Housing
    • Parent Support and Education
  • Our Core Values
    • Focus on Strengths
    • Presume Competence
    • Expressive Communication
    • Community of Friends
    • Autism Friendly Environment
  • FAQs
  • Media
    • Blog
    • Press
  • For Employers
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...
Assessing the Strengths of Adults with Autism

Assessing the Strengths of Adults with Autism

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

Too often, adults with autism are evaluated by what they can’t do rather than by what they can. A strengths-based assessment flips that script. Instead of measuring deficits, it identifies positive traits that can be developed into practical, real-world skills at...
Key Takeaways from Autism Roundtable: Achieving Equity and Accelerating Impact with Innovation

Key Takeaways from Autism Roundtable: Achieving Equity and Accelerating Impact with Innovation

by Karen Millican | Feb 3, 2026 | Day Program For Adults With Autism

We are so grateful to today’s roundtable panelists for their thoughtful discussion and insights on improving outcomes for autistic adults in the next 5,10 and 50 years. These top nonprofit leaders, employment experts, service providers and academicians discussed the...
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Ridgewood location:
79 Chestnut Street, Suite 102
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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