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March 27, 2017

An Interview with James Williams – Autistic Advocate

An Interview with James Williams, Autistic Advocate, SafeMinds Communications Committee Member Last year, SafeMinds Executive Director Lisa Wiederlight, had the privilege of interviewing James Williams, a 27 year-old man with autism. James is a bright, highly-intelligent advocate for and representative of the autism community. The text of the interview follows. Please tell us about yourself, […]

ending another to my friend’s husband who stood between me and my raging son at an autism-friendly Broadway Play concession stand during intermission last week, letting Andrew dig his nails into his arm, before managing to calm Andrew down.”
April 21, 2015

The Unexpected Way This Mom is Giving Thanks

By Heidi Roger, SafeMinds Board Member I’m sending one to that guy behind the pizza counter. The one who helped Andrew after he was mistakenly left on the school bus by himself and somehow managed to pry the bus door open and cross Main Street without getting hit by a car. The pizza man could […]

April 02, 2015

Safe Minds Require Safe Bodies: What You Can Do for Autism Awareness Month 2015

As I write this, it’s still rainy and cold outside of my window, but I can see tiny yellow buttercups and purple chicory flowers just starting to poke their way out of the frozen ground. Every April, SafeMinds’ board takes a moment to highlight the organization’s upcoming activities and projects. I’m sending you this email […]

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