My Life As a Young Adult on the Autism Spectrum Brennan is a twenty-four year old college student with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He was diagnosed as a young child and has worked hard for years to become knowledgeable about his Autism and what it means to him. Now, as an adult, he is passionate about…
‘You Don’t Outgrow Autism’: What Happens When Help Ends at 21? At Bike to the Beach, we bike for the autism community. One of the major issues facing this community is the transition to adulthood. Kate Snow and NBC news did an amazing piece about a major issue: “the aging out crisis”. Federal law guarantees…
Autism Today and Preparing for Tomorrow While funding our partners important, we must also work towards changing the national perspective and dialogue around autism. Here is an infographic created by Birdhouse for Autism with some stats and facts of today and how to best plan for your child’s future.
Donnell Client – The Center Register to Ride Donnell is a bright and good-natured young man who is one of the longest-attending clients at The Center’s day program. When Donnell was younger, he experienced difficulties communicating as a result of his Cerebral Palsy diagnosis. The inability to express himself was often frustrating, as well as…
KEEN Sports for Kids in Arlington, VA KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore is proud to announce the opening of its newest sports program for kids, ages 5-to 12 years old, with autism and other developmental delays and physical and intellectual disabilities. KEEN Sports for Kids Arlington, Va., began in May 2017 with 12 new KEEN athletes and…
KEEN Expands in Baltimore to Include Bowling To kick off its 25th anniversary year, in February KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore launched a new Bowling program in Baltimore at AMF Dundalk. This new program gives Greater Baltimore area teens and young adults with autism and other disabilities opportunity for social-recreational fun while building bowling skills. Trained volunteers…
A KEEN Parent’s Perspective on …KEEN PROGRAMS (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) “My son is pretty anxious and tends to be a homebody, and due to the autism, he has a hard time with friends. KEEN is the one activity he always wants to go to, and he always has a great time. He loves talking to…
A KEEN Parent’s Perspective on …KEEN PROGRAMS (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) “KEEN has been a wonderful experience for my son who has severe autism and is nonverbal. As a youngster, he had so many difficult behaviors that we were forced to home-school him. At age 13, we had the opportunity to enroll him in KEEN, which…
El’iyah Athlete – KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) Register to Ride Meet El’iyah: El’iyah is like any 6-year-old boy in that he wants to play, have fun and be loved and accepted, but El’iyah has autism complicating his world and making these things harder to achieve and receive outside of his family. He…
Deion Athlete – KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) Register to Ride Meet Deion: Deion is a 22-year-old young man who happens to have autism. He also happens to be one of KEEN’s first athletes to join KEEN Sports when KEEN expanded from its Montgomery County, Md., roots, to offer programs in Washington, DC,…
