MCAS-Alt Truth or Dare
By Gina Graves I am the parent of a student who has been on MCAS-Alt. I begged and asked for years will my son get a High School diploma?. YES,…
Advocacy for Us , For Others Too
By Erica Ploof Erica is a longstanding member of the Family Advisory Board at HMEA’s Autism Resource Central, as well as a fierce and tireless advocate for our community . She…
Music, Autism, and Inclusion
Music, Autism, and Inclusion by Laurel Collins My 16 year old son with autism has two loves in his life: teddy bears & music. The music he likes is on…
Darkness into Light
By Mike Moloney, CEO , HMEA At one time, 7,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities lived in Massachusetts institutions. From Burton Blatt’s pictorial “Christmas in Purgatory” describing the conditions…
It Takes a Village
By Jaya Pandey “It takes a village is a proverb that leverages the cultural context and belief that it takes an entire community to raise a child. A…
Life on the Spectrum
By Ryan Litchfield, Self Advocate and Student Intern at Autism Resource Central Being diagnosed with full blown autism at the age of two, doctors didn’t think I would ever thrive…