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Yahoo
26-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Penn State Behrend highlights Autism Acceptance Month with special event
April is Autism Acceptance Month and an event at Penn State Behrend on Friday hoped to highlight services available for people on the spectrum in our region. Families living with people on the spectrum, as well as supporters of their services, gathered to hear from like-minded people on how to best help their loved ones. Merski bill to help fight municipal blight passes PA House One of the main reasons, a program director said, why they get people together in a space like this is to show them that they're not alone in their journey. 'We brought in Kate Swensen, who is a mom, advocate and author. She just had a new book come out on April 1st. She is here speaking to the folks today about what her life has been like with her son Cooper, who was diagnosed at age 3. He's now a teenager and nonverbal, so really, really relatable to the crowd and people who work and love and live with people on the spectrum,' said Joe Lang, development director for Lakeshore Community Services. 'Autism is not an epidemic' Barber Center EVP responds to Robert F. Kennedy's comments Saturday morning is the 24th annual Walk for Autism at the Lake Erie Speedway. Registration starts at 9 a.m., and the well-attended walk will go on rain or shine. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Newsmaker: Joe Lang talks about Autism Acceptance Day celebrations
Joe Lang of Lakeshore Community Services joined us in the Jet 24 studio to talk about something near and dear to his heart — their upcoming Autism Acceptance Day celebrations at the end of the week at Penn State Behrend. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
