NYU Libraries Opens Low-Sensory Room for Neurodiverse Students and Others Who Benefit From a Calming Environment

• By: | New York University Division of Libraries
• January 10th, 2024
• academic success, accessibility features, inclusive environment, inclusive spaces, libraries, low-sensory room, mental health wellness, neurodiverse students, sensory needs, Winter 2024 Issue
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NYU Libraries has opened a low-sensory space on the first floor of Bobst Library, providing students who are neurodiverse with a dedicated room to support their academic success. With the new space, and two more study rooms scheduled to open on the 9th floor in the spring of 2024, Bobst...

All Are Welcome: Creating an Inclusive Festival

• By: Doug Blecher Autism Personal Coach
• January 10th, 2024
• accessibility features, accommodations, actually autistic, community, community inclusion, festivals, inclusive environment, inclusivity and accessibility, neurodivergent needs, neurodiversity, organizing, sensory spaces, Winter 2024 Issue
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Almost 11 years ago, I founded an organization, Autism Personal Coach, that provides coaching to autistic adults and teens to improve the quality of our lives. Within the first year of our existence, I realized that the lack of community was a glaring and alarming need for many of our clients. That...

New Curriculum and Pilot Program Affirms Adults with Autism Want to be Loved

• By: Victoria Pettiquoi-Morgan, LICSW-C, LCSW I Aspire to Be Me, LLC Matthew Ratz, MEd Passion for Learning, Inc.
• July 5th, 2023
• adults, friendship, inclusive environment, intimacy, misconceptions, relationships, self-love, sex, sexual education, sexual expression, sexuality, Summer 2023 Issue
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I Aspire to Be Me, LLC (I AM) is a service provider committed to dispelling the myth that adults with autism do not seek meaningful intimate relationships. It’s important for society to recognize this population can and does desire intimacy, just like everyone else. Unfortunately, they often lack...