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Night of Too Many Stars is a fundraising telethon for autism. [1] It has been held every two or three years since 2003. The event was founded by Robert Smigel after learning that his son was diagnosed with autism. [2] Comedian Jon Stewart often hosts the show.
Jodi DiPiazza (born October 3, 2001) is an American musician, composer, vocalist, and autism advocate. She was diagnosed with autism some time before her second birthday. [1] A musical prodigy, she has absolute pitch. She learned to play the piano at age three, being able to hear a song and reproduce it.
Autism Speaks Inc. is an American non-profit autism awareness organization and the largest autism research organization in the United States. [4] [5] [6] It sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. [4]
People diagnosed with autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder, typically have trouble with social communication and interactions; some are nonverbal, making it difficult for them to convey their ...
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What: The building supply store returned to Lubbock, and the fourth-generation owners shared the story behind the decision, including why McCoy's originally opened a store in the Hub City in 1971 ...
The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences is a new performing arts venue in Lubbock, Texas.Groundbreaking took place on April 20, 2017, with more than 500 people in attendance, including Lubbock Mayor, Dan Pope, board chairman of the Lubbock Entertainment Performing Arts Association, Tim Collins, and executive director of Ballet Lubbock, Nicholas Dragga. [1]
The diagnosis of Triplett led to the complex history of autism, which involved many conflicts among autism specialists and advocates. From there, the history of autism would unfold across decades, playing out in many and varied dramatic episodes, bizarre twists, and star turns, both heroic and villainous, by researchers, educators, activists and autistic people themselves.