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Mikey Brannigan, a senior at Northport High School, was diagnosed with autism when he was 18 months old. According to a recent article about him in Sports Illustrated, his parents were advised when …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/19/15
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Taking on an almost human dimension, Kennedy High School’s new Cougar Walk of Recognition was born after nine months in development. Members of Bellmore JFK Alumni Inc., who created the walkway …
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/5/14
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The old John Lennon lyric says, “When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind.” For Beatles fan Brian Amato, an 18-year-old with autism, it’s just the opposite. Amato has always struggled to express himself with words, but has learned to allow music to be his voice. He didn’t speak until he was five years old, but when was nine, he started playing both the drums and the piano, and at last found a way to relate to the world. Last Sunday, he played with his band, Broken Chains, on the main bandstand at Jones Beach during an Autism Speaks benefit walk.
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By Tom Jordan
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10/8/14
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Kaity Meagher, a singer and a 2011 graduate of Oceanside High School, performed at the Autism Speaks walk at Jones Beach on October 5. She sang an original song titled “Until All the Pieces …
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10/8/14
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When Karen Siler’s neighbor was in financial trouble, facing possible foreclosure, Siler came up with an interesting solution that could benefit both families.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/8/14
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They walk to help find a cure — for autism, blindness, pancreatic cancer and breast cancer. Most weekends this October, residents will gather at Jones Beach and traverse the boardwalk with family and friends, doing their small part to address these health crises.
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By Laura Schofer
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10/2/14
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Four Lynbrook High School students, motivated by a passion for helping others and close friendships with one student’s brother, have created what they hope will be a way to help children with …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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9/17/14
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The Genesis School, for students with autism between the ages of 5 and 21, celebrated National Running Day on June 4 in East Meadow to promote exercise and physical fitness.
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By David Weingrad
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6/11/14
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For decades, leaders in Valley Stream District 30 have been committed to providing a quality special education program to ensure that every child’s needs were being met, no matter how severe their disability. That required placing each student in the right setting, which sometimes resulted in sending them to a school many miles away.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/27/14
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A year and a half after he was born, Michael Giangregorio’s son, Nicholas, was diagnosed with a developmental disability that, for his father, was at once terrifying, mind-numbing and life-altering.
Nicholas, Michael was told, had a severe form of autism.
Michael, who is now 48, had a choice, he said, after Nicholas’s diagnosis. He could wallow in despair, or he could accept his son’s condition and not only live with it, but also embrace a new life within the “autism community.” He chose the latter, which has brought its challenges, for sure, but also great satisfaction and joy.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/26/13
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