autism - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2014
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Advocating for all children with autism

Alison Tepper Singer (MBA 1993) was pursuing a successful career in broadcast journalism when her daughter Jodie was diagnosed with autism. Singer decided to do more than advocate for her own child. In 2005, she became CEO of Autism... View Details

30 Mar 2015
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Nonprofit strives to help adults with autism

Kevin Boyle (MBA 1984) cofounded Autism Housing Pathways , which creates models of housing for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. (Published March 2015) View Details

11 Jul 2013
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Making Lives Better

course. "I think every parent whose child is diagnosed with autism becomes an advocate to some extent," she says. "Everyone goes to the walks, but there are a handful of people who want to take their professional training and use their... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; autism; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

22 Jun 2017
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The Talent Pool Your Company Probably Overlooks

01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

09 Feb 2017
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Turning Disorder into Opportunity

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Australia (HPE), launched the Dandelion program in 2015, introducing people with autism spectrum disorders into the IT workforce. Dandelion—an innovative collaboration between HPE and the Department of Human... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

22 Sep 2017
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Turning a Disorder into an Opportunity

Michael Fieldhouse (AMP 177, 2009), director for Emerging Businesses and Federal Government at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Australia (HPE), launched the Dandelion program in Australia in 2015, introducing people with autism spectrum... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

business. These essential insights for enduring and optimizing the middle miles will outfit managers to find their way through the messy middle of any bold project or new venture. Denial: How Refusing to Face the Facts about Our Autism... View Details

02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word

1969) Opportunity in reverse In many ways, my life never really began until the spring of 2007, even though I am now 45 years old. In April of that year I found out that two of my children were diagnosed with forms of autism spectrum... View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

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