Blog Archive 2023

When a person has a combination of two or more diagnoses or disabilities it’s considered a dual diagnosis.  The National Institute of Health reports that ninety-one percent of children and thirty-one percent of adults were diagnosed with one or more co-occurring diagnoses using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).  Anxiety disorders, mood disorders, attention deficit […]

Washington Autism Alliance would like to give a huge shout out to the 2023 graduates in our community.  We are so proud of all of the efforts and dedication you have put into getting to this point.  We recently reached out to the community asking families to submit graduates so we could honor them.  We […]

As temperatures warm up, people start to get out and about and many start to flock towards bodies of water to stay cool.  While water can be quite relaxing and therapeutic for autistic children, it can also pose a real danger.  Like many young children, autistic children are often attracted to water and don’t understand […]

As a parent of a neurodivergent child, I often wonder (and worry) about the opportunities for employment for him as an adult.  According to the University of Connecticut’s The Center For Neurodiversity & Employment Innovation, unemployment for neurodivergent adults runs at least as high as 30-40%, which is three times the rate for people with […]