Autism
Kent State Presents āLoving Lampposts: Living Autisticā Film Screening and Panel Discussion With Director Todd Drezner
During National Autism Acceptance Month, Ā鶹¹ū¶³ will hold a film screening of āLoving Lampposts: Living Autisticā at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, in the Kent Student Center Kiva. āLoving Lamppostsā is a documentary by Todd Drezner, a father of a now 13-year-old boy with autism, that explores the changing world of autism and learns the truth of the saying āif youāve met one autistic person, youāve met one autistic person.ā
Senior Honors Student Prepares to Apply for Graduate School in Clinical Psychology
Heather House is a senior Honors College student graduating with a major in psychology with a concentration in child psychology and a minor in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Originally from Tallmadge, Ohio, Heather credits the Honors College for helping her find opportunities that related to her professional interests. The Honors College faculty and staff informed Heather about the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program.
Kent State Menās Basketball Holds Second Annual Autism Awareness Game
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many disruptions and changes to peopleās lives. The Ā鶹¹ū¶³ menās basketball team has been affected, too, with schedule changes, games played in nearly empty arenas and extra safety protocols in place. However, one of the things that has not changed is the teamās steadfast commitment to autism awareness.
Kent State Basketball Game to Highlight Universityās Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness
Fans of the Ā鶹¹ū¶³ Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special menās basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase ā1 in 59ā to promote autism awareness and education.
Kent State Basketball Game to Highlight Universityās Ongoing Commitment to Autism Awareness
Fans of the Ā鶹¹ū¶³ Golden Flashes looking to follow their favorite players on the court will have to look for their jersey numbers and not their names at a special menās basketball game later this week. Players will be wearing student-designed uniforms with the space on the back that is usually designated for their names instead displaying the phrase ā1 in 59ā to promote autism awareness and education.
Kent State Menās Basketball to Host Sensory-Friendly Gameday Experience, Promoting Awareness
Ā鶹¹ū¶³ is working with area autism-focused organizations as well as KultureCityĀ®, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessibility and inclusion for those with special needs, to create a sensory-friendly gameday experience that can be enjoyed by all. Fans attending Kent Stateās Dec. 21 mens basketball game versus Hampton University will feel an expression of the universityās ongoing commitment to its core values of kindness, mutual respect and inclusion.
Kent State Receives Recognition for Autism Initiatives
Recent rankings have recognized Ā鶹¹ū¶³ for its autism initiatives. Kent State is ranked No. 5 in the āBest Colleges for Students With Autism for 2017ā from College Choice, No. 10 in the āTop 20 Best Online Colleges for Students With Autismā from Online College Plan, No. 20 in the ā20 ā¦
Kent State Students Form New Autism Student Organization
Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability Ā鶹¹ū¶³ is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: Kent State has a new student organization on campus thā¦