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-20 posts tagged "Autism"
Jack Griffiths | Friday, September 9, 2022
Autism isn’t just an abstract condition that hides in the recesses of my mind. It animates me. It makes me move, sway and dance in unusual patterns. It makes me “stim.” When I was in early elementary school, I would wave my fingers in front of my face whenever I was excited, such as after
Liam Price | Monday, November 15, 2021
SMC for the Spectrum hosted a cornhole tournament fundraiser Friday afternoon in the Angela Athletic and Wellness Complex. Contestants paid to participate, then formed teams and lined up across the field house to compete. The tournament was in fact originally planned to be outside but was moved inside the field house due to cold weather.
Mary Steurer | Tuesday, May 1, 2018
To promote dialogue about how individuals with autism are portrayed in the media, the Master of Autism Studies Program at Saint Mary’s hosted a panel on the subject Monday night in the Duncan Student Center. Dr. Michael Waddell, director of the Master of Autism Studies program, opened the panel with a discussion about the 1988
Maria Leontaras | Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Saint Mary’s College’s Students Supporting Autism club hosted its fourth-annual Light It Up Blue Walk last Saturday in honor of Autism Awareness Month. The event raised $2,700 for the Dan Ryan Children’s Fund at the LOGAN Center, a group that assists families with the costs of services for those with autism or other disabilities, Gabrielle
Mary Steurer | Thursday, March 22, 2018
Professor Michael Waddell, director of the master of autism studies program at Saint Mary’s, called for a more complete understanding of autistic identities — acknowledging both the struggles and gifts of individuals with autism — during a presentation Wednesday. In the lecture, Waddell read from his personal work exploring autism in relation to the Catholic
Colleen Fischer | Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Joshua Diehl, the chief strategy officer for autism services at South Bend’s LOGAN Center, explored the issue of care for the developmentally disabled throughout history in a Tuesday lecture, “The Past, Present and Future of Services for People with Disabilities: A LOGAN Perspective.” Diehl will be a fellow in Saint Mary’s Master of Autism Studies
Jordan Cockrum | Wednesday, January 17, 2018
In 2018, Saint Mary’s will introduce new graduate program, a Master of Autism Studies. Although students cannot begin their coursework until 2019, the program will begin accepting applications and hosting workshops this calendar year. “Everyone knows about the critical need for understanding and responding to autism in the world today,” Michael Waddell, program director, said in
Marie Fazio | Wednesday, April 19, 2017
The Special Friends Club of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s — a student group that pairs students with children in the South Bend community who are affected by autism spectrum disorders in the hopes of building friendships — hosted the sixth annual Notre Dame Autism Conference on Tuesday. Junior Allison Baglini, president of the Special Friends Club, said
Kathryn Marshall | Monday, December 5, 2016
Students and faculty members heard more about research at Saint Mary’s during Friday Faculty Colloquium Series presentations by Dr. Jennifer Rowsell, assistant professor of biology, and Dr. Sandra Schneider, associate professor of communicative sciences and disorders. Rowsell spoke on “Insights into the Restoration of Hearing Loss.” She said there are two types of hearing loss,
Megan Uekert | Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Saint Mary’s Students Supporting Autism club will host the second annual Autism Awareness 5K Run and Walk on Saturday April 23 at 8 a.m. Students can register through OrgSync or at check-in the day of. The event will begin at the Welcome Center and ends at Lake Marian. Senior Allyson Strasen, president of Students Supporting Autism, said