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The Genius of Autism: 16 Kids Honored

Jan 25, 2011

The McCarton Foundation’s “Genius of Autism” honored 16 students with autism for their excellence in music, poetry, athletics, and visual arts. Dr. Cece McCarton, founder of the McCarton Foundation for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, explained "Often talents are not discovered in autistic individuals because so many people have stereotyped or limited expectations of their abilities. The tragedy of autism is not only with the individual who has autism but also with us who are often blind to the talents that lay hidden within them." Zankel Hall in Carnegie Hall was the venue for more than 500 attendees included actress Laura Linney, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Alicia Keys, and singers from various Broadway productions.

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Kentucky Arts Education Task Force Targets Kids with Autism

Nov 25, 2009

An Arts Education Task Force has been established in Kentucky to bring performing arts to children with autism and other developmental disorders. Bowling Green attorney, Flora Templeton Stuart, sees this as an opportunity to involve these children in the community. The theatre classes will include stage design, sculpting, voice lessons,visual arts, and choreography. Another community component of the task force is to involve local artists and neuro-typical children as buddy peers. Students theatre projects will be presented to the community.

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Performers on the Rise Pair Professional Musicians with Music Therapy Students

Sep 23, 2009

Robbin Buford, a music therapist at The Rise School in Oklahoma, plans to pair professional musicians with children with autism and other developmental and physical delays. Buford suffered from ADHD and understands how much music therapy can help with communication and cognition. She uses music to help youngsters gain self-esteem and motor skills. She teaches piano, guitar, and singing. One mother reports of her daughter, "[Her] motor skills and desire to talk have improved in strides ... We are amazed with how she lights up and responds to music ... I've found the heavier the beat, the stronger her response." Performers on the Rise, to happen in the spring, will benefit The Rise School and give wheelchair ballet and visual arts a chance to shine.

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