♿ Miami-Dade Disability & Autism Newsletter 🧩

Good morning, my fellow Miamians 🦩

Last week my friend Yessika, founder of ViP 305, invited me to their Homestead campus to talk to a room of high school volunteers about what it's like being an autism dad. That's 27 teenagers sitting through a Q&A about the A word.

If you know a teenager looking for volunteer opportunities that aren't just padding a college application, ViP 305 is the fit. They also run a WhatsApp group where local volunteer opportunities get posted as they come up. Text me at (305) 401-6224 and I'll make the introduction.

Today's Edition Includes

1. Attend FREE Workshops from The Children’s Trust Parent Club
2. Disability News Headlines: Stories that deserve our attention
3. Police encounter with an autistic child in crisis
4. New Podcast Episode: Special Needs Trusts, Guardianship, Probate, and Legal Planning with Carlos Aguila, Esq.

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Victor Antunez • (305) 401-6224

Real Estate Professional 🔑 Autism Dadvocate

PS. If buying or selling a home has been on your mind lately, and you want to talk it through, text me at (305) 401-6224.

PSS. Nothing means more than a real estate referral. If someone comes to mind, please send them my way.

🖇️ FREE BOOK DOWNLOADS​​

1. ​Future-Proofing Your Special Needs Child: Essential Legal, Financial, and Life Strategies for Florida Families​
2. ​​​Miami-Dade Special Needs Resource Directory​
3. ​The Ultimate Home Buying Guide: For Families with Special Needs​

🦺 Attend FREE workshops from The Children’s Trust Parent Club

Attend FREE workshops from The Children’s Trust Parent Club to learn valuable skills, share experiences, and connect with like minded parents. Earn 1 point per workshop, and after 3 points redeem them for a Parent Club Pass for family fun and memorable experiences.

📝 Disability News Headlines

1. ​1st-grader with autism suspended for biting sandwich into shape of a gun
2. ​5 things to know if you’re seeing developmental delays or your child has an autism diagnosis
3. ​Artificial intelligence could make autism screening more accessible
4. ​Assistive technology is helping more people with disabilities gain independence
5. ​Circumcision and Autism: What a New Study Found
6. ​Florida families fight Medicaid cuts to autism therapy, say children lost access without warning
7. ​Get ready for an unforgettable culinary journey at the Easterseals 36th Annual Festival of Chefs!
8. ​Has the definition of autism become too broad to be useful?
9. ​How Technology Is Rewriting What Independence Looks Like for the disabled
10. ​i-Sleep Autism Intervention Shows Efficacy for Treating Insomnia in Autistic Adults
11. ​Judge won’t order state to implement expanded access to KidCare
12. ​Parents Open Up About the Emotional and Financial Realities of Raising Their 6-Year-Old Son with Autism
13. ​Patients Diagnosed with Autism Are Less Likely to Receive On-Time Cancer Screening, Except for Colorectal Cancer
14. ​RFK Jr. says Trump ‘certainly’ wants him to investigate any link between autism and vaccines
15. ​The Social Tax of Autism​
16. ​Your Disabled Child Can’t Speak For Themselves Yet. You’re The Voice

Spoiler alert: Thanks to a blue sensory kit this encounter has a happy ending :-)

🎧 NEW PODCAST EPISODE 🎧

Special Needs Trusts, Guardianship, Probate, and Legal Planning with Carlos Aguila, Esq.

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