Behind The Breakthroughs

April is Autism Awareness month and in this episode Dr. Annette Nunez and Maylene Johnson discuss the topic of autism awareness versus autism acceptance.  They talk about the ignorance surrounding the topic of autism and they share their personal experiences around this ignorance. They have been asked questions such as, "Is autism contagious?" or "Will my child start modeling weird behaviors?" These types of questions prompted both Annette and Maylene to start an iAccept Campaign in hopes of educating the general public about autism and shutting down the myths about how people perceive autism.    There is a saying, "If you've met one person with autism, you have met one person with autism."  This quote is extremely accurate when describing what autism is.  Many people have a perception of what autism is and this perception often leads to exclusion.   This podcast addresses the issue of autism education, awareness, acceptance and what it means to be inclusive.  Being inclusive doesn't mean that you hang a post