B4-D Love, Life & Autism: A personal journey through relationships, marriage and independence

This session will focus on how a young adult with autism persevered through a challenging adolescents until he found the right combination of support, medications and pure determination. Alex will provide a brief story of his journey alongside his mother. The workshop will be set up as a one on one interview between mom and Alex ending with Q & A from the audience. Images will be shown to help tell the story.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand the true meaning of “never give up.”
2. Discover possibilities for friendships.
3. Learn how to ask for support.

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