An archive of all RCAAS-related news, from Rutgers University publications (i.e., Rutgers Today and Rutgers Magazine), research publications, and more!
In the News
5.22
Third-year doctoral student, Yu Yan, is the grateful first recipient of the Autism MVP Foundation Endowed Fellowship! Keith Green, Executive Director of the AutismMVP Foundation, presented a $31,500 donation to GSAPP and the RCAAS, to assist future mental health professionals serve the underserved adult autistic population. The Autism MVP Foundation Endowed Fellowship will allow GSAPP students, working in partnership with the RCAAS, to gain the necessary training and educational resources they need to empower adults on the autism spectrum.
This generous gift will undoubtedly make a lasting... read more
1.22
Congratulations to Ellen Wilkinson, graduate student and valued member of the Psychological Services Clinic (PSC) and LifeSPAN ASD Lab teams, on having her new article featured in a recent Autism Science Foundation (ASF) podcast! Ellen’s article, “Parent Reported Strengths and Positive Qualities of Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability,” appeared in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and was one of three topics of discussion in this popular weekly forum.
Read the full article here:
9.21
Amy Gravino was diagnosed at age 11 as being on the autism spectrum.
It was decades ago, when, she said, the word didn’t mean much. She was teased by classmates and told by a school official that she would never graduate high school, let alone college.
“I only knew that I was different, and different was not acceptable as the world was frequently sure to let me know. At every turn I had people telling me who I was,’’ Gravino said Wednesday during the dedication ceremony for the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services (RCAAS), a facility that opened on the... read more
7.21
This week, Amy Gravino, RCAAS Relationship Coach, joins the podcast Autism Weekly to discuss dating and relationship maintenance on the autism spectrum. Amy also covers "the importance of sex ed and how parents can start the conversation with their teens."
Listen to the podcast here: