North Ward News Autism
This story originally appeared in The Star-Ledger April 23, 2010
NEWARK -- A state trooper found Tahira Williams last week running alongside the southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway and realized something wasn’t quite right. He pulled over and helped the 19-year-old autistic woman into his patrol car.
"He probably could tell she has a disability," said Williams’ mother Kim, who was relieved that a trooper found her and was able to navigate her from harm’s way.
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State Health and Senior Services Commissioner Poonam Alaigh joined police, firefighters and other emergency responders at the Center for Autism at The North Ward Center in Newark today to highlight the importance of autism awareness training for first responders.
The event, part of the Center for Autism's month-long series of training sessions for Autism Awareness Month in April, marked the official opening of The North Center for Autism. During the day, the Center for Autism offered free three, two-hour training sessions for police, firefighters, paramedics, teachers and parents.
The Center for Autism will mark Autism Awareness Month with a series of workshops in April highlighting the center's role as a valuable resource for urban residents who need information about autism spectrum disorders and pervasive developmental delays.
The Center for Autism, located at 341 Roseville Avenue in Newark, will host three seminars during the month for parents, caregivers, health care professionals and first responders.
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Autism advocates discussed the need to provide high-quality services to students with autism in urban areas at a panel discussion at Seton Hall Law School in Newark.
Sponsored by the Urban Education Law & Policy Initiative, the panel featured Assemblywoman Grace Spencer, autism advocate Michele Adubato, legal disabilities expert Paul Prior, Jersey City School Board member Suzanne Mack and Kim Williams, the parent of a child with autism.
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Assemblywoman Grace Spencer, autism advocate Michele Adubato and legal disabilities expert Paul Prior are among those who will participate in a panel discussion at Seton Hall Law School in Newark focusing on the best ways to serve urban students with autism.
Sponsored by the law school's Urban Education Law & Policy Initiative, the discussion will be on April 5 at Seton Hall Law School, 1109 Raymond Blvd, Newark, at 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
