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Welcome to the Verge of Independence Project: Multimedia Autism Advocacy (VIP), a Neurodiversity Culture that uses multimedia to promote the independence, self-advocacy, and social confidence of autistic adults aged 18+!
"Did you know that nearly 800,000 young adults in the U.S. identify as an autistic person or a person with autism?" Click on the
About Autism, a page to learn more about autism and resources.
Established in 2009, the VIP community supports adult individuals on the spectrum in discovering that Connections Matter. You, too, can make the connection by exploring this resourceful site.
Passport to Independence
travel
Christian Tart, who is now 36 and autistic, started traveling with his mother, Anita Tart-Paschal, when he was just 19 months old. His mother says that careful planning and preparation were key to finding ways to handle the challenges of traveling with her neurodivergent son. By working through those challenges, Christian learned to enjoy trips to places like Jamaica, Florida, the Bahamas, Washington, D.C., Cozumel, Mexico, New York, Ohio, Atlanta, South Carolina, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Nassau. For him, travel has become a path to independence.
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Tap into the VIP zone, where you can focus on empowering platforms that support and lead to gaining independence.
VIP News Articles
& Blogs
written by the
award-winning
collegiate journalist
Melissa Lushington
Eva Blackwell Holli Stephens/KYW Newsradio
(CLICK ON IMAGE ABOVE TO READ AND LISTEN TO THE MICRO-INTERVIEW)
click on the image for the full article
VIP Book picks
Check out books that tell our stories and reveal our truths, offer personal and professional development, and inspire, entertain, and educate us.
Most books available in e-Book and audiobook
Coming Home to Autism
By Tara Leniston & Rhian Grounds
Autistic and Black: Our Experiences
of Growth, Progress, and Empowerment
By Kala Allen Omeiza
Shouting at Leaves By Jennifer Msumba
Beyond the Wall: Personal Experience with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Second Edition
By Stephen M. Shore
By Co-author Brenda Smith Myles, PhD
Autism in Heels: The Untold Story
of A Female Life on the Spectrum
By Jennifer Cook O'Toole
Look Me In the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
By John Elder Robison
Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with
Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism
By Temple Grandin & Kate Duffy
Rules of the Red Rubber Ball
By Kevin Carroll
“Autism can’t define me,
I define autism.”
