My path of triumph, determination, and challenges
On Thursday, November 2, 2017, Congress reintroduced Kevin and Avonte’s Law (S.2070/H.R. 4221), proposed legislation that would help safeguard children with autism or other developmental disabilities who may wander away from caregivers. The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a markup of Kevin and Avonte’s Law (S.2070) on Thursday, November 16 at 10:00am ET.
College involved “many anxiety attacks and many trips home” for Daniel Share-Strom, an autistic 27-year-old motivational speaker in Bradford, Ontario. It wasn’t just the challenge of organizing his assignments and fighting the disability office for the extra time he needed for tests. It was also managing all the aspects of daily life that most people not on the autism spectrum take for granted.
“Relationships are so much harder to understand or initiate when by default you don’t really know what certain facial expressions mean or what certain actions mean,” Share-Strom says.