May 31, 2021

Ep. 18: Spectrum Life Magazine Summer 2021 Preview - 10 Years of Autism Empowerment

Ep. 18: Spectrum Life Magazine Summer 2021 Preview - 10 Years of Autism Empowerment

In today’s episode, we are previewing the milestone Summer 2021 issue of Spectrum Life Magazine. This issue marks 5 years of Spectrum Life Magazine being a nonprofit program of Autism Empowerment and also 10 years of Autism Empowerment serving youth, adults and families within autism and autistic communities. It's the 18th issue of Spectrum Life Magazine being published by Autism Empowerment and also our 18th Autism Empowerment Podcast episode!

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Autism Empowerment Podcast

In today’s episode, we are previewing the milestone Summer 2021 issue of Spectrum Life Magazine. This issue marks 5 years of Spectrum Life Magazine being a nonprofit program of Autism Empowerment and also 10 years of Autism Empowerment serving youth, adults and families within autism and autistic communities. It's the 18th issue of Spectrum Life Magazine being published by Autism Empowerment and also our 18th Autism Empowerment Podcast episode!

 

Join Autism Empowerment co-founders Karen and John Krejcha as they share interesting and fun facts from Autism Empowerment's nonprofit work over the past decade. Watch for our Behind the Scenes: 10 Years of Autism Empowerment podcast mini-series starting in July and be sure to catch our 10th Anniversary special episode on Thursday, June 3rd, 2021.

 

A new contest is announced in this episode where listeners and Spectrum Life Magazine readers have the opportunity to win free gift cards and Autism Empowerment merchandise.

 

For the most recent issue of Spectrum Life Magazine from Autism Empowerment, visit https://www.SpectrumLife.org.

 

The Summer 2021 issue of Spectrum Life Magazine celebrates our 5th Anniversary being a nonprofit publication of Autism Empowerment. We've been delighted to serve you and look forward to many more years of advocacy, acceptance and investment in autistic potential.

 

With Autism Empowerment reaching our 10th year Anniversary on June 3rd, 2021, we wanted to make sure to commemorate the occasion. Although it's too early at this point to have an in-person event, we are starting the celebration with our Summer 2021 issue and will be doing an Autism Empowerment Podcast series later this summer called Behind the Scenes: 10 Years of Autism Empowerment.

 

Our Summer 2021 issue feature articles include:  10 Years of Autism Empowerment (Cover story) • From the Publisher • Hispanic Disability Support (Pasitos Gigantes) • How to Figure Out if an Autistic Needs Fixing • Double Take • Salmon Creek TOPSoccer • 10 Yeras of Joel Suzuki • Lessons Learned from COVID-19 • Transitioning to In-Person Learning • One-to-One Support in the Classroom • Ask Spectrum Life  • Starting a Healthy Fitness Routine • Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria • Spectrum Life Resource Directory • Autism Empowerment Podcasts & Events
 
This issue contains lots of fun photos of youth, adults and families who have participated in Autism Empowerment events over the past 10 years. 
 

Summer 2021 Cover of Spectrum Life Magazine from Autism Empowerment

Spectrum Life Magazine Summer 2021

Current and Past Issues of Spectrum Life Magazine

Fun Fact: This was Autism Empowerment's first (non-remote) office space located at the Arc Family Center in Vancouver, WA. Here is John painting the walls green in 2013. Coincidentally, this office space is now the home of Hispanic Disability Support which is featured in the Summer 2021 issue of Spectrum Life Magazine. 

Fun Fact: John painting our first Autism Empowerment office green.

 

A transcript was added 6/5/21. Due to technical difficulties, we needed to delay our 10th Anniversary show to 6/14 and it is now posted. Thank you for your understanding!

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