{"id":2890,"date":"2019-08-15T21:59:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T04:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aascend-preview.dreamhosters.com\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2019-08-17T22:25:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T05:25:08","slug":"2890","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/?p=2890","title":{"rendered":"Autistic Special Interests, Passions and Obsessions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0Be sure to read all the news at the bottom of the\u00a0page…<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Join us August 17 as\u00a0<\/span>A<\/span>A<\/span>S<\/span>C<\/span>E<\/span>N<\/span>D<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0screens excerpts from the award winning documentary, <\/span>Off the Rails<\/strong><\/span><\/span>,<\/strong> the remarkable true story of Darius McCollum, a man on the autism spectrum whose overwhelming love of transit has landed him in jail 32 times for impersonating New York City bus drivers and subway conductors and driving their routes. How could society better respond to Darius and find a way to channel his passion?
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Do you have a special interest<\/strong><\/span><\/span> that has had an impact on your life? Join our discussion. <\/span><\/p>\n

When:\u00a0Sat Aug 17,\u00a010am \u2013 noon<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhere:\u00a0The Arc of SF<\/strong><\/span>\u00a01500 Howard St. @ 11th St. \u00a0 \u00a0SF, CA 94103\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>map<\/a>\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Parking is sometimes available<\/strong>\u00a0in the garage at 255 12th Street, with a reasonable flat rate for Saturdays.\u00a0There is also metered street parking for $2.25\/hr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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AASCEND member Ian Moura has begun a\u00a0research project to examine\u00a0autism <\/span>employment programs<\/span><\/span>\u00a0from the perspective of the actual program users\u00a0\u2014\u00a0autistic adults.<\/strong><\/span><\/span> Your input is vital and can help many people, whether or not you have participated in any employment programs. Please take the survey here<\/a>,<\/strong> where you can also find information about relevant\u00a0privacy protections.<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Paul Nussbaum<\/strong> is back on the Pacific Crest Trail after a brief stop to jump northward to where he left off in 2018. His latest progress will be posted in the next few days, with regular updates thereafter, at\u00a0expedition-autism.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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