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By: Jacey Enget, Board Member of Youth Empower Social Status YESS I am a twenty-nine year old woman who was born and raised under the great western skies of central North Dakota, where my parents instilled in me a very deep love for the outdoors. The love I have for the outdoors is a small,

With Autism awareness month is coming to a close, I wanted to reflect on my own Autistic diagnosis. As a guy on the spectrum, I haven’t always been very lucky when it came to fair life experiences. I’m one of those who had to branch out and create his own luck. The thing his even

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) refers to a group of conditions characterized by difficulty in social functioning and repetitive behaviors or stereotyped interests. The term “spectrum” connotes that, within this category, there is tremendous heterogeneity. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association merged four distinct autism diagnoses into one umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. They included

By Jon F. Advisory Board Member of YESS (Youth Empowering Social Status) As an Autistic guy, I always knew that I was unique, even though that I’ve before mentioned, that were all unique. I would always feel isolated, a lot. The thing is before I didn’t know how to express myself very well; to highlight