CONTENTS

ANNUAL AUTISM ISSUE

COVER STORY

• 16 DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ By Shelly Huhtanen
• 20 FROM AWARENESS TO ACCEPTANCE: CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE WORLD FOR NEURODIVERGENT CHILDREN By Dr. Crystal Morrison and Peter Busscher
• 25 AUTISM EMPLOYMENT: AN INCLUSIVE MINDSET By Samuel J. Levine
• 27 DENTAL TREATMENT OF THE AUTISTIC PATIENT By Scott Ruvo, DDS
• 28 TIPS FOR USING SENSORY TOYS FOR SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM By Jenn Adams
• 30 HOW TO FIND WORK ON THE SPECTRUM By Louis Scarantino
• 31 A PEDIATRICIAN’S JOURNEY WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY DIAGNOSIS By Deborah Ondrasik, MD
• 34 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES MAY DIFFER By Larry Landauer

FEATURES

• 12 WORKING WITH EP MAGAZINE By Jenna Jenkins and Joe Wissner

MASS MUTUAL SPECIALCARE

• 36 CONSIDERATIONS FOR SUCCESSOR CAREGIVING By Kelly Piacenti
• 38 CONQUERING THE FLUENCY PROBLEM IN DYSLEXIA By Georgie Normand, M.A.
• 42 HELP! MY CHILD WAS JUST DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE DISORDER: By Lauren Agoratus, M.A.

• 44 FOCUS ON THE ABILITY IN DISABILITY By Sheri Glantz

ON OUR COVER

Broden Huhtanen, son of longtime EP Magazine columnist Shelly Huhtanen, experiences his first rock concert in our cover story, "Don't Stop Believin.'" Read his mom's article and much more in our Annual Autism Issue, which focuses on how we are moving from autism awareness to autism acceptance – and beyond. Coverage begins on page 16.