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Central Jersey Therapist Runs Online Life Coaching Biz For Adults On Autism Spectrum Central Jersey Therapist Runs Online Life Coaching Biz For Adults On Autism Spectrum
Central Jersey Therapist Runs Online Life Coaching Biz For Adults On Autism Spectrum Autism doesn’t magically end when a child graduates high school. Rather, it’s a lifelong social and communicative disability that people have to live with forever. Central Jersey native Jaclyn Hunt realized that several years ago, and has since made it her life’s mission to provide adults on the spectrum with tools to navigate life with their disability. “Most people on the Autism spectrum are thrown out into the world and expected to succeed — but many struggle tremendously. So I’m trying to change that.” Hunt saw a need for her business while studying to become a marriage and family th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hell On Wheels: No Bus For Double Leg Amputee, 6, Starting First Grade In Englewood, Mom Says Hell On Wheels: No Bus For Double Leg Amputee, 6, Starting First Grade In Englewood, Mom Says
Hell On Wheels: No Bus For Double Leg Amputee, 6, Starting First Grade In Englewood, Mom Says The first day of first grade at the Grieco School in Englewood was going to be stressful enough for Kayden Kinckle, a 6-year-old double leg amputee. Things got more difficult when his bus with a wheelchair lift didn’t show, said his mom, Nicole Sessoms.  For the past two years, Kayden has been riding the same bus with a wheelchair lift provided by First Student Inc. while a student at the Quarels School. When Sessoms called First Student earlier this week to inquire why the bus wasn't showing up, supervisor Cathy Nunziato told her the company did not have a bus with a wheelchair lift for Ka…

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by Jerry DeMarco