Written by Marisa Hamamoto It’s Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! AANHPI Heritage Month is a time to reflect upon and celebrate the remarkable role of the AANHPI community in our nation’s history, and also reflect on challenges we face, including experiences of families navigating autism within our cultures. Recent data highlights…
Written by Marisa Hamamoto Autistic special interests are intensely focused activities, topics, or hobbies pursued with immense dedication by autistic individuals. While neurotypical individuals might also have focused interests, the depth of engagement for autistic individuals often results in these interests dominating their thoughts and sometimes appearing as extreme obsessions. Special interests among autistic individuals…
On March 20, the International Day of Happiness, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released the Happy Schools Report. The Happy Schools Report places happiness at the core of transformation for education. The Happy Schools Framework outlined in the report stands on four pillars: People: To enhance interpersonal relationships, physical and socio-emotional…
Written by Marisa Hamamoto Quoting Reverend Desmond Tutu, “Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.” Language evolves, as culture and society evolve. As we learn more about autism, we realize the importance of using words that respect everyone’s unique experience. Changing how we talk about autism helps everyone feel included…
Written by Marisa Hamamoto March 20 is the United Nations International Day of Happiness. Like the UN, Proof Positive recognizes happiness as a universal right. Whoever you are in the autism community, whether you are autistic or not, and whether you are an educator, parent, caregiver, service provider, advocate, or something else, you deserve happiness. …
Proof Positive is on a mission to make the science and skills of wellbeing accessible to all – including the autism community. Happiness and wellbeing are experienced uniquely by every person – and we want to celebrate all that brings happiness to our Autism Wellbeing Alliance community. Wellbeing Wednesdays elevate the voices of autistic people…
Proof Positive is on a mission to make the science and skills of wellbeing accessible to all – including the autism community. Happiness and wellbeing are experienced uniquely by every person – and we want to celebrate all that brings happiness to our Autism Wellbeing Alliance community. Our Wellbeing Wednesdays elevate the voices of autistic…
Happy New Year from Proof Positive— For the past 15 years, I have dreamt of a day when wellbeing would move to the forefront of autism intervention. This year, with the creation of the Proof Positive Autism Wellbeing Alliance, this dream is being realized. We now have organizations across the nation committed to the systematic…
This Veterans Day, Proof Positive is shining a light on the Army’s approach to wellbeing for all their troops. It’s a proud example of scaling the science and skills of happiness to our nation’s service members and veterans. Proof Positive hopes systems like schools and social service organizations can learn from this large-scale adoption about…
“We lean into learning … embracing risk and innovation in our pursuit to learn and grow.” — Proof Positive — One of our core values at Proof Positive is Lean Into Learning. We embrace risk and innovation in our pursuit to learn and grow. How does this core value guide our everyday actions? What does…