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Recent blogs

Mental Health and Autism: The Importance of Being Heard

Teresa Cardona

Welcome back to the blog! Today I want to talk about something that’s important to me. As someone who is on the spectrum and who also struggles with metal health, I realize that the hardest part of living with mental health challenges and being autistic isn’t just the symptoms, it’s how people respond to them. […]

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Nursing Pre-Reqs Nearly Done

Ziggie

Ziggie has been busy attending school full-time. He has lot of different classes he needs to take in order to become a nursing student this upcoming fall.

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If I had money, where would I travel to?

Thomas Hassell

Thomas would travel to the lands where his ancestors came from if he had the opportunity to do so. He knows a lot more about his ancestors and where they came from since he took a DNA test a few years ago.

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Music Through the Years

Sarah Matincheck

Lots of things have changed over the years, especially music. Sarah highlights important people in music industry and how they impacted the music we listen to today.

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