Thank you Topher Wurts for developing a new Aspertool we can all use to make wise choices for those whose brains are a bit different.
Topher’s 13-year-old son, Kirby, has autism, and the father is taking a positive approach to a real problem: finding restaurants, museums, playgrounds and other locations that are “autism-friendly.” An article by Huffington Post published earlier this month on the HuffingtonPost website describes the autism app that Kirby’s dad has created, called Autism Village.
The author of the article, Kimberly Yam, really hits the nail on the head as she quotes the father:
“Families and autistic adults — especially when away from home or when looking for new ideas — will benefit from being able to discover places that are highly rated and reviewed by other autism families. There’s lots of misinformation out there and reading reviews by other families or people who are actually in the autism community will be really helpful. What we’re doing will dramatically improve the day to day for autism families and, hopefully, give them more time and better tools to help their kids.”
It is so inspiring to see potentially really helpful, positive approaches and tools. To learn more, go to the Autism Village website.
Keep up the good work, Topher Wurts!
Topher Wurts and Son Kirby
