Dance at PEP Allows Students to Be Themselves A Typical Session “Inhale positive thoughts,” says Dezi Marlow who leads dance therapy at PEP Prentiss Autism Center. He takes a deep breath in and raises his hands slowly over his head. “And we’re gonna exhale. Release the weak,” he continues, while bringing his arms back down
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A PEP Prentiss Parent Perspective Autism Awareness By Deanna Moore, Communications and Marketing Director, Positive Education Program Jude’s Trip to the Hospital “One day last week, when I woke Jude up for school, he couldn’t walk. Just out of the blue, he couldn’t even take one step. It was terrifying. First, I got his sister
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Celebrating People Who Are Neurodivergent A message to pep staff from pep ceo, Habeebah R. Grimes “Being different is difficult in a world that tells us there is a ‘normal.’” ~Sonya Renee Taylor Diversity in Neurological Functioning When we think about the diversity of human beings, we often limit our understanding to physical characteristics
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PEP Leads the Way for Young People with Autism In the mid-1980s, school districts sought help from Positive Education Program in serving students who had limited communication capabilities and intense behavioral challenges. Though the terminology was not as widely used as it is today, many of these students were autistic. Districts knew these young people
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