Autism

“Horsegirls” is an independent film about Margarita, a young woman with autism who discovers the world of hobby horsing while trying to prove her independence to her mother — stick horse and all.

Marquette University's On Your Marq launched three years ago to help students on the autism spectrum navigate college through social and academic coaching. The support program celebrated its first graduate this month.

Milwaukee Area Technical College created the Uniquely Abled Academy to help students with autism navigate through college more easily, specifically in its machine tool area.

The children's book Alone Bird follows a young girl named Tilly Bird through a day at school. Tilly has autism and her classmates struggle to understand why she communicates and plays differently.

Unemployment numbers have reached historic lows in many places in Wisconsin, though income growth has not always kept pace.However, even with what…