Film about adult autism resonates with students and provides them the opportunity to discuss important, current issues

Emily Foster Staff Writer A documentary film following the journey of three young men with autism on a swim team was screened last Thursday on campus. The showing of “Swim Team” was hosted by the South Arts Film Circuit in the Trojan Center Theatre. Avery Livingston, the coordinator of civic engagement for Troy University, said she thought the film “really resonated with the students this time around.” The film screening was followed by a question-and-answer time with the director and producer Lara Stolman where students asked about making the film…

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Warriors for autism hit the quad

Madina Seytmuradova Staff Writer Troy University’s Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) club conducted its first  Autism Walk on April 4, 2017, on the main quad and raised funds for the future of autistic students. “We’re going to use the money that we raise to form a scholarship program,” said Allison Wrape, a junior psychology major from Harvest and one of the student organizers of the event. “And then people can nominate someone who has autism to get the scholarship, and then that money would go to therapeutic services for their autism.”…

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