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Okay, let's try apply what we learn.

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Ready when you are, teach.

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How's this?

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So nice, but usually we start with the lips first.

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Of course. Joining me now is Danny Bowman and Kristen Roth from the Autism Society of America. Welcome, Danny. I realized after watching that, I think I've been kissing the wrong way my entire life. I'm 40 years old. Sorry to my wife, but thanks for the lesson, teach. I want to ask, how's your love life these days?

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Well, with my love life these days, Adon and I are together. Even though we are apart when it comes to work, when it comes to work When it comes to work, Adon has a university that he has to finish. Well, me time, I have teaching animation because I have an animation company called Danimation Entertainment, which I run for past 15 years. We're trying to do our best as we can to find accommodations to have dates.

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At what point did he win you over?

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How does he win me over? Well, I would say he's very trusting and I would say it's his honesty that definitely would really win me over. And his dedication to keep moving forward is a great thing.

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I do want to ask about some projects that you all have in the works right now. I want to ask Kristen, How important is this show?

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It's so important to showcase diverse experiences and stories from the autism community, especially to not only combat stigma and break barriers, but to showcase that everyone has unique and individual experiences because it is a spectrum. We were talking about that a lot before we joined you today.

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Love on the spectrum, and yet there is something so universal about love. Whenever you are speaking or whenever you're looking at each other, you can feel the love, right?

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That is definitely true, and especially because you get to see. What I see about love and what I've learned from this entire experience is that seeing from the heart and the soul is very important. It's not just the looks that would attract you. It's also about seeing the truth within the person.

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What have you learned being on the show?

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What I really learned about being on the show is that it's always It's very important for the person on the autism spectrum to take things slow. It's not just for people on the spectrum, it's for anyone. To take things slow when you get to know the person for about three to five dates before you initiate in expressing your love or kiss.

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I should have watched that before. I think I told my wife I loved her very early on, probably way too early on. This is Autism Awareness Month, right?

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It's not just Autism Awareness Month, it's Acceptance Month. What What Acceptance Month means, supporting inclusion of people of all different abilities, all parts of the spectrum, us on the autism spectrum. That as long as we ensure our safety, ensure our well-being, our belonging, and inclusion.

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When it comes to the rest of us, everybody on planet Earth, on Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, what can we do to turn this this into action?

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What can we do to turn this into action? So I think the business world, what they need to do is just to provide... If we have a little accommodations, because we on the spectrum have communication and social skills barriers. So in order to break this barrier is that businesses will have to make some accommodations for every... Because look at us, most of us have different sensory needs. And if they provide accommodations for a sensory needs, we can Excel into the business world. We are hard workers. Besides, we are an untapped resource.

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Absolutely. Untapped resource and an inspiration for all of us. If you haven't seen Love on the Spectrum, It is absolutely incredible. I do want to talk one more question. This new project that you have, Road to Acceptance. Can you tell us a little bit about that?

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Absolutely. As part of the Autism Society's greater efforts for celebrating differences this Autism Acceptance Month, we have come up with the Road to Acceptance Project. And thanks to our partners at Goodnights and Chrysler, we're able to hit the road and capture community stories all across the country. By asking questions about health, employment, safety, and inclusion, that's how we're working to showcase and amplify the voices so that those diverse experiences are told and we can advocate for those added services and supports.

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Kristen, Danny, I can't wait to see what you do next. Thank you so very much for joining us.

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