Rock Climbing While Non-Verbal - Nathan Kaplan's Journey

Sep 6

Today we're excited to premiere Nathan Kaplan's Journey, as presented at our 2015 World Conference by Nathan's father, the US Autism Association's founder, Dr. Larry Kaplan. In this excerpt from a larger discussion, Larry tells the inspiring story of Nathan's unexpected success with rock-climbing, and the amazing teacher who was able to help him achieve it.

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Robert J. Bernstein, MA

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Phillip C. DeMio, M.D.

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Wenn Lawson, Ph.D.

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Michael McManmon, Ed.D.

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