In a Different Key
PBS National premiere December 13
Tune into your local PBS station December 13 for the premiere of the award-winning documentary In a Different Key about the first-ever child diagnosed with autism, now an … More
One First Leads to the Next at 11th Global Leadership Institute Symposium
We took many significant steps forward together at this year’s symposium held in person in Phoenix and via webinar. Participants joined us for … More
By Denise D. Resnik, Founder & President/CEO, First Place® AZ
From the earliest days of designing First Place–Phoenix, we used the concept of kintsugi—the Japanese art of golden repair—to describe our approach to creating, developing and … More
“One First Leads to the Next”
Join us October 19–21 for the 11th First Place Global Leadership Institute Symposium to share your next first. “One first leads to the next…” Join us October 19–21 for the … More
By Denise D. Resnik, Founder & President/CEO, First Place® AZ
While we celebrate personal and communal feats, we are also humbly aware that we don’t always get it right the first time—or the second. But we … More
By Denise D. Resnik, Founder & President/CEO, First Place® AZ
If you’ve been airborne or on the ground these past few years, you’ve experienced turbulence. I was reminded of this on a recent flight, and again … More
11th First Place Global Leadership Institute Symposium
Join us October 19–21 for the 11th First Place Global Leadership Institute Symposium with the option to attend in person in Phoenix, Arizona or via webinar. Benefit from decades … More
By Denise D. Resnik, Founder & President/CEO, First Place® AZ
In his latest book titled Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health, Thomas Insel, MD and former director of the National Institute of Mental … More
Meeting Housing Needs and Preferences: We Need Your Valued Input!
First Place AZ is launching the Greater Phoenix Housing Market Analysis, a comprehensive initiative for adults with autism and/or other intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD)—and we need to … More
By Denise D. Resnik, Founder & President/CEO, First Place® AZ
We just closed a very big and long chapter of Matt’s history—and our own. Last week, we delivered more than 400 of his childhood VHS tapes … More