Jacquie Benestante


Press Release: Announcing Autism Friendly Businesses

     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: AUTISM SOCIETY of Texas                                                                                     Suzanne Potts                                                                                                 512-479-4199                                                                                                 Suzanne@texasautismsociety.org                      Announcing Autism Friendly Businesses Texas- May 25, 2017: Autism Friendly Business (AFB) is a new program that was developed by the Autism Society of Texas in order to encourage and celebrate community inclusion.  […]


Run Club Starting Soon!

We are very excited to start our own Run Club, thanks to William Greer, avid marathoner from Coalition of Texans with Disabilities! We hope to start in the middle or end of June and hold Run Club at Austin High School. We welcome parents and caregivers, as well as siblings, […]


Help Save Medicaid! Call our U.S. Senators!

Call our Texas U.S. Senators Now!  The recently passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) places valuable resources for people with disabilities in serious jeopardy. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO),  the AHCA: Creates overwhelming reductions to Medicaid, slashing funding for programs people rely on to meet basic needs by […]


Hunter Hinze Adult Transition Grant Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                   CONTACT: AUTISM SOCIETY of Texas                                                                                     Suzanne Potts                                                                                                 512-479-4199                                                                                                 Suzanne@texasautismsociety.org Funding awarded to adults with autism through the Hunter Hinze Adult Transition Grants Austin, TX May 3, 2017, the Autism Society of Texas was pleased to award four (4) young adults with autism with […]


April Twitter Chat – April 26th 11:00AM

The Autism Society of Texas will be hosting our first ever twitter chat April 26th, 2017 at 11:00AM. #autismchatstx Please read below for instructions, the official Twitter chat questions, and suggested readings. What is a Twitter Chat? A Twitter Chat is an informal reverse Q&A on Twitter. The ‘host’ of […]