Our February Newsletter is out! From our 14th Annual Texas Autism Walk registration opening, to our Seminars Across The Spectrum “Sex Ed Guidance: What Everyone Needs To Know” presentation, there is a lot happening in the coming months! Read our February newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/texasautismsociety.org/feb2022-astnewsletter Subscribe to our newsletter […]
We had a great start to the year with our first Seminars Across the Spectrum, “Preparing Tweens and Teens for Adulthood”! Our team continues advocacy efforts behind-the-scenes, and our Executive Director was quoted in a press release from Disability Rights Texas, “Increased Arrests of School Staff for Violent Restraint of […]
We are thrilled to announce that Jacquie Benestante has been named as the Executive Director of Autism Society of Texas (AST). Jacquie has been a part of AST for over 6 years and was most recently Interim Executive Director. Before that, Jacquie served as Deputy Director and has experience working […]
Porque la experiencia del Autismo no es una sola cosa. Porque es muchas cosas. Y porque la conexión entre estas experiencias eres tú. Porque vemos a tí. Tu manera de pensar. Los sueños que tienes dentro. Los talentos que traes. Porque no puedes ser categorizado en cajitas ordenadas. Porque rompes […]
Our November 2021 Newsletter is out – read about AutFest, Putt Fore Autism, new support groups, and more! Read more here.
Starting October 22nd through 31st, when you donate $19 or more to AST at this special link you will receive a limited edition USGP 11” x17” print of a painting by Jack, a young artist on the spectrum who is passionate about Formula 1. This print is a special collaboration between […]
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! Read more about how AST is helping with employment in our NDEAM 2021 Newsletter here!
Our October Newsletter is out – read about AutFest early bird deadline, Putt Fore Autism, new support groups, and more! Read more here. Subscribe here.
ADVOCACY ACTION ALERT! Tell Your Members of Congress that Plans for $3.5 Trillion Spending Package Must Include Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) BACKGROUND Medicaid is the largest source of funding for assistance with daily living for people with disabilities. Medicaid Home and community-based services (HCBS) have been grossly underfunded […]
Protect Voting Rights For All! The Special Session in the Texas Legislature begins on July 8! AST expects that there will be voting bills that have the potential to negatively impact current disability voting rights. Thankfully the discriminatory bill that was proposed (SB 7) in the Regular Legislative Session did […]
