This May, we were invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Autism Awareness & Acceptance Event hosted by the Austin Police Department! Families and Autistic adults had such a great time visiting with law enforcement officers and first responders from APD, Austin Fire Department & Austin-Travis County EMS, and getting […]
Stephanie and Jesse Ver Meer have been part of the Texas Autism Walk since 2018. Shortly after their 4-year-old twins, Reid and Parker, were diagnosed with Autism, Stephanie learned about the Autism Society of Texas (AST) from the boys’ ABA therapy clinic, a sponsor for the Walk that year. She […]
April was Autism Acceptance Month, which is always a very exciting and busy month for Autism Society of Texas. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our Texas Autism Walk – we had nearly 600 attendees this year, the most attendees ever!! Thank you to our 2025 Walk […]
Bianca Ramirez has attended every Texas Advocacy Day since it began in 2017. On Monday, March 31, 2025, Bianca was one of 180 experienced and new advocates who joined the Autism Society of Texas for this year’s event to make their voices heard at the state capitol on issues that […]
March was a very busy month for Autism Society of Texas, connecting with individuals at multiple events across Texas! We’ve been hard at work fighting for our community at the Capitol all month. Our board member, Rachel Cannon testified against school vouchers and was waiting until 1 AM at the […]
Learn about event logistics and what to expect at Advocacy Day! Register for Texas Autism Advocacy Day here: https://runsignup.com/Race/TX/Austin/TexasAutismAdvocacyDay Subscribe to Texas Legislative Advocacy Alerts and Hearing information: https://tinyurl.com/ASTadvocacy Subscribe to Autism Society of America’s alerts & newsletter for Federal Issues! Action Alerts: https://www.votervoice.net/AutismSociety/home Check out our online Advocacy Training […]
Kimberly Griego has been part of the Autism Society El Paso Chapter board for many years and was a part of our Autistic Advisory panel before joining our AST board two years ago. Read our interview with Kimberly below! What is your connection to Autism and/or the Autism community? I […]
After taking a class on early childhood development at Baylor University, Dalton Kendrick decided to get his Master’s in Educational Psychology. During the last year of his master’s program, he enrolled in ACT LEND, a 9-month training through UT Austin that prepares professionals in a wide range of careers to […]
February was a short month, but a super busy one! We had so much fun at our Team Autism aid station at the Austin Marathon! Thank you so much to everyone who came out and supported Autism Society of Texas, our Mile 19 Aid Station was a huge success thanks […]
School vouchers, also referred to as an Educational Savings Account (ESA), allow funds allocated for public education to be used for private school tuition and other education expenses. While vouchers may sound like a great option for families, there are several issues the Autism Society of Texas and many other […]
