Yearly Archives: 2015

Welcome our new MSSW intern!

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 31, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

Please welcome our fall 2015 MSSW intern, Nidia Heston as she joins the ASCT team! Nidia is going to school at UTA and will complete her internship from August to early December. We are thrilled to have her join us and her knowledge of navigation and supports for families will […]

Welcome the new ASCT Administrative Coordinator!

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on August 21, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

We are excited to announce we have hired a new, part-time Administrative Coordinator, Jacquie Benestante! We are thrilled to have her on board with us and look forward to having her expertise, time and energy on our team. Here’s a little bit about Jacquie: Jacquie Benestante is excited to join […]

August Provider Highlight: Central Texas Autism Center

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

Central Texas Autism Center (CTAC) was founded 12 years ago in Austin by Kelle Rich, BCBA. Our staff of BCBA’s are highly skilled in developing and delivering individualized therapy designed on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis and Skinner’s Analysis of Verbal Behavior (VB). We focus on the development of […]

July Provider Highlight: Growing Roots

This entry was posted in Community Support and tagged News on July 8, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

As promised, the Autism Society of Central Texas is starting a monthly provider highlight in which we ask a autism service provider in our network to write a short blurb about their organization to send out to our network! We are very grateful that Growing Roots volunteered to be our […]

Autism Society of America Announces 2015 Award Winners

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged News on June 30, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

As a follow-up to the news of Ann Hart winning the National Autism Society Volunteer of the Year, here is the Autism Society of America press release announcing this and other awards. Again, we are so proud of Ann Hart and cannot think of a more deserving person to receive this […]

Quick Guide to Calendar Submission

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged News Providers on June 29, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

Quick Guide Calendar Submission Thank you for reviewing our quick guide! As we grow, this calendar submission system will help the Autism Society of Central Texas cut down on time spent manually posting events to the calendar and create more time for activities key to our mission such as support, […]

The Arc @ Work

This entry was posted in Education and tagged Employment Resources on June 22, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

The Arc’s employment department has created a groundbreaking new website, The Arc@Work. The Arc@Work serves as a resource for chapters, parents, individuals on the autism spectrum, and anyone who works in hiring, employment, or the I/DD community. The Arc@Work’s newest product, Talent Scout: Unlocking the Talents of Employees with Autism […]

Ann Hart Named 2015 National Volunteer of the Year

This entry was posted in National and tagged News on June 14, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

Autism Society of Central Texas Board Member wins 2015 National Volunteer of the Year Award Austin, TX June 14, 2015; We are pleased to announce that Ann Hart, Past President, Board Member and Information and Referral volunteer, has been selected to receive the National 2015 Autism Society Volunteer of the […]

Jason Cherry, Rep. Ron Simmons and Autism Society of America at Circuit of the Americas

This entry was posted in Community National Uncategorized and tagged News on May 7, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

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Summer UT Informal Classes for Adults with IDD

This entry was posted in Education on May 1, 2015 by Jacquie Benestante

UT Informal Classes Aimed at Adults with IDDs summer 2015 Summer 2015 Course title Instructor Max Enrollment Class fee Day Dates Time Fun with Science: Building Better Brains Jon Pierce-Shimomura 13 $120 Mondays 6/8 – 7/13/2015 6:30-8:30pm Reader’s theater MaryAnn Finegan 13 $120 Wednesdays 6/3 – 7/8/2015 6:30-8:30pm Fun with […]