We had a very active December connecting with our community! We kicked off the month with our AST Family Holiday Party at Boys & Girls Club Austin. Thank you to our Holiday Party committee members – Ashleigh from ACES, Amanda from RiverKids, and Kate from KidsCare, thank you for all of your hard work! Thank […]
This November, we had a lot of opportunities to connect with our community. We kicked off the month with Spark Learning’s Putt Fore Autism, which raised over $25K for AST and our community!! Thank you so much to Spark Learning for your continued support, you have made a HUGE impact […]
Our November newsletter is out! Some newsletter highlights: • AST Holiday Party with Sensory Sensitive Santa Photos is Dec 2nd! • AUTonomy Discussion “Autism & Addiction” is tomorrow, Nov 8th at Noon • 2 Advocacy Updates – School Vouchers & ABA/Medicaid Benefits • Save the Date – Austin Marathon is […]
Heather Reed is the Senior Director HR Business Partner at PayPal and joined our board in 2022. Heather has provided so much support to AST in her time on the board, from sharing her expertise to participating in events and fundraising on AST’s behalf. Read our interview with Heather below! Why […]
Check out some highlights from October! We had a great time at Bike to the Beach! Thanks to those who rode for #TeamAutism- Captain-Dr. Jennifer Hamrick& team members Robert Wessels, Gabriela Bahena, Mike Sanders, Cole Camp, Ezrie Camp, Jose Briones, Will Graf, Deborah McDaniel and Kristin McQueen. We also want […]
Our AUTonomy virtual panel discussion, “Autism and Addiction”, is next week on Wednesday, November 8th at noon. We are excited to have Diane Arms, the Director of Community Behavioral Health at The Council on Recovery, joining us as a panelist for this discussion to provide her expertise. Diane oversees the Center for […]
Check out some highlights from September! We had a great time at Volente Beach Resort & Waterpark at our AST end of summer pool party! Thank you so much to Connor, Kara, and the rest of the Volente Beach staff for welcoming and hosting us! Also, thank you to Valeria for […]
Our September newsletter is out! Some newsletter highlights: • Spark Learning‘s Putt Fore Autism is 11/03-11/04 at Peter Pan Mini-Golf! • Hunter Hinze Fund Application for Autistic Adults Closes 09/18 at noon! • Big Thicket Sensory Sunday Nature Walk is 09/17 at Big Thicket Nature Preserve • Bike to […]
Check out some highlights from August! We had such a warm welcome from the staff at Texana Cafe for our AST Meet & Greet event! Thank you so much to Rany Thommen as well as the entire Texana staff for hosting us as well as providing delicious food and drinks! It […]
Jennifer Hamrick, PhD, BCBA, LBA is the Director of the Burkhart Center for Autism Education & Research and an Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University. Dr. Hamrick joined our board in 2022 and quickly hit the ground running, providing support to AST staff and individuals in the Autism community. Jennifer […]
