This September, advocacy and information have kept our team busy. Jacquie & Adriana have done a number of interviews for TV and radio on related to Tylenol/Autism, Roberson and the Death Penalty (including a virtual education event cohosted by ASA & the Innocence Project), as well as the tragic event […]
We had a busy August! This month, Jacquie has been distributing sensory kits to nonprofits and agencies across the Greater Austin area that support Autistic children and adults. So far, kits have been provided to Brady’s Bridge, VELA, and a couple of Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authorities (LIDDAs). We […]
July was a very busy month for the Autism Society of Texas team! We had an incredible time at the Genuine Connect Conference in Houston! Huge thanks to Genuine World Cup for hosting such an inspiring event. From powerful sessions on employment and the critical role of data in improving […]
This June, we held our virtual education event on Cortical Vision Impairment on Facebook live, which can be viewed on Facebook through July 18th. During this presentation, we dove deep into managing co-occurring health challenges with a focus on cortical vision impairment. Our presenters shared actionable insights and practical advice […]
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 […]
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 […]
