Tony’s Goal | Communicating his needs
Tony, a cute, curious and energetic boy with a smile that breaks hearts, was diagnosed at 20 months. Ever since he enrolled in SARRC’s Community School, an inclusive preschool, Tony […]
Video: Achieving Goals, Making Smiles.
Since 1997, SARRC has been helping people with autism achieve their goals. Help us achieve ours. One in 59 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder, making it the most […]
LibraryWorks Offers Opportunities for Teens, Like Oscar, to Make Connections
One day, as Emma Rodriguez was driving down 16th Street in Phoenix, she got lost. It turned out to be fortuitous. As she was trying to find where she needed […]
Teen Participants Gain Support Through New Social Skills Program at SARRC
SARRC is welcoming teens grades 7 through 12 to the PEERS® program, an evidence-based, parent-assisted social skills program aimed at helping teens to make and keep friends. PEERS is a […]
SARRC’s Employment Services, Partnerships Programs Help with Employment for All Ages
Four-days-a-week, from 7-11 a.m., 60-year-old, Michael can be found at work at The University of Arizona’s Downtown Phoenix campus. He navigates a bus and train to get there, and it’s […]
SARRC, Autism Speaks Celebrate 13th Annual Autism Walk
On Sunday, Oct. 28, families from around Arizona came together to celebrate the 2018 Autism Speaks Walk in partnership with SARRC. The event drew nearly 15,000 participants comprising 530 walk […]
SARRC, Great Hearts Academies Partner for Autism Screening Project
Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 1 in 59 children has been identified with autism. Many children are not identified until after the age of 6, which […]
Research Shows Smartphone-Based Assessment Expedites Autism Diagnosis
Behavior Imaging®, a Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center partner, recently completed a National Institutes of Health-funded research study to compare current in-person autism assessment practices with the Naturalistic Observation […]
Celebrating Diversity: A teen’s experience in CommunityWorks empowers her to raise autism awareness
Most people have many misconceptions about autism. Four years ago, I was no different than most people. Whenever I thought of autism, I would immediately think of either my best […]
Overcoming Picky Eating for Kindergarten: One family’s story of introducing new foods
At age 4, Jackson Thorne was very specific about the foods he would eat. On his rotation were chicken nuggets, tostadas, beans and chips, and a specific pasta dish that […]