Celebrating 18 Years of Grandparents Support Group
Grandparents—they’re the ones to embrace you in warm bear hugs, sneak you a freshly baked cookie before the big Thanksgiving meal, and at SARRC, they have become our most dependable […]
Ignite Speaker Series: Igniting Change for a More Inclusive Community
Join SARRC this Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 for the Ignite Speaker Series. Sign up for all events or pick your interests! There is no cost to attend. Through informative, […]
Sibling Support
By Niamh Campbell My sister Zara and I are proud to have advocated for bringing Sibshops to SARRC in 2020. I am currently a freshman in high school, and Zara […]
5 Tips to Help Ease the Transition for Students with Autism
School in 2020 looks different for students across the nation. While a new school year is always about change—new teachers, new classrooms, new friends—2020 brings the uncertainty of virtual or […]
SARRC Announces Julie Alpert to the Board of Directors
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center is pleased to announce the election of Julie Alpert to its board of directors. Julie Alpert has a robust background serving in leadership roles […]
A Whole New World
By Mathilde Rispoli I remember the first time I walked into SARRC, I was in the waiting room, waiting with my leg bouncing up and down. I was nervously thinking […]
A Day in the Life Of: Marisa Carroll
Marisa Carroll is a Senior Behavior Therapist at Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC). She has been with SARRC for three years working within the Community School, an inclusive […]
A Message from SARRC’s President & CEO on COVID-19
Recently, a SARRC clinical supervisor posted this picture to her Instagram. Of all the videos, images, and memes I’ve seen since we were first hit with COVID-19, this one is […]
Discussion on High & Low Functioning Labels
By Christopher J. Smith, Ph.D., SARRC vice president & research director Background: In 2019, autism researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute and the University of Western Australia called for the […]
Future of Cyber Safety and Autism
The omnipresent accessibility of the internet is easier now, more than ever, to find what you need with the click of a button. And while the availability of information and […]