SARRC Welcomes Two New Members to its Board of Directors
Pearl Chang Esau, educator, advocate, policy expert and leading voice in support of excellent education for all students, and Gregory Bernosky, director of state regulation and compliance for Arizona Public Service (APS), have been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC). Beginning her career as a […]
Watch A Family’s Inspiring Journey with SARRC
Kiri and Jim Rubin were confused and overwhelmed that their young son, Dean, was non-responsive to his name and surroundings, and would occasionally cause harm to himself. He would refuse to eat at times and was terrified of water. Out of desperation Kiri would stand behind him and would exclaim his name, ‘Dean, Dean, Dean’ […]
A Cross-Country Move for Services Led the Higgins Family to SARRC’s JumpStart Program
One evening in early 2017, the Higgins family ordered Chinese food for dinner. As Cherie, the mom, opened her fortune cookie, she saw the message, “You will soon be traveling southward and learn great things.” It was a sign, she thought. “I remember telling my husband it meant that we were going to get into […]
SARRC, Autism Speaks Celebrate 12th Annual Walk
Photo Credit: Sydnee Schwartz On Sunday, Oct. 29, nearly 20,000 people and 500 teams from across the state gathered at Tempe Beach Park in support of the Autism Speaks Walk in Partnership with SARRC. The annual event raised an estimated $885,000 that will go toward supporting autism programs and research. Half of all monies raised […]
Comprehensive Behavioral Program: A unique, individualized program for addressing needs
When Mason Maltby was 2-years-old, he lost all language and eye contact. He was soon diagnosed with autism. Shortly thereafter, someone gave his mom, Alisa, information about SARRC—information, she says, that became critical to impacting Mason’s life. Among other programs, the Maltby family participated in SARRC’s Comprehensive Behavioral Program. The program supports clients ranging in […]
Support for Grandparents: The Grandparents Group
When Kathy Bosco’s grandson was diagnosed with autism, she delved into learning as much as she could about it. She found a lot of resources and information, but one thing was missing—a support group specifically for grandparents. So, in 2002, she formed the Grandparents Group. The group began with just six members. Today, it has […]
Beneficial Beans, CO+HOOTS to launch pop-up boutique for social enterprise companies
SARRC’s Beneficial Beans social enterprise initiative is pleased to announce a partnership with CO+HOOTS, a nationally recognized coworking community in Phoenix, to create a five-month pop-up boutique dedicated to helping social enterprises succeed. Beneficial Beans & Boutique will be launching on Monday, Oct. 16 in downtown Phoenix in CO+HOOTS’ Washington location. It will be a […]
SARRC’s Beneficial Beans Garden Expands
SARRC's Beneficial Beans Garden received a major face-life thanks to Rain Bird and Clean Cut Landscape Management, which generously donated and installed a new state-of-the-art irrigation system and cleared away old brush. After the renovation project, our new irrigation system features Wi-Fi capability and the garden increased by nearly 30 percent. Learn more about the […]
Arizona Walk Team Blain is “Powered By Love”
The 2017 Autism Speaks Walk in Partnership with SARRC theme “Powered by Love” could not be more appropriate for returning walk team, Team Blain. April and Brad Tucker started Team Blain in honor of their son Blain, who was diagnosed with autism at 3.5 years old. Team Blain was inspired by the importance of family, […]
SARRC’s Community School
Community School (ages *15 months-5 years) The Community School, a program operated by the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, is a preschool that offers high-quality early childhood education for children without autism as well as ABA-based programming for children with autism — all in a blended classroom environment. The Community School emphasizes kindergarten readiness by […]