By Holly Riley TACA Co-coordinator Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley In May of 2005 at the age of two, my son, Quinn, was diagnosed with autism. We didn't know if he would ever speak. For that matter, we didn't know if he would ever do anything but tantrum, cover his ears and spin things in... Continue Reading →
Victory following #autism & #epilepsy diagnosis
By Lisa Ann Pitts – TACA co-coordinator Virgina After 6 months of grueling training, my boy Aidan can now open doors for people. He holds them open after entering and he’s very aware of people walking towards doors. Sounds like a little task, but the concept was tough for our boy because he... Continue Reading →
What is #Autism and Why do I have it?
By Melody Benbow – TACA Co-coordinator New Jersey We knew one day Cal would ask this question, however, in my head I always thought I would be so much more prepared with an answer. Instead, I stumbled through my words and gave an answer I was not satisified with. So, I turned to some of the... Continue Reading →
Every autism journey is different. This is our story.
By Alison Hamilton – TACA Maryland Co-coordinator I have a complicated, funny, priceless girl named Leah, who will be 15 this summer. She was diagnosed just before her third birthday, a week after the birth of her sisters, Lauren and Maddie, both neuro-typical. The twins can’t remember a world without autism in it; only... Continue Reading →
#AutismActionMonth Needs #AutismSuperHeroes
By Lisa Ackerman Autism affects so many people that the month of April has been designated to help with increasing its awareness. I must state: if you don’t know someone with autism, I would like to meet you!! When I started giving talks 15 years ago, I would always kick off the speech with “how... Continue Reading →
Why support/give your money to TACA?
By Christi O’Neal TACA Georgia Volunteer Co-coordinator I love Friends and Family TACA Fundraising time of the year. It’s funny because I hate asking people for money. But I’ve found that by looking through old photos, like I did last year to thank people for their support, that it is like a little... Continue Reading →
Our 15 Year Anniversary at TACA
By Lisa Ackerman Back in October 2000, an email was shared to invite families to the first TACA meeting for families living with autism that would take place in November. That one email has sparked families to find other like-minded parents to find hopeful treatments and therapies for their children. Since that very first meeting,... Continue Reading →
Parents are the experts, especially when it comes to autism
By Lisa Ackerman About 50-75 times per week new studies on autism are released . I love that. Early in my autism journey, 16 years ago, new studies were few and far between. This week, a new study and its title caught my eye: Signs of Autism Missed More than a Third of the Time,... Continue Reading →
Is the CDC stepping up autism monitoring?
By Lisa Ackerman The CDC recently announced: they are stepping up autism monitoring (1.) At first, I got excited: Researchers at 10 sites across the country will comb data from 2014 to determine up-to-date autism rates in their communities, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this month. Then I read further: As in... Continue Reading →
Hello 2015 & TACA’s 15th year
by Lisa Ackerman It’s the end of another year, 2014 is almost gone! Is it me or does it feel like only a short time ago was the 80's? Ok, maybe not the 80’s, but time does seem to be moving faster these days. As usual, TACA was a whirlwind of activity this past... Continue Reading →
Moving Autism Forward by Team TACA 