Our Values
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Supporting meaningful outcomes for young autistic children
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Empowering families with education, tools, and support to help their child and family
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Strengthening connections across Georgia families and supports
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Improving understanding and acceptance of autistic and disabled individuals
Current Projects
We are an advisory board based in Atlanta. We support autism communities in Georgia by:
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Supporting families before or following early autism diagnosis
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Developing priorities for early intervention research
Past and Present Board Members
Our advisory board includes people with different autism experiences. We are advocates, parents, therapists, students, and community leaders.
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Clarissa Blanco
Parent

Emma Chatson
Graduate Student

Dionna Douglas
Parent

Nina McKennon
Early Educator

Patrick Thorbourne
Clinic Executive Director

Fredrick L. Bishop
Advocate

Jennie Couture
Retired Community Leader

Tranae Harris-Bingham
Mental Health Specialist

Susan V. M. Perdue
Early Educator

Arianne Weldon
State-Level Center Director

Mayira Bunting
Community Leader

Hannah Davies
Fulbright Fellow

Nicole Hendrix
Psychologist

Brittany Mauzy
Mental Health Specialist
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Kevin M. Byrd
State Level Deputy Director

Eren Denburg Niederhoffer
Advocate

Patrician Moran
Retired Early Educator

Cidjah Somersall
Parent and Pediatrician
We also thank many others who have supported this resource, including:
Kadie Ulven Hopkins
Alisa Newsome
Megan Walsh
Tracy Argueta
Victoria Lane
Yvette Garrett
Marcus Neurodiversity Task Force
This project is supported by the Organization for Autism Research (OAR), and by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR‐P) grant, UT2MC39440. The information, content and/or conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by OAR, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. The recipient owns the copyright for materials that it develops under an award issued pursuant to this notice, and HHS/OAR reserve a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use those materials for federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so. In addition, pursuant to 45 CFR § 75.322(d), the Federal Government and OAR have the right to obtain, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use data produced under this award and has the right to authorize others to receive, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use such data for federal purposes, e.g., to make it available in government-sponsored databases for use by others. If applicable, the specific scope of HRSA rights with respect to a particular grant-supported effort will be addressed in the NOA. Data and copyright-protected works developed by a subrecipient also are subject to the Federal Government’s copyright license and data rights.