Danville Monte Vista, CA
Community Program
Monte Vista High School
3131 Stone Valley Road
Danville, California 94526
Program Dates
Fall 2025
Sundays
September 7, 14, 21, 28
October 5, 12
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. (ages 5-18)
Financial Info
$120
Scholarships
ACEing Autism strives to keep costs affordable for families and can provide an ACEing Autism scholarship to families in financial need. We also offer information on the Dick’s Sporting Goods Grant for those that qualify.
Program Director
Rishal Melvani
Rishal Melvani is a junior at Monte Vista High School in Danville. He fell in love with tennis as a young kid, especially since he’s been lucky enough to live right across the street from his community’s courts. He’s been playing competitively for six years, and for two years has played the #3 spot for his school’s varsity team.
Rishal started coaching with ACEing Autism in Danville his freshman year, and has worked with a variety of students from all sorts of backgrounds. He has been truly inspired by witnessing their progress in their social and physical abilities, many of whom have found a new passion through ACEing Autism. The best part for him is seeing the smiles on his students’ faces, and he can’t wait to see and spread even more in the future.
Program Director
Dylan Chandran
Dylan Chandran is a sophomore at Monte Vista High School and in his second year on the varsity tennis team. He helped launch the Danville ACEing Autism program in 2022 after noticing the lack of athletic opportunities for neurodiverse kids in his community. As Program Director, Dylan enjoys sharing his love of tennis with the kids, collaborating with volunteers to make the clinics fun and supportive, and helping other students across the East Bay start their own ACEing Autism programs.
Beyond tennis, Dylan is interested in research on languages and communication, especially where it intersects with neurodiversity. He is particularly interested in how language and speech difficulties affect student success and access to the curriculum, and on ways to better support them.