Meet Kaitlin Gish, a junior at Henry High School who started as an ACEing Autism Lexington and is now an Assistant Program Director. “It really puts all my blessings in perspective,” Kaitlin said, when asked what ACEing Autism means to her. After hearing about ACEing Autism through her high school teammates, the then-sophomore, continued an…
On Friday, March 29, over 250 players gathered for the 2024 LA Open presented by the Los Angeles Tennis Association (LATA), which is part of the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA) World Tour. By the end of the day, 300 matches were played in a Fast 4 format due to the rain. But most…
Meet Aniah O’Neal, a 15-year-old athlete from our Dallas program who has worked her way into the match play group! “She was asked during one of her life skills sessions one of her accomplishments, and she said that one she was really proud of is that she moved up a level in tennis,” her mother…
April is here, and we are ready to kick off ACEs for Autism, an exciting month of celebrating Autism Acceptance Month! While Autism Acceptance Month may be celebrated in April, ACEing Autism is proud to celebrate acceptance all year round. From our core values to program design, our mission is to help children with autism…
Meet Hurston Harrington, an athletic and coordinated 9 year old participant from our Southeast Washington program, who has been with ACEing Autism for three sessions! “I was just happy to have her run around, but she seemed to really take to it, and that’s always exciting if they like something,” Joy Harrington, her mother said. …
Meet Parmida Zandinejad, a junior at The Episcopal School of Dallas, who started as a volunteer and is now an Assistant Program Director. “My time with ACEing Autism has solidified my desire to help people, go to a Pre-Med school, and it has taught me a lot about myself,” the varsity tennis player shared. …
We are excited to announce our 2023 ACEing Autism Award winners! We want to congratulate everyone on a fantastic year and we look forward to an even better one. PROGRAM OF THE YEAR: Akron, OH: Congratulations to Akron for being ACEing Autism’s Program of the Year in 2023! Program Directors Katie Orlando and Tammy…
Meet Izzy McCann, a 16-year-old volunteer from our Washington, DC program. Izzy started volunteering when she was 14 years old and has enjoyed her time on court ever since. “I really wanted them to have fun but fun looks a lot different for each child so learning what that was, was very important,” she…
