Eat. Sleep. Tennis. by AJ Song
Ever since I was 12 years old, I grew up holding a tennis racquet and wearing my tennis shoes all the time. I pretty much grew up with a…
Read More A volunteer story from Aditya Mantri
We had been standing for over three hours in the sweltering August heat, but not a single soul had chosen to stop by. Manning the booth with me was a…
Read More A High School Student’s Program – Atharva Padhye
It’s 8:00 AM on a Saturday; I put on my blue program director shirt and head out to my high school’s tennis courts. By 9:00, all the volunteers and students…
Read More A Different Perspective- In Honor of World Autism Day
As the daughter and granddaughter of special education teachers it was no wonder I was drawn into the field. The autism spectrum is broad and ranges from everyday people displaying…
Read More An Insightful Experience By Michael Karish
The year leading up to my bar mitzvah was when I decided to take on a project called Aceing Autism. The goal of it was to teach autistic kids how…
Read More A story from Meera Varma
My name is Meera Varma, and I am an upcoming junior at Burbank High School in Burbank, California. I heard about ACEing Autism through my school’s Key Club. Key Club…
Read More A Volunteer Essay by Kevin Ackerman
The sounds of squeaking shoes, whacking of tennis balls, excited chatter, and words of encouragement fill the large room. To the casual observer it may just look like a dozen…
Read More A Shot At Success – By Jessica Bernstein an ACEing Autism volunteer
Tennis has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My junior year in high school I decided that I wanted to do something more…
Read More Lindsey Schroeder’s story – from ACEing Autism Denver, CO
First off I want to thank everyone who is involved in ACEing Autism for allowing me to become a part of such an amazing program. My life has been truly…
Read More Learning and Teaching by ACEing Autism Program Director Harvey Rubin
We are all introduced to the learning/teaching process exclusively as learners. We learn to walk, we learn to speak, and we learn to read to master the world around us. These…
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