Ready, set, go! Here are the details you need to know if you are racing for hope on Saturday, April 22nd!

Las Vegas is home to a vibrant community of individuals with autism and their families, as well as organizations and professionals dedicated to improving their lives. This April, several events are happening in the Las Vegas area that aim to raise awareness and promote autism acceptance.

Two new reports detailing prevalence rates, characteristics, and screening and diagnostic information for autism spectrum disorder have been released today by the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) network of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Please help us welcome our NEW Speech Therapist, Jamey Proffitt, M.S./CCC-SLP! Jamey received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies with a minor in Speech Pathology/Audiology from West Virginia University and her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

As an organization, we have been through a lot of change over the past several years, but this year we saw great accomplishment, advancement, and hope for the future.

Doing too much for our kids does not give them the valuable practice of self-care and chores within each family that are often “non-preferred” but necessary to function.

As friends and partners, we joined together in record attendance for a truly magical evening of philanthropy and hope, where we shattered our goal and raised $3 Million for our organization.

Grant a Gift Autism Foundation – Ackerman Center hosted its 12th annual Grant A Gift Gala underneath the sparkling lights on the Allegiant Stadium field on Thursday (10/20) evening. Our biggest fundraising event of the year was a huge success, with over 845 attending supporters who raised an astounding 2 million in donations through ticket sales and auction items.

Pediatric Neurologist for Grant a Gift, Rooman Ahad, MD, is one of 57 diverse women physicians who have been awarded the 2022 AMWA INSPIRE Award which recognizes accomplished women physicians who exemplify the highest values in vision, integrity, service, and collaboration in medicine.

For children on the autism spectrum and/or living with other neurodiverse challenges, this can be both an exciting and stressful time for them leading to feelings of being overwhelmed.