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SFO Opens First Sensory Room
(Article from flysfo.com.) SFO Opens First Sensory Room for Neurodivergent Travelers and Families Interactive space includes full-scale aircraft interior mock-up for pre-flight acclimation SAN FRANCISCO – December 16, 2024 – The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced the opening of its newest amenity: a Sensory Room specifically designed for Neurodiverse travelers and their families. This interactive room…
SFASA is Partnering with the National Parks Service to Help Autism Families!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’re making it easier than ever for our families to receive a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Recreation Pass! A representative of the National Park Service will be present at our May 31, 2025 Spring Spectacular fundraiser to sign autism families up for a free, lifetime National Parks pass! Other passes require…
A Famous Family’s Autism Dream Goes Up in Smoke in Paradise
The 1992 dedication of Aurelia House at the Arthur Schawlow Center in Paradise, California. Left to right: Charles Townes; Carol Berger, an autism researcher; Arthur Schawlow Jr., known as Artie; his father, Nobel laureate Arthur Schawlow; and actor William Christopher, an autism activist best known for portraying Father Mulcahy on “M*A*S*H.”(Photo from Optics & Photonics)Professor Arthur SchawlowBy…
Profound Autism: A Label to Help Those Who Need it Most
Profound Autism: A Label to Help Those Who Need it Most Earlier this year, we addressed the confusion and discord that arise from people using one word — autism — to describe two different things, an identity and a disorder. In her excellent opinion piece in Spectrum News, Alison Singer addresses the same issue and…
One of the Bay Area’s earliest autism moms offers her perspective on California’s autism explosion
A new paper looking at autism prevalence in California tells us what we old-timers already know: autism rates here have increased almost exponentially over the past several decades.(1) Yet to this day, some academics suggest that the autism increase doesn’t exist.(2) These doubters question the consistency of data collection and point to greater skill on…
What’s happening in California, and the federal government Impacting DD Services
A brief summary of current issues and your chance to participate. Submitted by Connie Boyar, SF Autism Society Advocacy Chair The “Big Beautiful Bill”/ federal budget reconciliation bill will affect California DD system in several ways according to Disability Rights California. These cuts may be seen as early as July 2026 and likely after the…
