52 Faces: Kendra Frank gives a voice to the voiceless through communication boards

52 Faces: Kendra Frank gives a voice to the voiceless through communication boards

Kendra Frank speaks two languages. Mom and advocate. She is — quite literally — the voice for her 4-year-old son, who has autism and is nonverbal. Welcome to 52 Faces 52 Faces of Community is a Fort Worth Report weekly series spotlighting local unsung heroes. It is sponsored by Central Market, H-E-B and JPS Health Network. At the end of the year, these rarely recognized heroes will gather for a luncheon where the Report will announce one honoree…

World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated every year on April 2 to raise awareness of this complex neurodevelopmental condition. Although the diagnostic criteria for autism are uniform, the individual presentation of the condition is extremely diverse. Differences between individuals are not only observed in communication, social interactions and behavioral organization, but also in intellectual abilities, language development, personality and ot…

Within the framework of the World Autism Awareness Day, which is celebrated every April 2, the organization “La Red” and the Municipality’s Disability Coordination invite the community to participate in a walk and conversation with the aim of raising awareness and promoting inclusion. The event will be held in Plaza Francia and will begin at 15 p.m. with a conversation where themes related to autism and the importance of social understanding wil…

VIDEO People with autism make walks in the Historic Center of Puebla In order to demand integration and empathy for neurodivergent people Saturday, March 29, 2025 Saturday, March 29, 2025 Municipalities Puebla VIDEO People with autism make walks in the Historical Center of Puebla Puebla Puebla, Pue.- Within the framework of the Autism Awareness Day, families and people living with this affectation, they made a walk to demand integration and empa…

Tijuana.- The State Arts Center (CEART) Tijuana will carry out a series of free activities for people within the autistic spectrum, their families and caregivers and for the whole population. This, on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 April, as part of the commemoration of the “World Autism Awareness Day.” The program seeks to raise awareness, inform and celebrate neurodiversity, highlighted Jorge Domínguez, coordinator of CEART Tijuana. Also, he added…

The cultural program institution a series of free activities on April 02 and 03.