All Saints Episcopal School senior Ashby Whitaker has been selected for the Lubbock Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) 2022 Women of Excellence Youth Leadership Award.
April is Autism Awareness Month, which means there are many opportunities for students to get involved and volunteer. One main advocate for the month is the Burkhart Center for Autism at Texas Tech, which works with autistic students and young adults.
Autism is believed to be a genetic disorder, affecting approximately one in 54 children in the U.S. as of 2020, according to the Center for Disease Control. Autism affects all ethnic and socioeconomic groups and can be detected in children as young as two years old.Â
The Burkhart Center on the Tech campus has worked with autistic individuals and their families since it opened in 2005. The centerâs mission is âto increase the quality of life for individuals with autism and their families by providing services, preparing educators and conducting research,â according to the Burkhart Center website.