17th annual Autism Crawfish Boil held at Riverwalk Stadium
17th annual Autism Crawfish Boil held at Riverwalk Stadium By WSFA Staff | April 10, 2021 at 6:45 PM CDT - Updated April 10 at 6:57 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Easterseals Central Alabama cooked thousands of pounds of crawfish Saturday, all for a good cause.
This was the organizations 17th annual Autism Crawfish Boil. Money raised from Saturday will benefit autism services provided at Easterseals Central Alabama.
“Not only do they provide incredible services for families affected by autism, speech therapy, occupational therapy, HIPAA therapy, but even more importantly, they provide access to testing and timely diagnosis,” Crawfish Boil Committee Chair Stefania Jones said.
Autism Awareness Month promotes acceptance World Autism Awareness Day was April 2nd. By Bethany Davis | April 9, 2021 at 5:46 AM CDT - Updated April 9 at 5:46 AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - April is Autism Awareness Month to spread awareness and promote acceptance for those affected by autism.
According to the Autism Society, autism affects 1 in 54 children.
“You likely have somebody, if you’re a student in your classroom, some of their siblings, and then also possibly some co-workers, but know that there’s also a good bit of the population that may not be able to access some of the services that they need, just because we are growing some of those services in Alabama right now,” explained Anna McConnell, the State Autism Coordinator in the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s Office of Autism Services.