Mark Christoph, President
Linda Molohon, Vice-president
Terri Sowder, Secretary
Lyn Christoph, Treasurer
Fr. Richard Gonzalez, Board Member
Dora Corley, Board Member
Marsha Coulter, Board Member
Sr. Sophie Meaney, Board Member
Heidi McKeown, Board Member
Harvey Salinas, Board Member
Ed Magner, Board Member
Eva Bernal, Board Member
Sonia Sanchez, Board Member
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Coastal Bend Autism Advocacy, Inc. was formed,
in part, to provide an avenue for parents and educators of autistic children to find information about services and aid
that is available to the children and young adults living in the Coastal Bend who are on the Autistic
Spectrum. Since forming, the CBAA has received
many requests for assistance from families with autistic children. CBAA's goals are to support the needs of
children, families and educators by raising awareness of autism and fundraising
to bring additional services and materials needed to help aid the autistic child in reaching
his/her potential.
CBAA's mission is to
help children, families and educators with
autistic children.
We Focus On:
1. Education
2. Health Care
3.
Socialization
4. Community
Awareness
5. Employment
6. Other disabled in our community
Visit the "Learn the Signs. Act Early."
website for information about childhood developmental
milestones and delays. You'll be able to track the
developmental milestones your child should be reaching,
see how milestones change as your child grows, and
download fact sheets on developmental milestones for
children from 3 months to 5 years, along with
information on developmental screening and developmental
disabilities.
Did you know
1
in 150 children is diagnosed with autism
1 in
94 boys is on the autism spectrum
67 children are diagnosed per day
A new
case is diagnosed every 20 minutes
More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than
with AIDS, diabetes & cancer combined
Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental
disability in the U.S.
Autism costs the nation over $90 billion per year, a
figure expected to double in the next decade
Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of
many less prevalent childhood diseases
Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism
