Louisville family sharing their journey with autism to raise awareness
April is Autism Awareness Month, and the Vaughn family is hoping by sharing their story, they can raise awareness. The Vaughn family is raising awareness for Autism Awareness Month by sharing their journey with autism. Mary Vaughn, the mother of James Vaughn, who has autism, found Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT), a non-profit that offers various programs and activities. FEAT, which also offers camps for the kids, has hosted events throughout the year throughout the month, including a program at All About Kids called 'Get Your FEAT Wet'. Monica Cooper, the community outreach coordinator for FEAT said the organization hopes to give kids a safe space to participate in activities while also giving families a community. For more information, click here.
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April is Autism Awareness Month, and the Vaughn family is hoping by sharing their story, they can raise awareness. Mary Vaughn is the mother of James Vaughn, who has autism. He was diagnosed at the age of 5. Mary said she was worried about immersing James in activities and community events, but then she found FEAT, or Families for Effective Autism Treatment." was life-changing. They offer so many different programs," said Mary. "We started going to different events like the Easter Egg Hunt, there was breakfast with Santa, we would go to the play places and have a special family night, and we also discovered they had camps for the kids."But, it was the sports classes that really sparked James' interest. FEAT offers a program at All About Kids called 'Get Your FEAT Wet'."Swimming is his favorite. He just enjoys it, and it's really fun to watch," said Mary.Monica Cooper, the community outreach coordinator for FEAT, said the non-profit hopes to give kids a safe space to participate in activities while also giving families a community."You would be shocked at what these kids can do. You don't know what they're going to love until you get them out," said Cooper. "There's going to be stuff they try that they don't love, but there's going to be those things they find that spark an interest, and that's going to give them a passion that maybe they didn't know they had."FEAT hosts events throughout the year, but during Autism Awareness Month, the non-profit plans to host a plethora of events. For more information, click here.
April is Autism Awareness Month, and the Vaughn family is hoping by sharing their story, they can raise awareness. Mary Vaughn is the mother of James Vaughn, who has autism. He was diagnosed at the age of 5. Mary said she was worried about immersing James in activities and community events, but then she found FEAT, or Families for Effective Autism Treatment. "[FEAT] was life-changing. They offer so many different programs," said Mary. "We started going to different events like the Easter Egg Hunt, there was breakfast with Santa, we would go to the play places and have a special family night, and we also discovered they had camps for the kids." But, it was the sports classes that really sparked James' interest. FEAT offers a program at All About Kids called 'Get Your FEAT Wet'. "Swimming is his favorite. He just enjoys it, and it's really fun to watch," said Mary. Monica Cooper, the community outreach coordinator for FEAT, said the non-profit hopes to give kids a safe space to participate in activities while also giving families a community. "You would be shocked at what these kids can do. You don't know what they're going to love until you get them out," said Cooper. "There's going to be stuff they try that they don't love, but there's going to be those things they find that spark an interest, and that's going to give them a passion that maybe they didn't know they had." FEAT hosts events throughout the year, but during Autism Awareness Month, the non-profit plans to host a plethora of events. For more information, click here.