{"id":7366,"date":"2026-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/?p=7366"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:50:28","slug":"april-is-autism-acceptance-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/2026\/04\/01\/april-is-autism-acceptance-month\/","title":{"rendered":"April is Autism Acceptance Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Join Florida Atlantic University&#8217;s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) as we celebrate inclusion, empowerment, and the incredible talents of our community through a full lineup of events and resources!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>April 1-30<\/strong>: Art &amp; Autism Expo Exhibit at the City of Boynton Beach Cultural Center \u2013 come view amazing artwork created by autistic artists all month long! &#x1f3a8;<\/li><li><strong>April 6<\/strong>: Gallery Opening Reception at Boynton Beach Arts &amp; Cultural Center (5-7 PM) \u2013 don&#8217;t miss this special kickoff!<\/li><li><strong>April 2<\/strong>: Lived Experience Speakers \u2013 Mandy Pinckley &amp; Christian Durante<\/li><li>Workshops like&nbsp;<strong>The Basics of Planning Adulthood<\/strong>&nbsp;(multiple dates),&nbsp;<strong>The ABCs of ABA Services<\/strong>&nbsp;(April 21),&nbsp;<strong>Little Owls Early Intervention<\/strong>&nbsp;sessions, and more for parents, educators, and individuals.<\/li><li>Fun community events: Paint N&#8217; Sip (April 28), Sensory Bag Making (April 23), Special Olympics collaborations, and resource fairs!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a parent, educator, self-advocate, or ally \u2013 there&#8217;s something for everyone to learn, connect, and celebrate acceptance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the full schedule in the image or visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.autism.fau.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.autism.fau.edu<\/a>&nbsp;for details, registration, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s spread acceptance and support together! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Florida Atlantic University&#8217;s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) as we celebrate inclusion, empowerment, and the incredible talents of our community through a full lineup of events and resources! Highlights include: April 1-30: Art &amp; Autism Expo Exhibit<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/2026\/04\/01\/april-is-autism-acceptance-month\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6051,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6051"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7366"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7367,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7366\/revisions\/7367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}