This is really positive news for families in Sacramento and Northern California. The UC Davis MIND Institute is creating a new program called PAIR, in full, Partnership for Inclusive Research. They are reaching out to autistic people, family members, caregivers, and advocates to help...
Some organizations just quietly do the work that changes lives without making a big fuss about it. This week, one of those groups in the Sacramento area got some well-deserved recognition. Meristem, a Fair Oaks program helping neurodiverse young adults, was named the 2026...
There’s something powerful about watching someone keep moving forward, one step at a time, even when the path looks different. In Sacramento, a young man named John Almeda and his dedicated mother have turned that simple act of running into something much bigger, a...
Ten years ago, a powerful video captured a young man with nonverbal autism running with his mother cheering passionately beside him. That young man was John Almeida, and his story has since inspired hundreds of families across Sacramento. At the time, John was struggling....