Our Mission
To provide an experience of love, acceptance, and inclusion to every family every time.
About us
It all began with a simple idea fueled by a deep passion. I am an Autism parent. Having raised two boys with autism, I knew I wanted to do more. I remember wishing that there were programs available and people willing and ready to get to know my sons so that my husband and I could get just a few minutes of "us" time. It wasn't easy. Autism was pretty new 24years ago and people didn't know much about it.
We're committed to making 2025 a purposeful and successful year for everyone.
As an autism organization, we pride ourselves on personal attention and dedication to every detail. Our approach is rooted in love, quality and integrity, ensuring that everything we do reflects our commitment to excellence. At ZAC you're not just a client, you're family.
My Why
When my oldest son was 5 years old he got his autism diagnosis. I felt like my dream for a perfect child was gone. I mourned the loss of what I thought was supposed to be. I was sad and so afraid. But I was those things only for a moment. I knew that I had to put on my brave face and give him the best that I had. Together my husband and I set out to do whatever we could to make him as independent and successful as possible. I was pregnant with my youngest son when I got the diagnosis.
If anyone had told me at that moment that my youngest son would too receive the same diagnosis as his brother I wouldn't have beleived it. But he was only 6 mos when I started seeing signs of autism. Because he was still an infant they could not give a diagnosis at that time. His formal diagnosis did not come until he too was 5 years old.
Life was not always easy and threw lots of fun curve balls. But there was so much joy and learning, growing and developing with my boys. Our oldest child, our daughter, was like thier second mom. She along with their dad and I worked hard at making them independent, safe and secure.