When her oldest child was diagnosed with autism, Stephanie Chung of Las Vegas felt isolated and did not know where to turn. Years later, the mother of three, two of whom have autism, runs a social group for other mothers raising neurodivergent children and has started a nonprofit whose team goes into local classrooms to teach students about autism, KLAS 8 News Now reported in a story published on Yahoo Life.
The nonprofit is called the Schools to Schools Inclusion Project. Its team teaches students about autism and about how to play with neurodivergent classmates.
A diagnosis that left her searching for other parents
Chung’s oldest son was nonverbal in early childhood, according to the station. After years of therapy, she says he is doing much better. Her youngest child uses a speech device. The report does not give the children’s names or ages.
Autism is common. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 1 in 31 children, or 3.2%, has been identified with autism spectrum disorder by age 8, based on data from its Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. The estimate covers the 2022 surveillance year, for children born in 2014, and the page was last updated in April 2025. The agency describes the condition as a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges…