J ust weeks before Stuart beauty queen Kellie Lightbourn was crowned Mrs. Universe 2026, she was a frightened mom seeking answers to help her 18-year-old son Niko, who has autism and a rare genetic disorder, Cornelia de Lang syndrome, which causes profound developmental delays and a severe intellectual disability.
In tears leaving the Social Security Administration office, the 51-year-old attorney and multiple beauty pageant winner spied the headquarters for the ARC (Advocates for the Rights of the Challenged) of the Treasure Coast, which is the largest agency in the region assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Lightbourn flipped a U-turn into the ARC’s parking lot on South Kanner Highway in Stuart…