Celebrating The 2025 Commonwealth Autism Chef’s Cook Off Challenge  By Tyler Hart  The 2025 Chef’s Cook-Off fundraiser benefiting Commonwealth Autism was a success!   Because of the generous support of event sponsors, attendees, and donors, we raised over $80,000—our...

Sensory Toys and Autism  Sensory toys for people with autism ranges greatly from a fidget spinner to a chew necklace and even to a Rubix cube. They help people regulate their emotional needs as well as their sensory needs. They help calm a person with autism down and...

Benefits of Therapy & Autism    Coming to terms with my diagnosis was a trouble-free experience to make sense of. My parents never hid my diagnosis or what they were doing from me, which helped tremendously unless it was a surprise. I was emotion driven and went...

Group Home and Development    In mid-June of 2011, I made the move to Richmond with the plan of moving into a group home. Before all of that, my dad and I checked out some other locations that just didn’t seem to fit me at all. They both didn’t fit the ideals for what...

Before Moving to Richmond  Going to school was not all I was expecting it to be. The struggles, trials and tribulations, and even failed relationships were just the beginnings of my adulthood. The inevitable rush from high school to adulthood was never a perfect step...