Beyond Autism

Thank you, UMOM New Day Centers, for welcoming us to volunteer in the Clothing Closet! 💙 Our students practiced valuable vocational skills by organizing empty hangers, taking inventory, bringing in donated clothing, and hanging items for families in the community.

We had such a great time and feel incredibly lucky to be part of such a supportive community! 🫶

Picture day is this Thursday! Pick out your favorite outfit and practice your biggest smile 😄

We had the best time volunteering at United Food Bank last week! Thank you United Food Bank for welcoming us for our first visit and teaching us how to walk through the assembly line to fill the Emergency Food Bags for our local community. 👏👏 Looking forward to our visit next week!

For more than a decade, Beyond Autism has supported school-age children with autism. We are excited to announce we’re expanding that experience to our youngest learners. ✨ Now enrolling our first LAUNCH class. Call for more information and to schedule a tour! ✨

✨ Meet Ashlyn! ✨

We’re excited to welcome Ashlyn Logston, MS, CCC-SLP, to our team! With 10 years of experience supporting children with diverse communication styles across clinic, home, and school settings, Ashlyn brings a wealth of experience and a passion for helping every student find their voice.

Ashlyn specializes in supporting autistic children and individuals who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). She believes everyone deserves meaningful ways to communicate and is passionate about building self-advocacy, independence, and confidence through individualized, engaging therapy.

We’re so excited to have Ashlyn as a part of our team and look forward to the impact she’ll make in the lives of our students and families! 💙

New OT room in action! Our students have loved learning new activities with Kelly 🤩

💙 Meet Kelly, our new Occupational Therapist at Beyond Autism!

Kelly has been part of the Beyond Autism family since 2014, starting as one of the original 3 staff members. She brings extensive experience as a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, specializing in sensory processing, neurodevelopmental intervention, and supporting individuals with Autism across the lifespan. We’re thrilled to welcome her to the Beyond Autism team full-time in 2026!

“I am so excited to have the addition of the sensory/OT clinic as another resource to support our student’s participation. This space offers more opportunities for movement and sensory experiences for our students, particularly higher impact movement and swinging opportunities that many of our students need and will benefit from. Sensory rooms, used with appropriate guidance, have been shown to significantly increase student focus and attention, as well as decrease sensory overload/dysregulation, leading to improved behavior and reduced anxiety.

I am a sensory trained therapist with years of experience implementing sensory interventions and I can’t wait to work with students in this space. I look forward to seeing how this additional resource benefits the students here at BA!” 💙 -Kelly Maki OTD, OTR/L

And we’re back!! 🚌📚👏 This upcoming Tuesday, we will have an Open House from 5:00 - 6:30 pm to kick off the year. Come pick up paperwork, meet the leads and tour the school.

We hope everyone enjoyed their break and we are looking forward to seeing the students on Wednesday!

What better way to wrap up an incredible school year than with an Ice Cream Social! 🍦🎉

A huge thank you to our amazing staff for the dedication, compassion, and hard work you bring to Beyond Autism every single day. Your commitment makes a lasting difference in the lives of our students and families, and we are so grateful for each of you.

We hope you enjoy a well-deserved summer break. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back in August for another amazing year! 💙