BradySpeaks

10/27/2023

05/28/2022

Meet sweet Z and check out her new headphones and look at what she thinks about them!! We were happy that her mom reached out to us and we were excited to support her with her first pair of new headphones!! This beautiful girl and her infectious smile made our day!! This is just one example of your donation dollars at work helping precious young people!!
We love our BradySpeaks donors and thank them!!

A NOTE ABOUT HEADPHONES!!
Headphones are a great way to help affected persons with autism limit sensory overload, avoid over stimulation, and to stay focused. Something many people don’t understand about autism spectrum disorders is why children on the spectrum cover their ears a lot. There is good reason for this. The brain differences associated with autism mean that loud or chaotic environments can be physically painful and emotionally stressful. This can lead to behavioral meltdowns in some children because they are overstimulated and are unable to process it.
Introducing headphones to children and youth with ASDs can open up many new experiences, allow activities that otherwise aren’t easily tolerated, and aid in keeping young bodies calm and focused.

04/02/2022

Our BradySpeaks website is getting a complete redo to go along with our new logo design created by Brady.

Temple Grandin first described those with Autism as “different, not less.” At BradySpeaks we believe that being different thru Autism is God inspired. We also believe a “star” lives inside that difference!!
“Dream big, work hard, create your own path, be a star!!”

*Stay tuned for some new things happening at BradySpeaks!

(If you need assistance while the website is down, please send us a message here on FB and we will be in touch to help you)

08/23/2021

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀!

💜💙💚💛🧡❤️

04/01/2021

Tomorrow is WORLD AUTISM DAY and Brady’s family will honor the many who walk the same path as ours. Wear your BLUE tomorrow, plug in your blue porch💡, start some dialogue with someone about autism, educate yourself on these statistics, talk to your children about difference, kindness 💙, and acceptance of others, and PRAY for a cure. The latest CDC data indicates 1 in 54 children in the US have Autism!!
Brady was actually diagnosed in the year 2000. Since then, there has been a 178% increase.
I wish you knew how much that number hurt my heart!!

Here Are The Facts:
Autism prevalence figures are growing.
* The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates autism’s prevalence as 1 in 54 children in the United States.
* An estimated 1 out of 37 boys and 1 in 151 girls are diagnosed with autism in the United States.
* Boys are 4 times more likely than girls to have autism
* ASD is estimated to affect more than 3 million individuals in the U.S.
* Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.
* Autism costs the nation over $268 billion per year, a figure expected to significantly increase in the next decade
* Autism receives approximately 5% of the government research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases
* While there is no medical detection or known cure for autism, thousands of children have shown significant improvement resulting from early diagnosis and use of effective intervention