With His Sister As Inspiration, SMU Student Aims To Help Children With Autism Through Fort Worth Nonprofit

Arlington TX

26 October, 2021

6:37 PM

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By Lonyae Coulter, Fort Worth Report October 25, 2021 As Samer Majeed walked through the halls at Southern Methodist University, he saw a bulletin board with a flyer that had a program called ACEing Autism. The flyer made him think of his sister, who is autistic, and how much value such a program can bring to children's lives. He decided Fort Worth needed a chapter. ACEing Autism is a national organization founded by Richard Spurling and Dr. Shafali Jeste in the summer of 2008 to help children with autism connect through tennis. Majeed, 21, a student at SMU, met with Adrienne Bransky, the program director for ACEing Autism, Dallas, in January. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.