Mom On A Mission Seeks To Educate, Advocate For Children With Autism

Arlington TX

25 January, 2022

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By Sandra Sadek, Fort Worth Report January 24, 2022 When Elvia Espino's son, Alex, was diagnosed with autism in 2014, she spent countless nights researching the developmental disorder. She started looking for responses on Google and joining Facebook groups for moms of autistic kids. "Hearing that my son had autism was basically like saying, 'OK. We knew something was off,' " she said. "Finally, we have a name for this." As she gained a better understanding of her son's diagnosis, Espino, who currently lives in far southwest Fort Worth, quickly realized that autism doesn't discriminate and sought to fill the knowledge gap relating to the disorder. In 2016, she created Mom-on-a-Mission with the sole mission of educating people about autism. Mom-on-a-Mission, as Espino describes it, is a one-stop shop for autism resources. "I use every opportunity when Alex is around or introducing Alex to educate people because if you don't educate people, I find that they're never going to learn," Espino said. "Quite honestly, Alex is the entire reason I know anything about autism." 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.