Autism & support
DJ the Bear
A child-friendly story about an autistic bear’s journey from diagnosis to finding support and success.
Support that starts with listening
Different minds.
Shared belonging.
Connecting neurodivergent people, families, professionals, and communities with practical resources, education, and belonging.
Choose your path
What would help right now?
Come as you are. Start wherever makes sense.
For families
Find practical support
Safety tools, family resources, and community-informed guidance.
Explore For communitiesBring learning to your group
Training pathways for schools, workplaces, and first responders.
Explore For partnersFund meaningful access
Support programs designed to meet people where they are.
Explore For curious mindsListen and learn
Conversations and resources grounded in lived experience.
ExploreFlagship innovation
AXSID turns accessibility into action.
A developing program pathway connecting autism safety, individual context, and more informed responses in everyday and emergency situations.
Watch the AXSID demo to see how clearer context can support more informed interactions.
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AXSID brings an individual's accessibility, communication, and safety information into a clear experience designed to support more informed everyday and emergency interactions.
Request the demo in another accessible formatAutism Safety Kits
Personal information can make a critical moment clearer.
Customized profiles help communicate an autistic person’s needs, communication style, and emergency contacts to first responders.
100+customized kits sent to families nationwide
The SJ Childs Show
Conversations that make room for lived experience.
The active weekly podcast explores neurodiversity, parenting, inclusion, and education.
Listen and learnRecognition & trust
Credibility built through hundreds of real conversations.
The SJ Childs Show and Sara’s advocacy work continue to earn recognition across podcasting and the autism community.
Listen NotesGlobal Top 10%Listen Score 29 · independently listedPodMatch · August 2026Top 10 Parenting PodcastFeatured in PodMatch’s monthly Top 10 listAutism Hero Awards2023 finalistOfficially invited as a finalist by Anna Kennedy Online. Recognition photo will be added when received.
“Sara’s questions were just right to explore where I am as a writer.”
“Sara asked insightful and thought-provoking questions. We had an easy flow of conversation.”
“A wonderful book series helping children who may feel different know they are not alone.”
AutismDyslexiaPhysical differencesAnxietyDown syndromeADHDInclusion
Children’s books by SJ Childs
Stories that help children feel seen.
Sara’s seven inclusive children’s books help young readers understand themselves, support their peers, and celebrate the differences that make each person unique.
Physical differences
Anna the Kitten
A warm invitation to recognize what makes us different and grow in confidence and self-acceptance.
Support in action
Resources belong where people can reach them.
Community outreach brings books, practical safety tools, welcoming activities, and real conversation directly to families.
Training & speaking
Practical training shaped by lived experience.
Sara offers learning for schools, workplaces, first responders, caregivers, and community organizations—with language people can understand and tools they can use.
Ask about trainingSchools & educators
Inclusion, neurodiversity, communication, and creating environments where students can belong.
Businesses & teams
Workplace understanding, accessible communication, and support for neurodivergent employees and families.
Emergency responders
Autism, invisible disabilities, crisis communication, and safer person-centered response.
Experience includes
- GitHub employees
- Utah Afterschool Network
- West Valley City Police Department
- Universities, schools, and community groups
In person · October 8, 2026
Utah Autism Provider Connection Experience
Connect, collaborate, refer, and grow with Utah’s autism-provider community in Farmington.
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Let’s keep the conversation going.
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Partner with purpose
Help good ideas reach the people who need them.
We welcome mission-aligned conversations with foundations, CSR teams, service providers, sponsors, and individual donors.