>>MELANIE LAWSON: BACK, EVERYONE TO THE STAND OUT FESTIVAL FOR AUTISM.
ACCEPTANCE KICKS OFF TOMORROW
FOR AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH
AND IT IS PRESENTED BY GROWING
TOGETHER BEHAVIORAL CENTER,
WHICH IS ONE OF JACKSONVILLE’S
PREMIER SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN
WITH AUTISM AND OTHER
DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES. SO
IT IS FREE TO ANYONE. AND
THERE IS A LOT BEING OFFERED
AND A LOT OF REASONS WHY WE
SHOULD ALL ATTEND THIS AND GET
AN ACCEPTANCE AND
UNDERSTANDING OF OTHERS. SO
JOINING ME NOW TO TALK ABOUT
THIS VERY IMPORTANT EVENT WE
HAVE MADISON, THOMAS, RAISE
YOUR HAND FOR MAYBE A PAN OR A
SOLACE. BOTH REGISTER
BEHAVIORAL TEXAN IT’S GOING
HELLO TO EVERYONE, ONE OF HER
AND AND SOME WELCOME.
APPRECIATE YOU ALL ALL IT’S A
GOOD FEELING, ISN’T MADISON,
LET ME START WITH THIS IS A
REALLY SPECIAL INCLUSIVE
EVENT.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: THAT HAS
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
>> IT DOES. OUR FOUNDER AND
CEO MELISSA KREMER SHIPPING OR
SCHOOL. AND THIS IS OUR 5
YEARS OR KIND OF RE BRANDING
AND CHANGE WHAT WE’RE DOING.
AND SO WE WANT TO YOU KNOW,
ACCEPTANCE AND AWARENESS TO
THE COMMUNITY OF JACKSONVILLE
APARTMENT. YEAH, YOU KNOW,
HANNAH, WE TALKED ABOUT
NEURODIVERSITY WHICH IS
ACTUALLY A NEWER PHRASE. I
HAVEN’T NECESSARILY HEARD
BEFORE. TALK TO US ABOUT
AUTISM AND WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT THIS DIFFERENCE. SO
THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE HAVE
BEEN TRYING TO GET ACROSS THAT
THIS EVENT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH
AND ACCEPTANCE. AND SO IT’S
BEEN GEARED MORE TOWARDS
ACCEPTANCE.
>> JUST AWARENESS BECAUSE
AWARENESS BEING, YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY WITH
AUTISM, RIGHT? AND THEN
ACCEPTANCE BEING YOU’RE
INCLUDING THEM IN YOUR LIFE
AND YOUR COMMUNITY. SO THE
GOAL OF THIS EVENT IS TO BRING
THAN ARE TYPICAL IN OUR
DIVERSE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
ALL RIGHT. GET YOU READY.
READY TO TALK TO ME A LITTLE
BIT. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU HAVE
SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO
KIND OF SHOW OFF. WE HAVE SOME
BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK, WHICH WILL
ALSO BE ON DISPLAY.
>> AND THEN I HEAR THAT YOU’RE
A LITTLE BIT TIKTOK FAMOUS
SAYS YEAH. HAHA, WHAT WHAT DO
YOU DO ON TIKTOK?
>> OF
>> AND IT’S CALLED GABBING
WITH THEY SO WHAT TYPES OF
THINGS HE IS SAYING, THE
ADVANCE OR WHAT? WHAT DO YOU
DO? SING AND AND PLAY THIS
LITTLE CRAZY WITH MY I LOVE IT
AND YOU HAVE SOME PETS, RIGHT?
YOU HAVE RABBITS.
>> YEAH, I’M STARTING IN GOOD
>> REMIND 3. ALL I THAT IS
EXCITING. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS
IS WHAT THIS EVENT IS ALL
ABOUT. YOU KNOW, I LOVE THAT
YOU POINTED OUT. IT’S NOT JUST
ACCEPTANCE. IT’S
UNDERSTANDING. AND, YOU KNOW,
MY KIDS, I HAVE TO 10 YEAR-OLD
AND WHAT I LOVE IS THEIR CLASS
TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYBODY AND THEIR CLASS AND
THEY HAVE AN APPRECIATION FOR
THEY DON’T EVEN NOTICE IT.
>> YEAH, THAT’S AWESOME. SO
NOT SOLUTION. IT IS. SO TELL
ME MORE ABOUT THE EVENT AND
WHO YOU GUYS WANT TO COME OUT
AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO COME
OUT AND CELEBRATE BE WITH US.
WE HAVE OVER 500 INTERESTED OR
ATTENDING OUR EVENT. WE HAVE
OVER 40 VENDORS. WE HAVE FOOD
TRUCKS. WE WILL HAVE A FOR OUR
SCHOOL UP A MERCHANDISE. WE
HAVE A FUN RUN COMING UP FOR
THE MONTH OF APRIL, WHICH IS
AUTISM ACCEPTANCE, FLASH
AWARENESS MONTH. THAT WILL BE
KICKING OFF. SO ANYBODY WHO
WANTS TO COME IT’S AND WE’RE
JUST GOING TO HAVE THE TIMES
FROM 93, I GUESS. CAN YOU SHOW
ME A LITTLE DANCE TO HAVE
SOMETHING IN YA OR DO WE OK,
LET’S SEE IT.
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>> GENES
>> TO MAKE
>> IT’S ONE
>> WE’RE ONE WE ARE REALLY ARE
ONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WILL
TELL EVERYONE.
>> GOODBYE AND THANK THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT. ALL
RIGHT.
>> THAT INCUMBENTS, YOU.
>> SOMETHING I DON’T KNOW WHAT
WELL, BUT THE STANDOUT
FESTIVAL DON’T LEAVE US YET.
HANG OUT. IT’S A CELEBRATION I
DID KIND OF DISMISS. SORRY.
IT’S A CELEBRATION AGAIN OF
AUTISM. ACCEPTANCE, INCLUSION
BEING TOGETHER AND IT STARTS
TOMORROW. THE FESTIVAL IS HELD
FROM 09:00AM TO 03:00PM AT
FORT FAMILY PARK ON BAY