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Miss Utah County outlines 'Autism Awareness to Acceptance' initiative
Summary
Miss Utah County (Hope) presented an autism-awareness initiative to the Utah County Commission, describing service background, three program focuses — empathy in schools, amplifying autistic voices, and sensory-friendly events — and asking for community support for a sensory-friendly Santa event.
Hope, who represents Miss Utah County, told the commission she grew up on a farm in Benjamin, Utah, and is currently a student at Utah Valley University. She described service work abroad teaching English and working in orphanage care, saying those experiences and family connections motivated her community initiative, which she called “autism awareness to acceptance.”
"Autism is a spectrum. No 2 people experience it the same way,"…
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