Meet the Community Bridge Advocacy Founder and Autism Advocate
The Vision Behind the Bridge: Community Bridge Advocacy Founder
Community Bridge Advocacy was created from a journey that is deeply personal to me. As the mother of two adult daughters with autism, I have spent more than 23 years learning, advocating, navigating systems, attending meetings, searching for resources, and helping ensure my children had the support and opportunities they needed to succeed.
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I know firsthand how overwhelming it can feel to navigate autism evaluations, IEPs, accommodations, education, transition planning, and the move into adulthood. I also understand what it feels like to sit at a table with professionals, trying to understand complicated information while making important decisions for someone you love.
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Those experiences are at the heart of why I founded Community Bridge Advocacy.
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Combined with my professional and educational background, my 23 years of lived advocacy experience allow me to bring both knowledge and personal understanding to the families I serve. My goal is to help bridge the gaps between families, schools, service providers, and community resources so that individuals with autism and their families feel informed, prepared, supported, and heard.
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I believe every individual deserves the opportunity to build a meaningful future based on their own strengths, needs, and goals. Whether a family is navigating an autism evaluation, preparing for an IEP or 504 meeting, transitioning into college or employment, or searching for adult and community resources, I am here to help make the path forward clearer.
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I created Community Bridge Advocacy because I have walked this journey as a mother and advocate. Now, I want to use what I have learned over the past 23 years to help other families find their voice, understand their options, and navigate their own journey with greater confidence.
From One Family's Journey to Helping Others Navigate Theirs
Whether you’re beginning the autism evaluation journey, navigating an IEP or 504 Plan, preparing for a major life transition, or seeking support for higher education and adulthood, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Community Bridge Advocacy founder provides compassionate autism advocacy, educational support, transition planning, parent guidance, and resource navigation for neurodivergent children, adults, and families throughout Southern New Mexico. Together, we can build a clearer path toward independence, confidence, self-advocacy, and lifelong success.
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We provide personalized autism evaluation guidance and educational advocacy to help families understand their child's unique strengths, support needs, and available resources. Community Bridge Advocacy assists parents in preparing for evaluations, understanding evaluation reports, navigating recommendations, and developing a clear roadmap for educational success, IEP and 504 Plan support, and long-term transition planning. We do not conduct autism evaluations but work alongside families to help them confidently navigate the process and access appropriate services.
Community Bridge Advocacy serves as a trusted bridge between autistic and neurodivergent individuals, their families, schools, healthcare providers, and community organizations. We provide personalized resource navigation, educational advocacy, and referral support to help families access autism evaluations, therapy providers, special education services, disability resources, employment programs, higher education accommodations, and other essential local and state services. Through clear communication, compassionate guidance, and strong collaboration, we empower families throughout Southern New Mexico to confidently navigate every stage of the autism journey.
Community Bridge Advocacy empowers autistic and neurodivergent individuals with the knowledge, resources, and self-advocacy skills needed to confidently navigate higher education, employment, independent living, and long-term life planning. Through personalized autism advocacy, transition planning, educational guidance, and community resource navigation, we help individuals and families build the confidence, independence, and decision-making skills necessary to achieve meaningful goals and long-term success at every stage of life.