What does ‘unconditional’ look like?

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Caregivers take on all of it.

They're the first voice their child hears in the morning and the last one at night. The advocate in the IEP meeting. The calm presence in the waiting room. The person who learned everything they could so someone didn’t have to figure it out alone.

If that sounds like you or someone you know, consider honoring and supporting them today with a gift to Autism Speaks. Your donation helps Autism Speaks keep life-changing resources free and accessible for every family that needs them.

Makayla knows this role well. She's a mom, an MBA student, and an advocate from Kentucky, raising three kids including Maverick, 10, diagnosed with autism at age 8, and Peyton, 4, diagnosed at age 2.

Makayla, like so many caregivers, has leaned on Autism Speaks resources to help navigate the road– and made it her mission to make sure other families can find them too. Whether you're brand new to a diagnosis or have been part of the autism community for years, these resources are here — free, anytime:

• A Parent's Guide to Autism — Covers everything from processing a new diagnosis to building a support network and taking care of yourself.

• The 100 Day Kit — Helps families of children ages 4 and under make the most of those important first 100 days after diagnosis.

• School Community Tool Kit — Offers practical strategies to help students with autism thrive in the classroom.

Your gift today helps us keep these resources free for families like Makayla's and for every caregiver who needs them.

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