The Arc of Pearl River County

06/06/2026

06/04/2026

Please take a few minutes to do this if Autism affects your family!!

💙 The strongest advocacy starts with being heard.

If you are an individual with autism or care for someone with autism, we encourage you to take a few minutes to complete this important survey from the Mississippi Department of Mental Health.

The information collected will help guide the future of autism services throughout Mississippi and ensure that the experiences of individuals and families are part of the conversation.

📝 Take the survey here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=xFYkVNu-IkCAXt36ioDiEwn9ngDMmaROpap4diGnVVpUOVRWQ1Y4T1JMMEdCU0tMOUpWTUZWOEcyMC4u&fbclid=IwY2xjawR68M5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFXZmRRcVhIWWFzdmVZZXd5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmLzwZmGs6Fjdoax9Qa5taY3_jQZklBKU-2YBgY7Qqfa52LA_901MOzFJ_-o_aem_zXhHBc7BU3X-j7uf0eewPQ&route=shorturl

🔄 Then share this post to help us reach more Mississippians.

We need as many voices as possible represented in this effort. One survey may seem small, but collectively, our experiences can influence meaningful change for individuals and families statewide.

Every voice matters. Every response counts.

06/04/2026

📢 PLEASE SHARE 📢

We are officially LESS THAN ONE MONTH away from 🎉 PIZZA IN PIECES: ONE YEAR OF CAIDEN’S CORNER 🍕

And this year is extra special...

We're celebrating ONE YEAR of Caiden's Corner serving autism families across South Mississippi! 💙

If you joined us last year, then you already know this event is packed with laughter, connection, sensory-friendly fun, and a whole lot of pizza.

FREE pizza
Sensory stations
Family activities

A judgment-free environment where families can simply show up and enjoy themselves

Birthday celebration as we blow out the candles on Year One

But that's not all...

We will officially unveil our NEW Mobile Sensory Unit!

This project has been months in the making, and we cannot wait for families to step inside and see what we've been building for our community.

This mobile space will help us bring sensory-friendly experiences directly to events throughout South Mississippi.

One year ago, Caiden's Corner was just an idea born from a family's journey.

Today, we've served hundreds of kiddos, awarded scholarships, hosted events, built partnerships, and created spaces where families know they belong.

Now it's time to celebrate together.

📅 June 27, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
📍 Kiln Public Library

👉 Make sure you get your free ticket at the link in the Facebook Event page or check the comments for the link.

Whether you've attended every event, volunteered, sponsored, donated, or you're joining us for the very first time, we'd love to celebrate with you.

Join the event page and invite your friends.
Tag another family who should come.

Share this post to help us reach more families who need a place where they feel understood.

Let's make this our biggest Pizza in Pieces yet.

05/29/2026

Spellers are an amazing discovery!!!

Elizabeth Bonker stopped speaking when she was 15 months old.

Within hours, her words were gone. Her mother Virginia described watching it happen in real time — her daughter’s voice simply disappeared.

Doctors didn’t offer much hope. But her family refused to give up. At age five, Elizabeth was taught to type. And when she typed her first words, something extraordinary became clear.

She had never stopped having something to say. She just hadn’t been given a way to say it.

Elizabeth went on to graduate as valedictorian of Rollins College in Florida. She delivered her commencement address to thousands of people — not with her voice, but through text-to-speech software. The speech went viral.

“I am not special,” she said. “We need to change the way the world sees non-speaking autism. It is a neuromotor disorder, not a cognitive one.”

She founded Communication 4 ALL — a nonprofit built on one principle: that communication is a basic human right. 26 letters. A stencil. An internet connection. That’s all it takes to unlock a mind that the world wrote off.

An estimated 31 million people worldwide are non-speaking and autistic. Most have never been taught to type, point to a board, or use an AAC device. Not because it’s impossible. Because nobody gave them the chance.

Elizabeth is trying to change that — one letter at a time.

Source: Communication 4 ALL / Newsweek / Rollins College

05/29/2026

Our Summer Kids Movie Series 2026 is almost here!! Here is a sneak peek at the lineup - more exciting details soon......

05/28/2026

This is awesome 🤩

Big News! We are proud to reveal that we will have Sensory Showings for all of our Summer Kids Movie Series films this summer...all for free! Showtimes will be Wednesdays at 10:10am.