Talk About Curing Autism

Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) is a 501(c) or-

ganization founded in 2000 and based in Irvine, Cali-
fornia by Lisa Ackerman when her son was diagnosed
and the doctor gave her no hope. TACA provides in-
formation, resources, and support to families aected
by autism. TACA aims to reduce the lag time between
autism diagnosis and eective treatments and endeav-
ors to strengthen the autism community by connecting
families and professionals who can help them, allowing
them to share stories and information to help people with
autism be the best they can be.
Currently, TACA holds monthly meetings featuring
speakers in many states across the United States.
1 National spokesperson
In September 2007, TACA announced the appointment
of its newnational spokesperson, Jenny McCarthy, whose
son Evan Asher was diagnosed with an autism spectrum
disorder.
[1][2][3]
Evans recovery from autistic symptoms
is described in McCarthys book, Louder than Words
A Mothers Journey in Healing Autism, published on
September 17, 2007.
In 2008, TACA and Jenny McCarthy ended their
relationship.
[4]
2 Pacic Life Foundation Grant
In January 2009, TACA received a $300,000 grant
from the Newport Beach-based Pacic Life Foundation.
TACA launched three new programs for Orange County,
California families including a Spanish-language pro-
gram, the addition on an in house advocate to provide
education, training and support for families, and schol-
arships that would allow families to procure independent
assessments for their children. All of these programs are
oered at no charge to families aected by families.
As a result, TACA now has a Spanish-language section
of their website, En Espaol, which is a resource for
Spanish-speaking parents of children with autism regard-
less of their location.
3 References
[1] Our New Spokesperson, Jenny McCarthy. TACA. Re-
TACA logo
trieved on 2007-11-16.
[2] Wiser, Paige. Actors in action; Chicago-rooted stars use
lofty platform to help. Chicago Sun-Times, October 18,
2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
[3] Deardor, Julie. McCarthy puts hope in lexicon of
autism. Chicago Tribune, October 30, 2007. Retrieved
on 2007-11-16.
[4] https://www.tacanow.org/about-taca/
taca-jenny-mccarthy-2/
4 External links
TalkAboutCuringAutism.org - Talk About Curing
Autism website
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