Upstate Carolina Autism Associates

08/21/2026

Back-to-routine doesn't happen overnight. 💙
For autistic individuals, transitioning from summer schedules to school and structured routines can increase stress, sensory demands, and executive functioning challenges.
Try focusing on:
✨ Predictability
✨ Regulation
✨ Visual supports
✨ Gradual transitions
✨ Compassion
Small supports often create big outcomes.
📍 Join us at NeuroConnect.
🌐 UpstateCarolinaAutismAssociates.com
📞 (864) 835-8409

08/20/2026

📣 COME SEE UCAA AT THE BRIDGED DISABILITY RESOURCE EXPO!

We’re excited to join community organizations, families, advocates, and providers at BRIDGED’s 3rd Annual Disability Resource Expo this Sunday!

📅 Sunday, August 23, 2026
⏰ 2:00–6:00 PM
📍 Greenville Convention Center
🎟️ FREE to attend!

💙 Be sure to stop by the Upstate Carolina Autism Associates (UCAA) table!

Come meet our team and learn more about:

🧠 Neuroaffirming Mental Healthcare
Individual and family-centered mental health services designed to support autistic children, teens, adults, and their families.

🌟 NeuroConnect
Our community connection initiative creating welcoming opportunities for autistic individuals and families to connect, socialize, explore the Upstate, and build community. We travel throughout the Upstate with different activities and locations each month!

🤝 Resources • Referrals • Community Connections
Learn how UCAA works alongside families, providers, schools, organizations, and community partners to help connect people with meaningful supports.

At UCAA, our mission extends beyond the therapy room.

BRIDGING CARE, CONNECTION & COMMUNITY.

We believe neuroaffirming care means helping people feel supported not only clinically—but also within the communities where they live, learn, work, and belong.

🌐 UpstateCarolinaAutismAssociates.com
📱 Text UCAA: (864) 835-8409

Come say hello, learn about our services and NeuroConnect, and discover more of the incredible disability resources available throughout the Upstate.

We can't wait to see you at the BRIDGED Expo!

08/18/2026

Grow. Learn. Make a Difference.

Upstate Carolina Autism Associates is now accepting applications for three Spring and Summer 2027 internship opportunities. Graduate students in counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy, school counseling, and psychology are encouraged to apply.

Gain hands-on clinical experience, receive individualized supervision, and develop skills within a collaborative, neuroaffirming practice.

Apply or request more information: [email protected]
Learn more: upstatecarolinaautism.com

08/17/2026

📚 Back-to-school isn't just about school supplies.
For many autistic individuals, returning to routine means navigating changes in schedules, sensory environments, expectations, and executive functioning demands.
Clinicians can help by:
✅ Supporting regulation before expectations
✅ Encouraging predictable routines
✅ Normalizing adjustment periods
✅ Using collaborative goal setting
✅ Building executive functioning supports gradually
Remember: transition challenges often reflect increased demands, not lack of motivation.
At UCAA, we believe every transition deserves compassion, support, and understanding.
📍 Join us at NeuroConnect.
📞 Call/Text: (864) 835-8409
🌐 UpstateCarolinaAutismAssociates.com

08/13/2026

📚 Back-to-school transitions are about more than school supplies.
Executive functioning demands increase dramatically when routines change.
Try:
✨ Visual schedules
✨ Predictable routines
✨ Smaller steps
✨ Regulation first
✨ Compassion over pressure
Autistic individuals don't need to be fixed.
They need environments that support success.
💙 Join us at NeuroConnect.
📲 UpstateCarolinaAutismAssociates.com
📞 (864) 835-8409

08/08/2026

08/06/2026

Thank you to the https://www.facebook.com/share/1DBmaf7gcy/ The Scoop at the Airport for hosting our Neuro-Connect this evening🎉🎉

NeuroConnect nights = connection, community, and a whole lot of fun. 💛♾️🍦

Tonight we gathered at The Scoop at the Airport for our NeuroConnect Social Gathering for autistic adults 18+ — creating space to meet new people, enjoy time together, and simply belong.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and to The Scoop for welcoming our group! We love watching this community grow. 💙

NeuroConnect is sponsored by Upstate Carolina Autism Associates — Bridging Care, Connection & Community.

♾️ Come as you are. Connect at your own pace. Find your community.