Tag Archives: Autism Speaks

  11-year-old Breanna sits in her bed with her IPad and workbook in hand for another day of schooling. Breanna is a fifth-grader attending University Elementary School. She was diagnosed with Autism or ASD at three years old. She is becoming accustomed to fear and anxiety whenever she messes up on a problem while viewing her teacher in real time …

The Straight Up Chumps play music that oscillates between blues, rock and jam psychedelia. The band performs for the sake of the music but also for the sake of charities such as Race for the Cure, Autism Speaks and others. The Chumps are made up of Seagers Rodrigues (bass, lead vocals), Ross Johnson (guitar, keys), Aryn Ross (guitar, backing vocals) …