Becky – Perspectability

RISE Academy – Meet our Lead Educator

Becky — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:29:01 +0000

RISE Academy – Fall 2025 Enrollment is OPEN!

Becky — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:59:25 +0000

In Northwest Arkansas, many neurodivergent adults face limited options after high school, often leading to isolation and unemployment. PerspectAbility is addressing this gap with RISE, our Transition Academy—a comprehensive, college-style program designed to empower neurodivergent adults with essential life, social, and job skills.

Our academy offers a supportive environment where students can build independence, gain employment readiness, and foster meaningful community connections. We’re committed to helping participants thrive in all aspects of adult life.

Apply now: https://forms.gle/shWioQpae4afb7bg6

Tulip Season 2025 Sponsorships Available!

Becky — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 01:19:50 +0000

It’s Our Birthday!

Becky — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:56:15 +0000

PerspectAbility was formally incorporated in July 2019, and that means we turn 5 YEARS OLD this month! Can you believe it?! Help us celebrate this HUGE milestone with a donation of any amount, then save and share the graphic below with friends on your social media to grow your support! Since our original co-founders began this mission with a vision of inclusive employment and belonging with the area’s first and ONLY nonprofit you-pick tulip field, we have grown leaps and bounds beyond the tulips—branching into hosting neurodiverse adult social events, forging corporate and local business partnerships, purchasing the land for our permanent farm and neuro-inclusive subdivision, implementing a pilot program for our Transition Academy, and working with an architecture firm to plan what a truly inclusive future will look like in Northwest Arkansas. Join our cause, and be a change-maker for building an even more inclusive Northwest Arkansas!
https://perspectability.networkforgood.com/projects/186132-perspectability-general-donation-fund

Painting Our Power

Becky — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:56:13 +0000

We would like to thank everyone who came out to our Glow & GROW event with us. We had such a wonderful time expressing our creativity with Paint Your Power and The Shire Gastropub at this uniquely immersive fundraiser! Not only did some of our True Colors Farm employees come and paint with us, but some of them also got to earn wages by helping the Paint Your Power team. We absolutely love that we’re able to employ neurodivergent adults at our tulip farm, but we also love providing pathways to new career experiences and social opportunities for our neurodiverse community. It is so important that we create shared spaces sensitive to all needs and abilities within the broader community. We appreciate Paint Your Power’s dedication to inclusion for our event by providing a quiet room and alternate seating. Check out some of the art we made! For those who missed out, stay tuned to our social media pages and calendar for the next event…

Beyond The Tulips

Becky — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 02:10:13 +0000

Although the beautiful but brief spring window of Tulip Season has closed, PerspectAbility’s mission for inclusion does not end once the tulip tent is tucked away. Summer often brings a new set of challenges for families with neurodivergent family members. What will their teens and young adults do for entertainment once school is out? How will they spend these next few months preparing for what independent adulthood, college, careers, or the next school year brings…and still find time to relax? And how can PerspectAbility be there to support them?

As we continue to GROW, we’re branching further into the community where we already have roots. We’re creating year-round opportunities for our neurodiverse neighbors to socialize with their peers around shared interests while offering the independence to experience the events and attractions our region has to offer.

This weekend, we unleashed our inner geek and attended Bentonville Comic Con. True Colors Farm employee Jaxon dressed as Peter Parker, the alter ego of Spider-Man from the iconic comic books and movies. He did a fantastic job crafting his costume and entering the cosplay contest, and our executive director Natalie joined the fun dressed as 1980’s cartoon character Rainbow Brite.

Be sure to keep an eye on our events page for opportunities to join our neuro-inclusive outings around Northwest Arkansas, open for all to attend! If you’re a local business owner who offers an interesting service or unique activity and would like to host a neurodiverse group of people, please get in touch with us to let us know. We are building inclusive spaces, and we welcome you to join us in making NWA an even better place to live!