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Awesome Autistic Ogden holds fair to build support for neurodivergent residents
OGDEN — Several hundred adults, children and families gathered at the George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park in Ogden on Saturday for the eighth annual Awesome Autistic Ogden community fair. The event has grown from humble beginnings, according to organizer and Ogden School District Board of Education member Stacy Bernal, who told the Standard-Examiner that it originated in 2018 with a social media prompt and a small gathering in downtown Ogden. "We had maybe 25 or 30 people who showed up that first time and it was just a little thing and then I thought, 'Well what if I put more than five ...
