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FREE Summer Youth Theater Workshop - Spectrum Speak Up… » Tech Week: August 1 – 5, 2022 (Mon-Fri, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) » Performances: August 6, 2022 Thanks to the generous support of foundations, corporations, and individuals, the program is offered entirely free-of-charge to all participants. … award-winning Speak Up program, which includes separate programs for Teens and Veterans. The Orange County Asperger’s Support Group (OCASG) and Chance Theater are working together to present a new version of our award-winning Speak Up program, …
Volunteer New York! 9/11: Serve & Remember Family Friendly Community Day of Service … a community service project together in a sensory friendly environment. The project offers easy to use supplies, in a small group setting, with low lighting and low noise and flexibility to stay as little or as long as attention spans allow. This … is not a drop off space; a family member is required to stay. Room will have staff with sensory disorder training to offer support and guidance on project. This project is specifically designed for individuals who are on the autism spectrum and/or …
Sensory Friendly Days… features added signage and modified lighting & sounds, as well as the presence of additional volunteers and staff to support visitors throughout their stay. We will also be hosting RISE Arts of Baltimore, a performing arts group for the neurodiverse community. Sensory kits will be stationed throughout the Museum's campus and include feeling …
Clinician Guide: Program Development and Best Practices for Treating Severe Behaviors in Autism … of life for autistic people and their families. To improve systems of care for this population, Autism Speaks convened a group of multi-disciplinary experts to develop the Clinician Guide: Program Development and Best Practices for Treating … The goal of this guide is to help providers: Expand their understanding of intense challenging behaviors in autism Support individuals experiencing significant behavior challenges who may harm themselves or those around them Develop …
Free Parent trainings… our child’s abilities in communication, self-regulation and learning. October 12th - 9:30-11:00AM or 5:00-6:30 PM How to Support Communication- Communication challenges impact children with ASD or a Developmental Delay. We will discuss the … promote communication and independence. Families will learn how to implement these tools at home and in the community. The group will be provided copies of visual support tools to use at home. All Workshops will take place via ZOOM This project is …
Autism and mental health in young people… to address the special needs of people with autism? Naturally, there is no one treatment for a mental health crisis in any group of people – including those who have autism. Mental health professionals draw from many types of treatments to address … crises in youth with autism. We found that psychiatrists who saw youth with autism felt they lacked the professional support they needed when these young patients were in crisis – for example, support from other mental health professionals with special expertise in crisis management or a crisis-evaluation center. …
Virginia passes legislation to expand autism insurance mandate… for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder for children ages two to six under state-regulated, large group plans. In 2015, we passed legislation that raised the age cap to ten years old. This year, the state legislature has … individuals with autism of all ages under state-regulated, large group plans starting in January 2020. We appreciate the support of our legislative champions and the growth in bipartisan support over our ten years of autism insurance work in Virginia, and we are grateful for the collaboration and determination …
"Bowl-A-Con" Friendship Bowling Day!… for the launch of our 2nd Annual "BOWL-A-CON" Friendship Bowling event, benefiting the evidence-based play & social skills groups for kids, teens and young adults at OUR VILLAGE! We need YOU to create a Bowling Team of family, co-workers, and … team and then either pay for their own tickets, and/or fundraise ONLINE to raise the money for OUR VILLAGE through your own support networks.** Your generous donations will help Our Village support more kids, teens and young adults with autism in learning how to "make and keep friends, reduce social isolation and …
Utah autism insurance mandate expanded! … requiring coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder under state-regulated, individual and large group plans. However, this coverage was limited to children ages 2-10 years old. Coverage for behavioral health treatments, … behavior analysis (ABA), was also limited to 600 hours per year (approximately 11.5 hours per week). Thanks to the support of the Utah state legislature and Governor, these restrictions in coverage for autism have been removed. Effective … and treatment of autism if claims for autism coverage caused premiums to increase in excess of 1%. We are grateful for the support of the legislative champions and local advocates that helped achieve this milestone! Access to meaningful and …
Autism & Eating Challenges: You Are Not Alone!… is well intended, it can make you feel isolated when others can’t fathom your experience. The importance of community support And when we feel there’s no one with whom we can discuss our own anxieties, our thoughts can start spinning inside … “ Walk Now for Autism Speaks ” or through your region’s AS-ATN center . Perhaps you’ll even feel inspired to start your own support group using these and other ways to connect with other families. Creating a long-term plan Establishing a support group …