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Play Your Way Trick or Treat Night… Come experience the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine and celebrate Halloween during a low-key, inclusive playtime for children with sensory integration differences. Stop by trick or treat …
Sensory Friendly Trunk or Treat… Our sensory friendly Trunk or Treat promotes a safer and more inclusive celebration to the traditional Halloween festivity. RISE's Trunk or Treat facilitates a lower sensory demand on guests by providing an environment with no …
A new perspective on being thankful after raising a child with autism… undergoes a massive shift, overnight. We wake up on the First of November and after reasoning with our children about why Halloween candy isn’t on the menu for breakfast (okay-maybe just one piece), we realize that just as quickly as we’ve … The arrival of November represents the beginning of the season of being thankful. Once the clock strikes midnight and Halloween is but a memory, everyone seems eager to share with the world all of the reasons for which they give thanks. …
A New Year for Inclusion: How my son found his 'matcher' … he developed. To know he has a friend seeking him out in class made my heart swell with joy. Find Your Matcher Right before Halloween this little girl’s mom wrote me to share that while they were out shopping, her daughter insisted that her mother …
Coming to terms with a 'Different Not Less' life… That was the first time I realized how different things might be for our family. For years he did not trick or treat at Halloween because the transitions were too much for him. To this day, we still very rarely do the park because he darts off …
Spanish resources help bilingual families in the autism community overcome language barriers … Jair has big goals for his future: when he is old enough, he wants to be a barista at Starbucks. In fact, this year at Halloween, a holiday he never really enjoyed before, this goal inspired him to proudly wear a Starbucks barista costume to …
Sensory Friendly Trunk or Treat… RISE for Autism's annual Trunk or Treat promotes a safer and more inclusive celebration to the traditional Halloween festivity. Our event understands that individuals with disabilities of all ages may struggle or be excluded from …