Autism Connections News

August 28 - September 4 | Issue 126

 

In-Person

Programs this Week

Stay tuned for in-person programs next week!

Online

Programs this Week

Adult Game Night

Friday, September 1

7:30-9 p.m. ET

An online social program for adults with autism to talk, play a variety of games, and

have fun and lots of laughs!

Events Calendar

Don’t forget, we post our upcoming programs and other community events on our website calendar. Bookmark it to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in and around the community each month.

How fast can your gourd go? Join our family-friendly Pumpkin Palooza on Thursday, September 28 from 5-9 p.m. at Linden Grove School as teams race their souped-up squash down the race ramp! We'll have 2 races, 1 for families and 1 for sponsoring organizations, each with multiple heats! While the race is the main event, we'll have fall festival activities for all ages, including music, food trucks, cotton candy making, giant games, and live pumpkin carving. Learn more about attending and sponsoring below!

Pumpkin Palooza

We're Closed on September 4

Autism Connections will be closed on Monday, September 4 in observance of Memorial Day. Our offices will be closed and our helpline will be offline. There will be no Online Adult Support Group on Sunday, September 3 due to this closure. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

Support Group for Parents & Caregivers Meets on September 5

Parent & Caregiver Support Group is an online support group for caregivers and family members who have a loved one with autism. If you’re looking for support, conversation, and connections, or if you want to talk to other parents who get it, then join us to talk about the joys and challenges and caring for a family member with autism.

 

We meet on the first Tuesday of each month on Zoom from 6-7:30 p.m. ET. Join us next week on Tuesday, September 5 for our next session! You can register for the Zoom link and passcode at this registration link. Registration is only required once. Everyone is welcome to join to give and receive support in this online forum from people living in Southwest Ohio and beyond. If you have any questions, reach out our programs team at connect@autismcincy.org or 513-561-2300 ext. 103.

Register for Parent & Caregiver Support Group

COMMUNITY CORNER

Run the Queen Bee Half Marathon on October 14!

Autism Connections is a Partner Charity with the Queen Bee Half Marathon! A subsidiary of the Flying Pig, the Queen Bee Half Marathon Weekend mission is to promote the fun of fitness while raising support and funds for local charities that focus on women! If you use our discount code, you can get 25% off at registration for the Half Marathon or 4 Miler, in-person or virtual, all while supporting our mission to uplift the Southwest Ohio autism community through education, resources, connections, and lifelong support! If you’d like to register and support us, reach out to Angelo Bucci, Operations Coordinator, at abucci@autismcincy.org to receive the code and registration instructions.

Register for the Queen Bee

The Demonstration Classroom is Accepting Students for Fall 2023

The Demonstration Classroom at the Kelly O’Leary Center for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is designed to accelerate the learning of students with Autism who are not yet ready for a traditional school setting or are struggling to make progress due to low coping skills, communication barriers or lack of school readiness skills. The Demonstration Classroom is currently recruiting for kids in Grades K-1 only. Funding is through a combination of the Ohio Autism Scholarship and Insurance/Medicaid. Families must complete the screening form, linked below, to be considered. Questions? Contact demo@cchmc.org.

Demo Classroom Screener

DISCLAIMER: Autism Connections provides this information to the community as a resource. For more information on the above resource or training, please reach out directly to the contact listed. Inclusion of any professional or organization does not imply endorsement, and omission does not imply disapproval.

 

Autism Connections

www.autismcincy.org


513-561-2300

connect@autismcincy.org

 
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