September 18-24 | Issue 129 | |
Teens Exploring Engineering Returns this Fall! | |
Teens Exploring Engineering is returning this fall, giving teens (aged 14-17) the opportunity to learn about being an engineer. Join us, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and GE Aerospace at the GE Learning Center to participate in fun, hands-on STEM learning activities, while hearing from real engineers about their day-to-day activities in the engineering field. In our second year, we are excited to introduce new building projects and new opportunities to learn!
The program takes place over two days, on Saturday, October 28 and Saturday, November 4, from 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on both days, with lunch included! Teens and parents should plan to attend both sessions, as concepts build on one another. Cost to participate in the 2-day program is $25 per teen, which covers support staff.
With questions, or scholarship inquiries, please reach out to the Autism Connections program staff at connect@autismcincy.org.
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Spectrum Empowerment Hosts a STEAM Exploration Free Event | |
Spectrum Empowerment, a group of students at Mason High School, is hosting a STEAM Night at the Mason Municipal Building (6000 Mason Montgomery Rd, Mason, OH 45040) in the Community Room. This is for kids with autism and other developmental disabilities, aged 4-17, to participate in science experiments, robots, TinkerCAD, scratch programming, LEGO, art, and more! All kids will be supported, regardless of age or ability.
Adaptations include: easy transitions, diagrams, and one-on-one help. Click the flyer on the right to learn more. With questions, please contact Spectrum Empowerment at Mason High School at spectrumempowerment@gmail.com or 513-662-6369.
| Elite Kids Therapy Offers Social Skills Classes for Kids | |
Elite Kids Therapy will teach social skills from the highly acclaimed We Thinkers! Series from Social Thinking. This curriculum helps children build foundational social skills and essential life skills through stories, lessons, and play activities. Lessons teach evidence-informed concepts that establish a common social vocabulary for children and are foundational to all social experiences.
The classes are geared towards students in first, second, and third grade, taking place on Tuesdays from 2-2:45 p.m. for two 8-week sessions. The first session, taking place October 3, 2023 through December 12, 2023, will focus on thinking thoughts and feeling feelings, following a group plan, thinking with your eyes, body in the group, and whole body listening. The second session, taking place January 23, 2024 through March 19, 2024, will focus on Hidden Rules and unexpected behaviors, smart guess, flexible and stuck thinking, size of problem, and sharing an imagination. Cost is $150 per 8-week session. To register, email info@elitekidstherapy.com or call at 513-444-0880.
| Ensemble Theatre Hosts a FREE Theatre Workshop for Students with Autism and Their Families! | |
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is thrilled to host a FREE Theatre Workshop for students with autism and their families, taught by UK actress, educator, and creator of the Hunter Heartbeat Method, Kelly Hunter! Students and professional actors will recreate moments from Pericles, a story of princes and shipwrecks and princesses and riddles!
This workshop is appropriate for ages 7-12. All abilities welcome, including those with limited mobility or those who use wheelchairs, as well as nonverbal or non-speaking students. Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati has shared their Hunter Heartbeat program with local students with Autism for nearly 10 years! We are thrilled to bring this incredible workshop and visitor to our theatre, thanks to the generosity of a grant from the Hamilton County Commissioners Office. Registration is required by reaching out to Victoria Aslanides, Director of Education, by email at vaslanides@ensemblecincinnati.org or by phone at 513-421-3555 (ext. 5).
| 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. | | | | | | |
