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).

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.

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.

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