Join special education teacher and case manager, Amanda Sabin, for a free parent education event on tips for navigating the upcoming school year with your child’s individualized education plan (IEP). All participants will be provided with a reference list to help clarify those confusing key terms/acronyms. Tuesday, December 5th 6:30 PM Zoom Email info@familyachieve.org to […]
Please join MCIL and Beth Gyllstrom, PhD, MPH (Emerging Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Response, Minnesota Department of Health) for a Webinar: COVID-19 Update: Key Metrics and Reducing Risk of Severe Disease. It will be held Wednesday, December 6th, 1:00pm - 2:00pm Central. Register for this meeting at https://tinyurl.com/6rba3xnz. After registering, you will receive a confirmation […]
This presentation will prepare you to recognize gestalt language processors and feel confident that you understand the research underlying gestalt language development. You will learn how gestalt language development differs from analytic language development, how it naturally progresses through six stages, and how to support it in your clients and students.
Join Jillian Nelson, AuSM’s Community Resource and Public Policy Advocate, as she discusses the nuances of Minnesota service navigation. Jillian will also provide her own perspective of service navigation as an autistic adult. Learn what services are available and which ones may work best for you and your loved ones. Services vary on an individual and […]
Understanding Autism is AuSM’s introductory class. You’ll learn all about the diagnosis, common characteristics, and some basic evidenced-based best practices to support autistic individuals and sensory processing sensitivities. Who Should Participate Caregivers, parents, grandparents, group home and day program staff, Personal Care Attendants, and health care staff will benefit from this class. *Note, this is […]
Many unspoken rules come with dating and even more with online dating. Learn about some of those social rules as well as how to set up an online dating profile, discuss some of the popular dating apps, how to prepare for a date, and how to clarify and communicate what you want from online dating. […]
This program is designed for professionals and caregivers who work with or support autistic individuals and want to provide better service and care. Autistic individuals also are welcome and encouraged to attend for increased self-understanding and to share their unique perspectives. You will dive deep into the diagnosis, common traits, support strategies, and more! Learn […]
This program is designed for professionals and caregivers who work with or support autistic individuals and want to provide better service and care. Autistic individuals also are welcome and encouraged to attend for increased self-understanding and to share their unique perspectives. You will dive deep into the diagnosis, common traits, support strategies, and more! Learn […]
The neurodiversity movement has existed for roughly thirty years. Much of that history is not well known by many people. There is a lot to discuss when it comes to the movement’s history, and how it compares to other disability sub-movements as well as the greater disability rights movement. It is still a young movement, […]
This program is designed for professionals and caregivers who work with or support autistic individuals and want to provide better service and care. Autistic individuals also are welcome and encouraged to attend for increased self-understanding and to share their unique perspectives. You will dive deep into the diagnosis, common traits, support strategies, and more! Learn […]
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