April is Autism Awareness Month, and the Indiana Resource Center for Autism, in collaboration with the Autism Society of Indiana, has come up with some tips to get you started. Working with people on the spectrum can be challenging, but remember that everyone is different and some tips may not apply to some people.
To read the entire list of tips, please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/autism-awareness-month-a-facts-andtips-for-working-with-individuals-on-the-autism-spectrum
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23 March 2016
22 March 2016
Autism in Love
The acclaimed documentary film featured on the PBS show "Independent Lens"
Saturday, April 23, 2016
2:30 p.m. (Doors open at 2 p.m)
City Hall Council Chambers
In the Showers Building, Suite 115
401 N. Morton Street
Bloomington, IN
This event is FREE, but seating is limited. Please register online at http://go.iu.edu/197T
This highly acclaimed, insightful, and touching documentary, directed by Matt Fuller, brings awareness to the challenges of dating and love for people who have an autism spectrum disorder. "Autism in Love" is simultaneously sorrowful and heart wrenching while also encouraging and hopeful. It's a raw, sometimes emotional look into the lives of four people with ASD who share their frustrations, pain, and successes in trying to find, date, love, and connect to someone understands and appreciates them.
Doors will open at 2 p.m. Questions and answers with Ms. Nebeker and Mr. Hamrick, a couple featured in the movie, will follow at 4 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
For questions about film content, please contact Melissa Dubie at mdubie@indiana.edu or call the Indiana Resource Center for Autism at 812-855-6508.
Suggested Audience
Educators, Family Members, Parents, Caregivers, Adults with ASD
Accommodations
The Indiana Institute on Disability and Community is committed to providing equal access to this event for all participants. If you have questions about accessibility or have a request for alternative formats or other accommodations, please contact Lisa Bidwell (lbidwell@indiana.edu) at 812-855-6481 with your request at least three weeks in advance of the event. Deadline for an accommodations request for this workshop is April 1, 2016.
Saturday, April 23, 2016
2:30 p.m. (Doors open at 2 p.m)
City Hall Council Chambers
In the Showers Building, Suite 115
401 N. Morton Street
Bloomington, IN
This event is FREE, but seating is limited. Please register online at http://go.iu.edu/197T
This highly acclaimed, insightful, and touching documentary, directed by Matt Fuller, brings awareness to the challenges of dating and love for people who have an autism spectrum disorder. "Autism in Love" is simultaneously sorrowful and heart wrenching while also encouraging and hopeful. It's a raw, sometimes emotional look into the lives of four people with ASD who share their frustrations, pain, and successes in trying to find, date, love, and connect to someone understands and appreciates them.
Doors will open at 2 p.m. Questions and answers with Ms. Nebeker and Mr. Hamrick, a couple featured in the movie, will follow at 4 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
For questions about film content, please contact Melissa Dubie at mdubie@indiana.edu or call the Indiana Resource Center for Autism at 812-855-6508.
Suggested Audience
Educators, Family Members, Parents, Caregivers, Adults with ASD
Accommodations
The Indiana Institute on Disability and Community is committed to providing equal access to this event for all participants. If you have questions about accessibility or have a request for alternative formats or other accommodations, please contact Lisa Bidwell (lbidwell@indiana.edu) at 812-855-6481 with your request at least three weeks in advance of the event. Deadline for an accommodations request for this workshop is April 1, 2016.
15 October 2015
Make your own picture stories for kids with ASD
Make your own picture stories for kids with ASD (autism spectrum disorder): A DIY guide for parents and carers "will give parents and carers the tools and confidence they need to create individualised picture stories to help their child with ASD cope with social situations, difficult emotions, transitions and other challenging situations." -publisher
Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.
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