Save the Date – Autism Friendly Community Celebration

Save the Date – Autism Friendly Community Celebration

Save the date for an Autism Friendly Community Celebration. We will attempt another visual of our AFC logo using Colored Umbrellas.

We will need 240 people to hold umbrellas for the event.

Please save the date and think about who you can nominate as being Autism Friendly (Teacher, organization, employer, shop owner, grocery store, mailman) – We want you to invite them too.

More details to come!…

2018 Basketball Camp

Want to shoot some hoops?
 
Autism Mclean is ready for another season of our annual basketball camp! This is a great way for our kids to learn some of the fundamentals of basketball, social skills, and teamwork, all while making friends.

Autism McLean basketball:

  • When: Thursdays – 03/22, 04/05, 04/12, 04/19, 04/26, 05/03
  • Where: Northpoint Elementary South Gym – 2602 E College Ave, Bloomington, IL 61704
  • Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
  • Registration fee: $5 – Free for members
  • T-shirts, if needed, will be provided for free.
  • Contact: AM Sports Director

Please register here: https://members.autismmclean.org/civicrm/event/register?id=50&reset=1.

About the program:

This camp is open to any kid who wants to be there. As long as they want to play, they are welcome to join us.

Our mission statement is simple: provide our kids the same experience as any other kid who plays a sport. This means, of course, uniforms, practice, frustration, achievement, daydreaming, running, sharing, communicating, bonding, teamwork, turn taking, following directions and friendship.…

Looking for Teen Girls on the Autism Spectrum for Research Study

Looking for Teen Girls on the Autism Spectrum for Research Study

Ball State University is looking for teen girls on the autism spectrum to be in a research study. Participants will be asked to read sentences about things teens think, feel and do at different times. They will be asked to say how true each sentence is about themselves.

The purpose of this study is to look for patterns in responses on a personality questionnaire for adolescents. Answers from teen girls on the autism spectrum will be compared with those from teen girls with and without other diagnoses. The findings may help to better understand the thoughts, feelings and behaviors of teen girls on the autism spectrum.

Participants

  • Girls between the ages of 12 and 18 years
  • Must have received one of the following:
    • Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autistic Disorder, or Asperger’s Disorder; or
    • Special education eligibility under Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Must read at or above the 4th grade level

ALL participants will receive:

  1. A $40 gift card of choice when the completed questionnaire is returned!
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Early CHOICES Inclusion Town Hall

Early CHOICES Inclusion Town Hall

Join Early CHOICES and STARNET for an evening focused on the experiences of families who have children with disabilities, and how preschool inclusion made a difference in their lives. We will hear from providers who support children too. We know inclusion is upheld in the law, research has shown it is effective and federal guidelines support it; now we listen to the great things that happen for children with disabilities and their families when they are meaningfully included in their early childhood community.

Register here: http://www.eclre.org/events/31218-inclusion-townhall-central-il.aspx.…

HuHot Mongolian Grill VIP Invitation

HuHot Mongolian Grill VIP Invitation

Enjoy a free meal at the new HuHot Mongolian Grill, January 9th

Click on the picture to make your reservation.

Help HuHot train their new army of cooks and servers before they serve the rest of Bloomington-Normal.

Your grill meal is FREE. Appetizer and dessert sales from the event will go to Autism Mclean which helps make McLean county an autism-friendly community – one business, one organization at a time.

Please choose only ONE time slot, and plan to arrive at the time you choose. Unfortunately, because of the large demand for tickets, a table cannot be guaranteed if late for your seating. 

Also: 

1. One reservation per email address – we will be matching tickets with a list at the door.

2. No groups larger than 4.

3. Please limit your meal time to 1 hour so that all our guests can enjoy the pre-opening party.…

2017 Annual Holiday Party

2017 Annual Holiday Party

The Autism McLean Holiday Party and Awards will be held at the Children’s Discovery Museum on Saturday, December 2nd from 5:30pm – 7:30pm.

Everyone is welcome! We will provide pizza and beverages – please bring a side dish or dessert to share (we encourage your child's favorite, whatever that may be).

This year we will focus more on the recognizing individuals in the community with our awards and less on business so we all have more time to visit.

We will have volunteers from ISU to help supervise the kiddo’s in the museum. We will also be visited by Santa and have treat bags for the kids.

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Ferdinand – A Sensory Friendly Showing

Ferdinand – A Sensory Friendly Showing

Autism McLean (AM) is partnering with Wehrenberg Galaxy 14 to present a sensory friendly showing of "Ferdinand" on December 30th.

The lights are turne up and sound is turned down. It’s OK if people need to get up and move around or talk.

The movie starts at 10:30 AM, but doors open at 10:00 AM. Please be early if you are going to order concessions.

All families who have a child with special needs welcome.

There is no cost for AM members. Non-member adults are $7 for and $6 for children (ages 2-11). If you are not an AM member, please view the benefits of being a member and consider joining us. Events like this are often free for our members. Learn more about joining Autism McLean as a member.

Please register here for the movie.

We are looking forward to a great turnout!…