Tuesday, March 6, 2012
6:30pm – 7:30pm
South Gate Church  3500 Pioneers Blvd

Join the Autism Family Network for the Parent Information Meeting and invite SLPs, OTs, resource teachers, paras, and classroom teachers that work with a student with an AAC device. AFN will sponsor Ashli Florang from Dynavox Technologies at Southgate Methodist Church at 6:30pm – 7:30pm. She will answer questions about programming and also demonstrate some of their models. We will also discuss more upcoming events at AFN and what parents have for ideas for AFN to sponsor. CHILDCARE WILL BE PROVIDED.

Parents will meet afterwards to network, ask any questions, or get information about upcoming events.

There are over 800,000 children reported missing in the United States each year. The Nebraska Freemasons Child Identification Program (CHIP) program is holding and event in cooperation with the Autism Family Network & Autism Society of Nebraska.

Date: March 3, 2012
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Place: LPS Hawthorne Building – 300 S. 48th
Cost: FREE

Includes:
¨ Digital Video Interview (on CD)
¨ Digital Fingerprints (on CD)
¨ Digital Photograph (on CD)
¨ Toothprints™ bite impression
¨ DNA Cheek Swab

We will have ladies from Alpha Xi Delta volunteering to help at the booths and to play with the kids afterward to give parents a chance to talk to representatives from the Autism Family Network, the Autism Society of NE and more.

A special thanks to Lincoln Public Schools for use of their facility, the Nebraska Freemasons for the CHIP program and all of the Alpha Xi Delta ladies for volunteering.

Download a flyer HERE.

Registration is now open for the Spring 2012 Bellevue TOPSoccer season.

Bellevue TOPSoccer is a co-ed soccer league for children, teens and young adults with special needs. A player does not have to be a resident of Bellevue to play in this league.   They have players from all over the Metro area and surrounding Sarpy County, Cass County and Council Bluffs areas.

Their goal is to enable young athletes with mental and physical disabilities to develop their physical fitness, technical skills, courage and self-esteem, through the joy and excitement of playing soccer.

TOPSoccer groups players by ability (we are proud to offer a unified league for our more advanced and competitive players ) so that the best possible experience is available for our players. Players wear soccer uniforms, play on soccer fields with nets/goals and Soccer Buddies are available for players that need assistance.

This league plays in both the Spring and the Fall.  They meet one time a week on Sunday afternoon, practice 30 minutes followed by a 30 minute game.

Registration fee:  $20   (by 3/05/12)

Games will be played on April 15, 22, 29 & May 6, 13, 20.

Visit their web site for registration information.

Join the UNO NSSLHA student group for their 5th annual Pancake Feed fundraiser in support of the Autism Puzzle Walk! Come help us support an amazing group who has been a phenomenal resource for our autism community!

Invite your family…invite your neighbors!

Sunday, February 19, 2012
UNO Thompson Alumni Center.
12:00pm – 3:00 pm
$5 for adults
$4 for children

The Rose Theater needs your input in order to help them craft their ASD classes to best meet your needs! Please take a few moments to download their survey form and share your thoughts!

Download their survey HERE.  Please email it back to michaelh@rosetheater.org.

Are you not sure what “acting” classes are like for children with ASD?  Check out the video the Rose made to help promote their program for teens!  Please keep in mind that the program looks a bit different for the younger kids and is built around getting them up and moving, following directions, and having fun.

This March, Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater will host a special four-film series in conjunction with Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.  A four-film series presented in conjunction with Disabilities Awareness Month. All shows free, with post-show panel discussions.

The “More Alike Than Different” series is a collaboration between Film Streams and the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities and funded in part by the Nebraska Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities. For each particular screening, Film Streams and the Meyer Foundation will partner with additional organizations based on the subject matter, including Nebraska Hands & Voices, Autism Society Nebraska, Autism Action Partnership, Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands, PTI Nebraska, Goodwill Omaha and Ollie Webb Center, Inc.

Screenings in the “More Alike Than Different” series will take place every Monday in March. The films will start at 7 p.m., with post-show panel discussions featuring self advocates and professionals discussing opportunities and misperceptions about disabilities.

All four screenings in the series are FREE and open to the public. Tickets can be reserved in advance by emailing Maggie Wood at maggie@filmstreams.org or by visiting the box office inside Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater prior to the event date. A limited number of seats are available for each screening, so making reservations in advance is highly recommended.

The Autism Society of Nebraska is a proud sponsor and hope that you will particularly join us on March 12th for a special showing of Wretches & Jabberers.  From beginning to end, Tracy Thresher and Larry Bissonnette inspire parents and young men and women with autism with a poignant narrative of personal struggle that always rings with intelligence, humor, hope and courage.You can learn more about Larry and Tracy HERE.

Learn more about this month long event HERE.

Saturday, March 10th

7pm

Rose Theater – 2001 Farnam Street

Tickets for ASD families are $5 (regularly $15)

The March 10th autism-friendly performance of “No Dogs Allowed” will feature an integrated audience of families with and without children on the Autism Spectrum. Families a!ending with children on the Autism Spectrum are invited to take advantage of the following accommodations:
- a private room for congregating before the show (optional)
- a special reserved seating area (optional)
- a post show question and answer period (optional)
- greatly reduced ticket prices
- an informed and supporting staff and audience

Come join us for a family sleepover at the Henry Doorly Zoo!  Families from the Autism Society as well as Lincoln’s Autism Family Network will be coming together to spend the night in the NEW aquarium center on Saturday, April 14th.   You don’t have to already be a member of one of our groups to join us!

This is a perfect event for everyone!  Send in your registration and plan a weekend in Omaha!  You’ve got your sleeping arrangements for Saturday already booked!  You get to spend the night at one of the nation’s top zoos!  Your camping fee even covers admission on Sunday so you can spend the entire day exploring!

The cost of the overnight stay is $30 per person.

Last year was a blast so don’t delay!  Register today!

Download a registration form HERE.

Registration is now open for the 2012 State Autism Conference which will be held April 12-13th in Lincoln.

Download a flyer HERE.

Click HERE to register online.

Scholarships are available for Autism Society of Nebraska members.  Those applications will be made available in the next week.  Please keep an eye on our web site or look for the details in our next Newsgram!