Articles. 3 February 2010 @ 2:36 pm.
Check out Omaha’s Family Spectrum Magazine in March for two very special Young Heroes. Every month this Omaha parenting magazine spotlights some very special young people in the community and in March it will spotlight the autism community and specifically JP and Trey Neff!
Family Spectrum also hosts a daily radio show and hosted a discussion about autism with JP and Trey’s mom, Shawn Neff. Shawn is a former Autism Society Board member and the current leader of the Omaha Autism Society Support Group. If you’d like to listen to the interview it can be found here. (February 2nd archive)
For great community connections and parenting information be sure and check out the Family Spectrum Magazine. The magazine comes home monthly with your school age children and is also available online. www.familyspectrum.com This was a great autism awareness piece as Family Spectrum helps us bring an autism perspective to their readers and listeners! Thank you to Family Spectrum Magazine!
Articles. 12 January 2010 @ 11:16 pm.
Check out autismdigest.com for an amazing story by Nebraska’s very own…Wendy Hamilton! This is an amazing story and truly goes to show that there are MANY different autism experiences. Congrats Wendy on a beautiful and very insightful article!
Click here to visit the article at the Autism Asperger’s Digest Magazine!
Articles, Site, Tips: Resources to check out. 26 October 2009 @ 8:20 pm.
Rethink Autism (a web-based autism treatment platform) has a terrific modeling video on how to help your child understand and enjoy Halloween. Click HERE to watch the video and get a free one week trial of Rethink Autism.
Announcements, Articles. 2 April 2009 @ 10:34 am.
In order to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about autism, ASA has been celebrating National Autism Awareness Month since the 1970s. The United States recognizes April as a special opportunity for everyone to educate the public about autism and issues within the autism community.
ASA has a great article to give you ideas how YOU can make a difference this April.
The media will be buzzing about autism this month. We share MANY articles through our ASN Online listserv so keep an eye there to stay linked to the hot discussions during this Autism Awareness month!
You can join our online group here.
Announcements, Articles. 2 April 2009 @ 9:48 am.
ASA President to Speak at U.N. for World Autism Awareness Day
Today marks the second World Autism Awareness Day, as recognized by the United Nations, and on this occasion the Autism Society of America is calling on the nations of the world to support its Declaration of the Human Rights of Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Read the full article here.
Articles, Resources. 23 February 2009 @ 1:12 pm.
There was a recent article spotlighting a great Omaha resource for individuals with special needs. You can read about the Adaptive Aquatics program here.
Who can take Classes:
The sessions are open to anyone with physical or mental disabilities. However, there are so many repeat students that there aren’t always a lot of lots for new ones.
Cost:
$15 per half hour lesson, $22 per 45 minutes lesson. If someone wants to take the lessons but the family cannot afford it, arrangements are made.
Information:
Contact Glen Wragge at 402-504-2553.
Articles. 23 February 2009 @ 9:23 am.
Great article in today’s Lincoln Journal Star!
Check it out here.
Articles, Events. 22 September 2008 @ 6:34 pm.
On Saturday, the Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department and the ASN-Omaha Autism Family Support Group sponsored a free Fire and Safety Day for area Autism families. Over 40 children attended a fun filled day at the firestation. The children learned about seatbelt safety and watched a roll over display. They practiced dialing 911 and discussed the reasons for making that phone call. They practiced crawling out of a smoke trailer and were even assisted in climbing out the bedroom window. The firemen even put on their full protective gear to show the children what they would look like in the event of a fire. Some children even got belted on a guerney and wheeled out of an ambulence. All in all, it was a fun day where the children were able to take it at their own pace. This was an amazing day for the children…and the firemen!
Check out the local TV coverage…SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN PRACTICE FIRE SAFETY
and here is a local newspaper story…AUTISTIC KIDS EXPLORE WORLD OF FIREFIGHTING
