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KATC Family Guide Update
Have you used the KATC Family Guide?
By Heidi Cooley-Cook
There are eight chapters teaming with information to help guide  families and individuals affected by autism from screening and diagnosis to future planning and introducing your child to ASD. The KATC is in the process of updating the content of this valuable resource and we want YOUR help! The KATC will be hosting two conference calls to gain insight from families and professionals on how to Article continued
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"The House of Pooh" Sensory Friendly Performance with Stage One Theatre
By Heidi Cooley-Cook
Joining the ranks of 'big' cities like New York, Chicago, Boston, Nashville, and others, Louisville now offers Sensory Friendly Live Theatre Performances! Stage One partnered with the Kentucky Center and the KATC to bring live theatre to families impacted by autism or other sensory sensitivities. Stage One prepared videos, photos, and artist renderings of the environment, actors, and set to assist families in preparing their loved one for October 12. Nearly 150 individuals converged at the Kentucky Center for The House at Pooh Corner for the 11:00 am performance. Article continued |
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Social Skills and Employment Group for Young Adults with Autism Now Available
By Lori Wilson
The Center for Accessible Living (CAL) and the University of Louisville Autism Center at Kosair Charities are seeking young adults ages 21 to 30 years old to participate in a social skills group focusing on employment. Our program will be tailored to enhance specific social communication areas that are often lacking in those with ASD to allow for successful employment within their sphere of interest. The group will: Article continued
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Book Review: The Reason I Jump
By Ally Brooks
"But still, we don't want you to give up on us. Please, keep battling alongside us. We are the ones suffering the most in these scenes, and badly, badly want to free ourselves from our own chains." The Reason I Jump written by Naoki Higashida should be a quick read. It is 135 pages, written in question and answer form. The individual answering the questions and expressing himself with such beautiful depth and insight that I found myself crying at almost every turn of the page is a 13-year-old boy living with autism, communicating mainly through the use of an alphabet grid. Naoki Higashida answers 58 questions about autism, from the very basic, "Why do you jump?" to the very complex, "What's the very worst thing about having autism?" Article continued
KATC also has books available to be checked out from the Amanda L. King Resource Library. We will mail these books to you anywhere in KY and you can keep the book to read for two weeks. Learn more about the resource library.
Diandre Glover Thomas, MA
Insight on Autism, Editor
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