At the Autism Society of North Carolina’s 2018 annual conference, Mindy Govan and Alicia Lenhart, then Director and Assistant Director of ASNC’s IGNITE program for young adults on the spectrum, provided conference attendees with many tips they could use to build autism healthy habits for their loved ones or themselves. Those tips continue to be…
After the Diagnosis: Helping the Older Child Navigate the Journey (virtual)
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November 5, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This virtual workshop is available statewide for parents whose children were diagnosed with autism after the age of 8. Workshop objectives: To learn how autism may affect your child. To learn options that may help your child. To locate resources to support your family. To register for this webinar, please email Nancy Popkin at npopkin@autismsociety-nc.org. (more…)
After the Diagnosis: Helping the Older Child Navigate the Journey (virtual)
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September 3, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This virtual workshop is available statewide for parents whose children were diagnosed with autism after the age of 8. Workshop objectives: To learn how autism may affect your child. To learn options that may help your child. To locate resources to support your family. To register for this webinar, please email Nancy Popkin at npopkin@autismsociety-nc.org. (more…)
After the Diagnosis: Helping the Older Child Navigate the Journey (virtual)
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July 9, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This virtual workshop is available statewide for parents whose children were diagnosed with autism after the age of 8. Workshop objectives: To learn how autism may affect your child. To learn options that may help your child. To locate resources to support your family. To register for this webinar, please email Nancy Popkin at npopkin@autismsociety-nc.org. (more…)
Preparing for an IEP Meeting
Let’s be honest, preparing for your child’s IEP meeting – whether it’s the first or the 20th – can be overwhelming, especially if your child was recently diagnosed with autism. What is an IEP and where does one begin?! An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a plan or program developed to ensure that a child…
Managing End-of-Year Stress at School
Hurray, the school year is ending! Bummer, it is the beginning of state testing! This is the time of year when some children feel like giving up on school because they are mentally checked out. However, this is the time of year when children have to amp it up on both their brainpower and their…
Common Back to School Questions – Answered!
On August 19, the Autism Society of North Carolina held a webinar panel discussion to address issues related to returning to school in 2021. The panel discussion featured Autism Resource Specialists Vickie Dieter and Nancy Nestor and Clinical Department members Deb Leach and Louise Southern. We know that a lot of uncertainty still exists around…
Back to School in Uncertain Times
It’s that time of the year again! School will be starting soon, and parents and school personnel find themselves in the same climate of uncertainty that has existed since schools closed in 2020 due to the pandemic. As I write this, school boards in our local communities are voting on whether students will be required…