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Autism Specific Community Education: Does your school, church or business need some education around autism?  We are happy to come out to your site and provide training specific to your audience.  Our trainings are usually one to two hours and are tailored to meet your specific needs. We have 15 years of expertise in this field and have trained over 4000 first responders, school nurses, business staff, teachers, hospitals, students, clergy, recreation staff, store employees and more.

For more details and a quote, please call Nannette Ohman, Executive Director at 508-652-9900 or email us at autismalliance@earthlink.net

Sibshop: Support group for siblings of children with autism.

Support Groups: Evening group and a Just for Dads group. Evening group meets the second Wednesday of each month and is open to all. The dads group meets the first Thursday of each month and is just for dads.

Information and Referral Information:
Including newcomer packets for newly diagnosed families. Our center receives approximately 2 to 5 calls per week from either newly diagnosed families looking for information and support or families who need services and programming.

Lending Library: Part of the Minute Man Network (42 local libraries) Hundreds of books on autism and related disorders. The Morse Institute Library, where we are based from has become very well known for its current and extensive collection of autism materials.

Sunday Open Gym: Weekly Sensory gym geared specifically to autism needs. Oct. thru May - Each Sunday from 12:00 to 5:00pm (click here for directions).

Don't forget your family pass for free entrance into the gym!

Speaker Series: Speakers with expertise in the field of autism come to every other months support group.

Swim Sessions: Eight week swim sessions for young children with autism provided in collaboration with The Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Natick. Raddison Hotel in Marlboro.

Kite Day: Held each April to promote awareness to autism this event brings families together to have fun and network as well as educates the community about autism.

"For Safekeeping" First Responders Training Video: Training fire, police, EMT's and hospital staff, our training video provides information and recommendations on how to recognize, safely approach and communicate with individuals with autism in an emergency situation. We also provide a more extensive program, which compliments the video.

"Straight AAA's All About Autism": Our new educational video that educates elementary school aged children about their peers with autism. This fifteen-minute video focuses on ten basic questions that most children ask about autism. It also highlights the language and sensory issues children with autism face in the daily lives. A great tool for schools, churches and playgroups