Events and Special Events

Autism Spectrum Awareness Day flyer (pdf)

Kite Day brochure (pdf)

The Middlesex Savings Bank Speaker Series Presents:

Barnes and Noble Booksellers, in partnership with Autism Speaks, will host a Let's Be Friends Story time: An Autism Awareness Event in honor of National Autism Awareness Month, featuring special guest, Allison Daigle of the Autism Alliance of MetroWest, Inc.

Designed for children from ages 6 to 10, along with parents and educators, this event will feature a reading of the terrific children's book, Since We're Friends: An Autism Picture Book, by Celeste Shally and David Harrington, followed by a fun learning activity.  Copies of the story time discussion questions, activity sheets and a suggested reading list will be available.

Be sure to join us on Friday, April 11n 2008 at 7:00 pm at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, One Worcester Road (in Shopper's World), Framingham.

For more information, please call 508-626-2823.

Autism Consortium of New England
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

This is it-it's new, it's exciting! It's the Autism Consortium of New England. Come see what Children's Hospital, Floating of Tufts-New England Medical Center, Mass General Hospital (The Ladders Program), Boston Medical Center and Cambridge Health Alliance are doing about autism.

Melmark Parent Education Series:

April 29, 2008 7:00 pm
Facilitating Social Skills

Impairment in the area of social skills is one of the defining criteria of a diagnosis of a Pervasive Development Disorder. Many parents of children with autism struggle with trying to help their child to develop appropriate social skills. This training focuses on general strategies for parents to use in assisting their child in developing social skills.

June 16, 2008 7:00 pm
Planning for Summer Breaks

Knowing the challenges that many parents face with significant breaks in services during the summer months, this training focuses on general strategies for structuring this time to minimize challenging behaviors and to maximize success.

Please call 508-652-9900 or e-mail us at: autismalliance@earthlink.net to register.

This is a free series, however space is limited.