Chair of Congressional Black Caucus Joyce Beatty and California Congresswoman Karen Bass Headline National Autism Conference
By LAWT News Service
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Hon. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) and California Congresswoman Hon. Karen Bass (D-CA) will keynote a national autism conference on Saturday, April 10, 2021 sponsored by California-based autism and social justice organization Special Needs Network (SNN). Themed “Rise Up,” the 15th annual Tools for Transformation Conference will bring together leading medical, educational and social justice experts. Speakers include California State Senator Connie Leyva, and Los Angeles City Councilmembers Curren Price, Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Mark Ridley-Thomas.
“We use Autism Awareness Month to elevate the issues facing children and adults of color on the spectrum and to declare that their lives matter,” says Areva Martin, civil rights attorney and Special Needs Network founder and CEO. “This confer
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Carol Stream Park District offers outdoor activities for all ages
Posted4/8/2021 6:32 PM
The Carol Stream Park District offers a variety of activities for all ages this spring. For information, visit www.csparks.org. The park district s Fountain View Recreation Center is located at 910 N. Gary Ave., and Simkus Recreation Center is located at 849 W. Lies Road.
The digital guide has been updated for April, May and June. Browse it for sports, gymnastics, dance, theatre, special events and more. Additionally, many new class sessions begin in April. Browse the guide at csparksguide.org. Sign up for monthly updates.
Spring sports leagues:
EARLEVILLE â Trish Blessing and her 18-year-old son, Emory, clean litter along sections of rivers and roads in and around Cecil County nearly every weekend.
Thatâs because Emory, who is diagnosed with autism, is passionate about keeping the land and water around his familyâs Hackâs Point home fronting the Bohemia River free from debris. That goes ditto for anywhere else the young man happens to be.
âSome people on the spectrum with autism are highly focused on certain activities. For Em, heâs always been fixated on searching and cleaning. So we made lemonade out of it. Our family logs a couple of hundred hours a year cleaning rivers and roads, because there is an endless supply of trash,â Blessing said. âIt relaxes him. Thatâs how Em soothes himself, by searching and cleaning.â
Autism Awareness Month promotes acceptance World Autism Awareness Day was April 2nd. By Bethany Davis | April 9, 2021 at 5:46 AM CDT - Updated April 9 at 5:46 AM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - April is Autism Awareness Month to spread awareness and promote acceptance for those affected by autism.
According to the Autism Society, autism affects 1 in 54 children.
“You likely have somebody, if you’re a student in your classroom, some of their siblings, and then also possibly some co-workers, but know that there’s also a good bit of the population that may not be able to access some of the services that they need, just because we are growing some of those services in Alabama right now,” explained Anna McConnell, the State Autism Coordinator in the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s Office of Autism Services.