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Our Mission
ASSEW's mission is to support people with autism spectrum disorders, their families, professionals, and others, by sharing information, supporting research, providing networking opportunities and promoting awareness through education and training.
On Saturday, July 4th, 2009, the Buntz Brothers are hosting the 2nd annual Choppahpalooza, a benefit for the Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin and Autism Research. The event will feature live music, motorcycle show, food, and refreshments. Admission is free.
The Autism Society of America and AMC movie theaters have been working together to do special movie screenings for families of children with autism. This program is now available here in Milwaukee at the AMC Mayfair.
The July movie is Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Saturday, July 11th, 10 am at AMC Movie Theater in Wauwatosa at Mayfair Mall. Tickets are $5. More about Sensory Friendly Films here.
Member Rosalie Valenti Tocco this year took on the volunteer job of Autism Ball Chairperson. We are very grateful to her for her many hours of enthusiastic and cheerful hard work to make this year’s Ball a big fundraising success, despite the current economic climate. Rosalie feels that she is simply passing on to others the assistance she has received from the ASSEW members, staff and volunteers before her. In her words:
“ASSEW has given me the gifts of community, acceptance and knowledge. I serve on the Board of Directors to show my gratitude for these gifts that have made a real difference in the quality of my son’s life and my family’s life. I am so thankful for the years of hard work of the founding mothers of our society. They fought to improve the quality of life for their children during a time when knowledge and acceptance were scarce. ASSEW first captured my heart; my mind quickly followed suit. Read the rest of this entry »
The Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin and the Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin are teaming up once again to sponsor Lose the Training Wheels programs in our area. In the summer of 2009, we will host 2 programs, June 29 through July 3 at Nicolet High School in Milwaukee County and July 6 though July 10 at Union Grove Elementary School in Racine county. Pictures from last year…Read the rest of this entry »
UPDATE: This workshop is full. Thank you everyone who registered!
The Autism Society is proud to host a two day workshop at Greendale High school June 18-19, 2009 from 8am to 4pm featuring Susan Stokes, M.A., CCC-SLP.
The title is Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders for Effective Educational Programming: Practical Strategies for Instruction and Behavior Management. The cost is $150, or $135 for members. One graduate credit is available as an option for an additional $200. Read the rest of this entry »
We would like to thank Bill Schwartz and Fred Rubner of Ben & Jerry’s store at Mayfair Mall for sponsoring our “Get the Scoop on Autism” event on Tuesday, April 21st. We really appreciate your support!
We had hundreds of people stop by our information table over the 8 hours we were at the Mall. This event helped us meet our mission to increase autism awareness in Southeastern Wisconsin.
April is Autism Awareness month and April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. To encourage all member states to take measures to raise awareness of autism in society, on December 18, 2007 the United Nations General Assembly supported a campaign to promote early diagnosis and intervention on autism and set April 2nd of each year as World Autism Awareness Day. Read the rest of this entry »
What is the Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin about? How did we start? What’s our mission? What are some of the many ways we serve our local autism community? Board Member Alan Forbes put together this video of the Board and staff talking about the Autism Society and why we’re committed to the Southeastern Wisconsin autism community.
It also features video and pictures of the driving force behind our commitment: our cherished children.
Title: Bullying Prevention Location: Nicolet High School D-Wing Library, Glendale, WI Description: Chelsea Budde/Denise Schamens of Good Friend, Inc. Start Time: 7:00 p.m. (PLEASE NOTE, this is different than the usual time) Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 (NOTE: different than the usual day) End Time: 8:30 p.m.
Every child needs good friends, or at least a safe environment in which to learn. Typically developing school peers aren’t always well-prepared to understand why our children behave and learn differently or have special accommodations that the other kids don’t have.
Title: Parenting Series: Autism Safety Training for Caregivers Location: Nicolet High School D-Wing Library, Glendale, WI Description: A Free Parenting Series for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Featuring Chris Lacey, Founder of Autism Alliance for Local Emergency Responder Training. Nicolet High School is located off I-43, just south of the Good Hope Rd. exit.
Please email info@assew.org or call (414) 427-9345 to register or for more information. The workshop is FREE, pre-registration is always appreciated. The Parenting Series is designed for parents with young children but all are welcome. Childcare is not available. Schedule subject to change. Start Time: 9:30 Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009 End Time: 11:30
