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  • Multi-Session Small Group Employment Coaching for New Job Seekers

    Recurring
    Virtual

    If you are starting out on your search for a job or have been looking for some time and it’s all a bit intimidating and confusing for you, this coaching course could be just what you need to demystify the process.

    This practical coaching course will cover all aspects of job hunting by building your knowledge weekly, helping you identify action steps and supporting you to work through any worries or issues you face, with the help of a workbook. You will be provided with guidance, training, accountability and inspiration over 8 weeks to help you feel more confident about applying for, interviewing for, securing and keeping a job.

    Dates
    January 16
    January 23
    January 30
    February 6
    February 13
    February 20
    February 27
    March 6

    $150

  • Multi-Session Support Group for Parents of Adults (30+)

    Recurring
    Virtual

    This “closed” support group is for parents who have an Autistic adult child 30+ years of age. Other adult family caregivers may also register for this group. “Closed” support groups are ideal for parents and other adult family caregivers who want to go beyond sharing their stories with newcomers each time at open support group meetings.

    AANE support groups provide an opportunity for parents and family caregivers to voice their concerns and frustrations and celebrate hard-won and unexpected victories. Although each group will focus on different themes and questions, here are some of the most common ones:

    Now that your child is an adult, how do you support and/or parent without power?
    How do you keep the lines of communication open?
    How can you help the Autistic adult find and sustain work and live independently?
    How do you motivate them to expand their social network?
    What types of services have other families used and what were the results?
    How have other members tapped into health, income, housing, and other benefits?
    Dates
    January 2
    January 16
    January 30
    February 6
    February 20
    March 6
    March 20
    April 3

    $180

  • Multi-Session Support Group for Autistic Parents

    Recurring
    Virtual

    This is a Support Group for autistic adults who are parents. As an autistic individual, parenting brings with it a multitude of unique experiences and challenges. That’s why we’re here! Together we can share lived experiences and offer support to one another so we can grow and succeed in parenthood. Parents of all genders are welcome, whether your child is arriving soon, a toddler, in high school, or an adult themselves. This group is open to parents of all genders.

    Dates
    January 9
    January 16
    January 23
    January 30
    February 6
    February 13
    February 20
    February 27

    $100

  • Multi-Session Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Interest Group for Adults

    Recurring
    Virtual

    This interest group is intended for post-high school adults who fulfill the player pre-requisites outlined below:

    Participants need to have played Dungeons and Dragons before either at AANE or elsewhere.
    They must also be familiar with character creation, general rules of D&D Edition 5, cooperation within a team, and following campaign rules and storyline.
    Each participant is expected to attend all 8 meetings in order to help his/her team advance as far as possible in the campaign.
    This interest series will be using a campaign selected by the Dungeon Masters. Participants must agree to follow the rules of the campaign at all times.
    Because this is an interactive/collaborative game. Participants need to be able to participate fully in each game session.
    Please note that this is a two-step process (application and registration). If you are interested in this group, please submit the application above.

    $100

  • ABCDE’s of Water Safety & Drowning Prevention

    Virtual

    No ONE thing is enough to keep kids safe. Water safety needs to be proactive and include multiple, effective strategies, especially for families with neurodivergent children, our most vulnerable population when it comes to childhood drowning.

    Join us to learn 5 strategies to educate and empower parents and caregivers with children with autism to keep their children safe in and around all water environments.

  • Skill Building Workshop – Supporting Coaching Clients in Their Pursuit of Public Benefits for APCA Members

    Virtual

    Description
    AANE is pleased to annouce the latest in its Skill Building for APCA Members series: Supporting Coaching Clients In Their Pursuit of Public Benefits. Coaching clients sometimes require government support for income, healthcare, housing, or other aspects of life. The pursuit of these benefits can be complex and overwhelming and often calls for expert assistance. This workshop will provide an overview of the public benefits landscape, along with strategies that coaches can implement when working with clients on goals related to their pursuit of benefits. The focus will include strategies to support clients while maintaining clear boundaries to protect the integrity of the coaching role.
    Speaker
    Jessica Cohen is the Associate Director of LifeMAP at the Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE), as well as a LifeMAP coach. Jessica obtained her B.S.B.A. from Boston University School of Management and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, and has been a practicing attorney and small business owner since 1997. As a coach, Jessica enjoys working with a variety of clients on goals related to executive functioning, social confidence, self-determination, and self-advocacy. Outside of AANE, Jessica continues to advise families on special education related matters, and regularly presents community workshops for the Federation for Children With Special Needs.

  • Building a Brain: Human Fetal Neural Connectomics

    Virtual

    While we possess rather detailed understanding of select micro- and macroscopic processes of normal human brain development, we know far less about how brain changes relate to behavioral changes over the course of life from the prenatal period to early adulthood. This lack of understanding is especially pronounced in the very early years of human life, when change is most rapid and vulnerability heightened. The primary objective of my research is to characterize fundamental properties of human brain macroscale neural system development and examine how early experiences, beginning in utero, influence lifelong learning and neurological health. We are testing models in which early psychosocial stress and concomitant chemical exposure influence development of neural systems, particularly those that support the establishment of cognitive control and regulatory processes in childhood. Rigorous evaluation of emergent self-regulatory processes and their neurological and biobehavioral bases has potential to inform educational strategies and lead to biologically-informed behavioral interventions for those with enhanced risk.

    $25

  • Multi-Session Support Group for Adults

    Recurring
    Virtual

    Description
    This 8-week support group is for Autistic adults (18+) who are post k-12. Through this group, members can build an ongoing connection with a small community. AANE support groups give members an opportunity to celebrate successes and support each other through difficulties. Common topics of discussion are:
    Masking/camouflaging
    Sensory sensitivities/overloads
    Relationships
    Self-care
    Disclosure
    Work/jobs
    Intersectionality
    Dates
    February 24
    March 3
    March 10
    March 17
    March 24
    March 31
    April 7
    April 14

    $100

  • Touchpoints Training for Mental Health Clinicians and Developmental Services Providers (JAN 2025)

    Recurring
    Virtual

    The Touchpoints Approach can be integrated into mental health clinical therapeutic theory and practice, as well as into developmental evaluation and therapeutic services. This training applies Touchpoints to help providers nurture strengths-based collaborative partnerships with families especially when families are affected by children’s special needs.

    Brazelton Touchpoints has proven to improve provider and parent knowledge of child development, reduce parental stress, and enhance collaborative family-provider partnerships in service of healthier family-child relationships. Touchpoints implements a deep understanding of children’s behavior as a primary family engagement and treatment strategy by anticipating known periods of increased stress in family functioning that are associated with developmental processes. Touchpoints employs developmental-relational care to effectively manage behavioral, emotional, or relational concerns that might arise about a child.

    In this training, participants practice strengths-based strategies to nurture collaborative partnerships with families in service of emotional well-being and parental competence. They also gain knowledge of theory and practice in delivering culturally-humble, relationship-based, developmentally-informed psychotherapeutic services. While Brazelton Touchpoints is a preventive model of care, this adaptation for mental health and developmental clinicians incorporates its theory and practice into intervention and treatment, taking into account effects of trauma and healing upon development and family functioning. Touchpoints is designed to complement existing psychotherapeutic skills to enhance diverse clinical orientations and techniques. These may include infant and early childhood mental health dyadic and family systems, child-parent psychotherapy, interpersonal and psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, parent guidance, and developmental play therapy.

    Course format: This course consists 28 training hours including six monthly one-hour virtual reflective practice sessions. Each of the five modules takes about five hours to complete, and includes a live, interactive Zoom session, assignments for independent practice, and online discussion. Attendance is required at all live sessions. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate. This course is approved for 20.25 Continuing Education Credits for physicians, nurses, social workers, and psychologists. Learn more.

    Session Dates and Times: Live sessions are on Mondays, 12-4 pm ET / 9 am – 1 pm PT

    01/27/2025
    02/03/2025
    02/10/2025
    02/24/2025
    03/03/2025
    03/10/2025
    The live sessions will be followed by six monthly Reflective Practice calls; the schedule will be set prior to the end of the main training.

    What you will learn:

    Strategies for building partnerships with parents that promote family strengths and emphasize preventive emotional health as well as therapeutic healing
    Techniques for integrating strengths-based attitudes and relationship-based practices into therapeutic care for individuals and families
    Strategies for strengthening parent-child relationships as a key influence on a child’s development and emotional functioning
    How to understand the processes of child development that create stress and conflict within families and how these offer opportunities for deepened relationship and healing
    Treatment techniques to address the impact of trauma and adversity within and upon the developmental process
    A framework to understand why children’s behavior can sometimes be challenging and confusing
    Techniques for talking with families about child development concerns
    How to actively listen to families and collaboratively solve problems related to child development or a child-family relationship
    Number of participants:

    Minimum of 10

    Maximum of 20

    $895

  • Multi-Session Peer Resource Group for Autistic Leaders

    Recurring
    Virtual

    Description
    Welcome to AANE’s transformative peer resource group, facilitated by Nicola Brown and Kelly Urban. Specifically curated for Autistic and similarly Neurodivergent leaders aged 25 and above, this 5-session series embarks on an adventure of self-discovery. We will explore inclusive leadership frameworks, mental health and self-care strategies, and delve into the intricate ways culture and emotions shape your leadership experience. Our sessions are crafted to provide a supportive space where participants can engage in insightful discussions, share experiences, and collectively foster personal and professional growth.

    Dates
    March 3
    March 10
    March 17
    March 24
    March 31

    $100