Dan Swearingen | April 14, 2010
Mill Valley, CA. April 13, 2010 – The owners and staff of Body Image Personal Fitness Center are spinning their wheels to support a vital new program for local youth and adults on the autism spectrum. Join them on Sunday, April 25th, for a Spin-a-Thon for Autistry Studios from 10a.m. through 3 p.m. Michael and [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | April 13, 2010
It’s Spring Break! There will be no workshops this week as we all take some time to relax and catch up on our reading, house cleaning, and other fun stuff. NEWS FLASH: We’ve been invited to present a 45 minute multimedia ‘poster’ session – Supporting ASD Youth in Transition: The Autistry Studios Model – at [...]
Dan Swearingen | April 8, 2010
The Friday, April 9, 2010 issue of the Pacific Sun has a cover story about Autism written by one of our student’s parents, Linda Xiques. It discusses parents and their children who are part of the wave of ASD youth in transition to adulthood. Janet and I are interviewed discussing our motivations and goals in [...]
Dan Swearingen | April 4, 2010
We would like to thank the Ryder Foundation for giving us a significant donation for 2010 to fund training additional therapists and aides working with students in our program. The Ryder Foundation provides funding to organizations that research the environmental causes of autism and effectively treat afflicted children.
Janet Lawson, MFT | April 2, 2010
At our home and the homes of many families every day is Autism Awareness Day. Who could not be aware of the joy and the stress of living with someone on the spectrum! Joy and stress – most times in equal measure. The joy of viewing the world from a new perspective, of experiencing true [...]
Dan Swearingen | April 2, 2010
April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day and we can think of no better way to celebrate than to kick off another weekend of workshops! For our family, autism has meant finding a different path from where we expected to go. School is different. Birthdays are different. Puberty is about the same! The future is [...]
