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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dan Swearingen | March 11, 2010
Autistry Studios First Annual Spin-A-Thon
Please join us at the first Autistry Studios fundraiser – a Spin-a-Thon graciously hosted by Michael Lopez at his Body Image Personal Fitness Center.
Info: (see flyer for more information)
The funds raised will be used in our Opportunity Fund which allows us to offer services on a sliding scale to lower [...]
Dan Swearingen | January 2, 2010
We have been Gluten-Free Casein-Free (GF-CF) around our house for over ten years. For us it was a no-brainer. After only a few days of trial a few benefits were immediately apparent:
improved energy which improved mood.
clearer sinuses, better sleep.
improved ability to withstand sensory input.
Over the next few months more benefits became apparent:
For our son, we [...]
Dan Swearingen | December 26, 2009
We have had a great year at Autistry Studios but we would like to take this opportunity to ask for your additional help before we launch into a new year.
This week we would especially appreciate any donations you could make of either cash or tools and materials.
United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay has generously [...]
Dan Swearingen | December 9, 2009
Doug Lipinski is the dad of one of our first students and he has been doing parent group meetings for several years here in Marin.
This meeting is for Moms and Dads but Doug also runs a regular Dads meeting. Please contact Doug at his email below if you have any questions.
From Doug:
Come and discuss strategies [...]
Dan Swearingen | December 4, 2009
Ben X is a 2007 film from Belgium about an extreme Aspie teenager who is relentlessly bullied in and around his high school. Ben’s solace is his role playing game persona (“BenX”) and his online relationship with a healer character “Scarlite.”
Bad Things happen to him. Ben is driven past his limits and it is unclear [...]
Dan Swearingen | November 9, 2009
Pam Erwin gave us a great pointer to Wells Fargo’s Hands on Banking program which provides instructional resources and online classes in financial skills.
Courses are available in English and Spanish and four grades: Kids, Teens, Young Adults, and Adults. We are going to be drawing on these lessons and the great instructor guides (available as [...]
Dan Swearingen | September 23, 2009
For many people on the ASD spectrum entering adulthood, finding appropriate gainful employment is a challenge.
This is unfortunate because people with ASD have skills that can be profitable for an employer. Our experience in Autistry Studios has been that there is an astounding range in skills and interests in the people we work with so [...]
