Janet Lawson, MFT | December 31, 2011
With only a few hours to go before the new year we want to look back on Autistry’s tremendous growth and achievement in 2011. We survived the great move. It was a big risk to take the program out of the small barn and into the huge warehouse. We all crossed our fingers and held [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | December 12, 2011
2011 was the year of new spaces. 2012 will be the year of the new faces! Our Autistry team is growing again. We welcome Caitlin O’Brien, an LPCC intern with an MA in Psychology from Antioch University. Caitlin is interested in Art Therapy and PhotoTherapy, the use of photography as a means of communication. She [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | December 6, 2011
Makin’ a list and checkin’ it twice – Autistry has been very, very nice! (OK – maybe a bit naughty but generally nice.) Check out our wish list on Amazon – a range of items from saw blades to mixers, robot bits to green screen set ups! Gift certificates at local hardware and lumber stores [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | November 7, 2011
November marks the end of our first year at 37 Duffy Place. And what an incredible year it has been. The program has been growing exponentially from the day we opened the warehouse doors and we are having a fabulous time! I thought the warehouse would be too big, too loud, too overwhelming but it [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | October 21, 2011
Autistry publications take-off! Owen Bragg will read from his new book, Ketinga the Cat, at Book Passage in Corte Madera on Sunday, November 20th at 1pm. Ketinga is a delightful children’s book about a cat and a mischievous mouse! Owen is a fabulous graphic artist and a prolific illustrator who has developed over 100 original [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | October 17, 2011
My Turn! Sibling Support Group with Sara Gardner, MFT Trainee (under the supervision of Janet Lawson, MFT) Thursdays: 6:30pm – 8:00pm October 27th – December 22nd 2011 37 Duffy Place, San Rafael (415) 945-9788 Email: janet@autistry.com The Autistry Studios Sibling Support group provides a place for teens who have a sibling with ASD to experience [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | October 3, 2011
This week we launch the first Autistry online commercial enterprise: the publication of Owen Bragg’s first children’s storybook, Eunice the Unicorn. Owen wrote and illustrated the story. And, with the guidance and professional support of Suzi Musgrove of SLM Creative, he has produced a gorgeous full-color hardcover book. We have a limited number of these [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | September 5, 2011
When Dan and I started Autistry Studios we wanted to create a place for our son, a place where he would thrive after we were gone. With the help of our students, their families, our staff and the community, Autistry is becoming more than we could ever have imagined. At Autistry we love to build [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | August 16, 2011
Wow – did that summer go by quickly! Schools are starting back up and Autistry is beginning our 4th year. We just posted the 2011 Fall Workshop Schedule. We are very excited about the new Theater Workshop led by our Clinical Director, Liz McDonough. Liz has years of theater experience and is a registered drama [...]
Janet Lawson, MFT | July 8, 2011
Tomorrow we are back from vacation! I hope you all enjoyed a little time off from your projects and are ready to get back to work. The 2011 Summer Session Schedule is now posted and can be found here. Most of the workshops are continuing with little change. Note that the Saturday Build Workshop now [...]
