Autistry Newsletter – July 21, 2010

Janet Lawson, MFT | July 21, 2010

Check out the great blog post by Laura Shumaker at SF Gate! Word is spreading about Autistry Studios.  We got a call from a woman in Australia yesterday who wants to start a program there.  We would love to go Down Under!
The Summer Intensive Workshop is very intense – lots of fun, loads of energy [...]

Autistry Studios Newsletter – May 17, 2010

Janet Lawson, MFT | May 18, 2010

The first Autistry Studios fundraiser was a huge success. We raised over $6000 for our Opportunity Fund which will help us provide services in this difficult economic time. Huge THANK YOU to Michael and Christine Lopez, owners of the Body Image Personal Fitness Center for donating their gym for an entire day! And another [...]

Press Release: Spinning for Autistry Studios: Local gym combines fitness and fundraising for program supporting youth with autism

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 [...]

Autistry Studios Newsletter – April 12, 2010

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 [...]

Autistry Studios in this week’s Pacific Sun

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 [...]

The Ryder Foundation supports Autistry Studios in 2010

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.

Our Summer 2010 schedule is up

Dan Swearingen | March 28, 2010

We have been asked to do a more “summer day-camp” kind of thing for our teenagers this summer so we’re trying a couple two-week-five-days-a-week intensive camps. See the Summer 2010 page for details.
Stay tuned: Our late-teen/young adults will have a different program and we’ll keep our older folks going all summer.

Autistry Studios Newsletter – March 25, 2010

Janet Lawson, MFT | March 25, 2010

As many of you have pointed out, it has been over a month since the last Autistry Newsletter. What have we been up to? Lots of things!
Please join us for our first fundraiser – the Spin-a-Thon. This will be held on Sunday April 25th from 10am to 3pm. You can sign up for an [...]

Autistry Studios Newsletter – February 20, 2010

Janet Lawson, MFT | February 20, 2010

I hope you are all enjoying the break and are rested and ready to return this week for more Autistry fun! We are certainly looking forward to seeing you all back.
We found several sets of photos to upload so the photo galleries have been updated.
We had a great time at the Tommy Castro concert benefiting [...]

Autistry Newsletter – February 1, 2010

Janet Lawson, MFT | February 1, 2010

It has been far too long since the last newsletter and my only excuse is that we have been very, very busy. The Autistry team is working hard to put in place all the necessary (and boring) business procedures that will allow us to expand our program. But enough of that and on to the [...]