Grant Wood AEA and Liberty High School are collaborating to bring parents a series of free workshops about executive functioning skills. There will be three sessions. For more information on how to sign up for individual workshops and to learn more about this opportunity, please visit – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeuj3izXbWlVx_RpLB_L29-PKgARxWuKnYC_OkaLogDwotDw/viewform

The Tanager Place Autism Spectrum program has openings in their afterschool social skills program;

Monday/Wednesday 2nd/3rd grade from 5pm-6pm

Tuesday/Thursday 4th/5th grade from 5pm-6pm

You are invited to a $5 discount on your tickets to A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Performances take place September 28-30.

To receive your discount:

Through the Box Office: Visit the Box Office in person OR call by phone at 319.248.9370 and give them the promo code HADDON. These tickets will be $5 off the original price. This discount can be used on Premium seats.
Online: You can also click here to purchase your tickets online, although please note that online convenience charges will apply. (To avoid online convenience charges, order your tickets directly through the Box Office in person or by phone.) To purchase online, select the performance you wish to attend, you will be taken to a page that displays “Have a promotion Code?” in the upper-right-hand corner of the white space. Please click on that link and enter the promotion code HADDON. You will then be able to select your seat and choose the ticket type “Discount”.
Previous purchases are not eligible for the discount.
Contact the Box Office directly if:

The pool will be reserved for the Iowa City Autism Community and will be closed to the general public. Family locker rooms are available for those who need them. If your family does not need the family locker rooms, please use the regular locker rooms.

Tickets are $3.00 per attendee. There is a 50 swimmer limit per University of Iowa policy and to avoid overcrowding. Infants do not need tickets. Proceeds, as always, will go toward future ICAC swim events.

Purchase tickets here!

Join us for Halloween books, activities and snacks at the North Liberty Community Library. The library will be CLOSED to the general public so that autistic people and their families can enjoy the library in a low-key, low-stress environment. ALL AGES, and siblings are, of course, welcome!

Join us in Meeting Room A for the first Mental Health, Special Education, and Disability PTO meeting of the 2018-2019 school year.

On the agenda:
1) Review ground rules; Introductions
2) Update/report from NAMI -Johnson County Children’s Coalition
3) Update on seclusion rooms
4) Discussion: Transitioning to the new school year – process questions, challenges, etc.
5) Discussion: Issues and topics that people would like to see addressed in the 2018-19 MSD PTO season
6) Request for people interested in leadership roles

Black Hawk County is starting a new initiative in honor of Jake Wilson.

http://www.kwwl.com/story/39044036/2018/09/07/jake-wilson-initiative-community-event-bringing-safety-devices-to-black-hawk-county