Northeast Ohio Autism Group

❤️ Teach kindness, whenever you can.

No one signed a bullied boy's yearbook; then one message changed everything

Check out Positive Behavior Support Corp (PBS)! www.teampbs.com

Coming up June 8 and 22, Step Into Autism Walk & Resource Fair presented by ASGA!

This fundraising event is an opportunity for individuals with autism, their families, and those who support them to connect with each other and with the community.

For more information and to register, visit autismakron.org/index.php/get-involved/stepintoautism.

Open House coming up at Illuminate in Cleveland!

Anything but up. ❤️

COMING UP!

Tuesday, April 2
From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
TomTreyCo McDonald’s restaurants

In honor of Autism Awareness Day and to spread kindness and increase autism awareness, TomTreyCo McDonald’s will be hosting a Sensory Dinner hour from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. on April 2 at all TomTreyCo restaurants. The hour will include puzzles, coloring sheets, sensory toys and memorable picture moments! Bring your friends and family for an unforgettable night.

This event will be happening at all TomTreyCo McDonald’s locations which you can find here:

Locations - Tomtreyco McDonald's ALL | OH | PA | WV

Calling all local autism teams! We’ve got BIG news! The groundbreaking SUCCESSful Training for Autism Fellowship Program is OPEN for applications! Our sister agency, SUCCESS for Autism, is offering paid training in The S.U.C.C.E.S.S. ApproachSM neurodevelopmental model. Five teams will be chosen! Participants must remain employed in their current setting while completing this flexible program. Learn more here: https://www.thesuccessapproach.org/tsafellowship

Congratulations to the winners of our wine label contest! The artwork for Austin’s Red was created by Stephen (twenty years old) and the artwork for Austin’s Blush was created by Noah (ten years old). These award winning wines will be available to purchase at grandrivercellars.com. A portion of the proceeds benefit NEOAG to help support our local autism community!

Never say never. ❤️

Just a few more days to send in your artwork!

Northeast Ohio Autism Group – NEOAG Northeast Ohio Autism Group (NEOAG) is a 501(c)(3) not for profit charity developed for the purpose of supporting the autism community in Northeast Ohio. Our main goal is to help make our local autism programs the best that they can be and develop new programs where they are needed. NEOAG provides f...

ONLY ONE MORE WEEK TO ENTER OUR ART CONTEST! The winning art will be displayed on wine labels for Austin’s Blush and Austin’s Red from Grand River Cellars. Each winner will receive a $100 cash prize and a portion of the proceeds from wine sales are donated to Northeast Ohio Autism Group.

We can’t wait to see a lot of great art again this year! Contest is open to Ohio resident children and adults with autism. The deadline for entries is January 31, 2024. Good luck to all our artists!

Only a couple of weeks left to enter the competition! If you know of a student or young adult that has the diagnosis of autism, please forward this on to them.

Respect accordingly.

This:

Respect the strength.

Autism and Christmas: Things That Can Overwhelm Your Child Learn how to manage autism and Christmas and strategies to create a more inclusive and autism-friendly holiday experience for your family.

Autistic athlete ready to compete in Ironman Florida | Observer Local News Kennet Lefkovic of Palm Coast is taking the next step after completing a half Ironman in June.

Help Belts are seatbelt covers that alert First Responders of your loved one's diagnosis & medical needs.

Available through NAA at https://bit.ly/2R3UT3A

Sign up info for this Sunday’s 5k:

Use coupon "NEO" at checkout for $10 off registration!

Grand River Haunted Wine Run 5k The Grand River Haunted Wine Run 5k is on Sunday October 22, 2023.

5k Wine Run this Sunday benefitting NEOAG!

October 22, 2023 | 9:00 AM
Grand River Cellars
5750 S Madison Rd
Madison, OH US 44057

Please share with all your running friends, or walking friends… or even just wine drinking friends!

5k Wine Run | Join the Fun of Wine Run 5k Looking for a fun way to spend time with friends and enjoy some good wine? Look no further! This 5k race is for you and the wine at the finish line is definitely worth it. So grab your friends and get ready for a awesome good time.🏁✨🍷

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'Think about the family, pray for the family': Authorities find body of Clinton County boy The Clinton County Sheriff's Office said it doesn't suspect foul play after boy went missing Monday.

PLEASE SHARE. Michigan is not far from us and I know we all have lots of connections there to help spread the word:

Michigan police search for 3-year-old boy with autism who wandered away from home The boy has been missing since leaving his home Monday afternoon.

"I will keep going."

https://neuroclastic.com/10-reasons-we-need-autistic-pride/?amp

10 Reasons We Need Autistic Pride NeuroDivergent Rebel Christa Holmans writes about Autistic Pride Day is about more than just pride. It’s about being proud in spite of all the messaging

Standing Strong Yet Weary ...

Cody is in a man’s body with the mind of a child. His body is growing faster than his mind and there are many challenges that come with that.

Cody had a huge tantrum last night. Tantrum not meltdown … there’s a difference.

When a young child has a tantrum it’s inconvenient at best. When my son has one it’s life threatening.

He was in a bathtub full of water.

It was ugly.

It was scary.

It was dangerous.

It was everything you never want to see happen to someone you love so unconditionally.

We are in the thick of tantrums because he doesn’t get what he wants. A full grown man living in a child’s world.

We have to have guidelines.

We have to have rules.

We have to ride this out just like you would with a young child but Dear God it’s rough.

The next day running through everything we’re doing to help him medically. All the questions. Is the medication suddenly not working?

Is it even medication related?

Do we make an appointment?

Do we give him more rescue meds when needed?

How long will we need to do this … until his mind meets his body or until he finally understands he can’t get everything he wants?

This medication journey is like a bandaid seeming to work well at first then ultimately finding it days later holding on loosely making little difference if any at all.

Will it always be this way? Like a bandaid?

Never really knowing how long it will last.

Will my son always be significantly younger minded with the body of a man?

This is the really hard stuff. The stuff that brings you to your knees hurting so deeply some days I think I may not recover.

I never thought about loving someone so much that I must toe the line in order to teach him right from wrong no matter what it brings ... the destruction and self harm. Standing by just hoping and praying he doesn’t harm himself. We really are helpless. He's too big. It's too dangerous.

After … we simply clean up and continue. It’s just part of life now.

Part of living with a young child in a man’s body.

Some say you’ve done all you can do. It’s time to let the professionals “handle him.”

We are the professionals.

From one autism mom to another we forge on. Learning from the day before and never looking back with regrets.

As an autism parent I don't hope Cody will do the things we as parents hope our children will do or become instead I hope Cody will one day live a happy fulfilled life free of overwhelming stressors or at least have better control of what he truly needs day to day to live that life... this is my only hope.

Movie Starring Actors With Disabilities Set For Nationwide Release Woody Harrelson stars alongside 10 actors with developmental disabilities in a new comedy that's headed to theaters.

Cambridge University's Jason Arday becomes youngest black professor Sociologist Prof Jason Arday trained as a PE teacher before turning to academia.

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Volleyball crowd stays quiet to allow player’s autistic brother to attend final game The crowd at Mosinee High School agreed to sit quietly so that senior Melina Carattini’s brother Payton could support his sister in person.

Any New Yorkers please share..

Queens boy, 12, missing from Far Rockaway home after agreeing to meet up with people he met online Luis Osorio was last seen near his home and school on Beach 29th St. near Seagirt Ave. in Far Rockaway about 8 a.m. Wednesday.

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https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local_news/beachwood-police-ask-for-help-in-finding-missing-teen/article_fc6a6d02-2493-11ed-8ef1-f74dc3f64e14.html

Beachwood police ask for help in finding missing teen The Beachwood Police Department is looking for 15-year-old David Mikhli after he left his home on Community Drive in Beachwood Aug. 25 between 1 and 2 a.m., according to an