Morgan Autism Center

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Drake Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Have you had the chance to explore one of our MAC gardens? Not only do they boast an array of delicious fruits, vegetables, and beautiful flowers, but you'll also discover delightful artwork sprinkled throughout. Phillip, a client in our Adult Program, crafted fun labels for the tomatoes and cucumbers in the AP garden. His artwork features his favorite VeggieTales characters, Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The McLean Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

This summer we celebrate our seven graduates - Carson, Hayden, Justin, Karissa, Kayden, Kyle, and Peter. MAC is so proud of you. We wish you luck on your next adventure.

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Naroola Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Lewis Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Room 4 students and staff went on an outing to the Willow Glen Creamery. Students practiced ordering and paying for their own sweet treats and then enjoyed them together before they started melting!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Oller Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Our Garden Program Coordinator, Flo Fuller, and this Adult Program client just celebrated 30 years with Morgan Autism Center! They both started on July 5, 1994, and usually commemorate their anniversary by having lunch together at MAC. This year was extra special because they went out to lunch and coffee to celebrate and reminisce!

A few core memories our client shared included the good times on the playground, playing video games, going on lunch outings, and creating his very own coffee drink called the “foxaccino!” Flo helped him draw his foxaccino drink so the baristas could make it perfectly, and they did!

Congratulations to you both on your 30-year MAC anniversary!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Awan Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Shaffer Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Room 3 student, Tycoon, and instructional aide, John, enjoy bubbles before the summer day gets too hot!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Bailey Freckmann Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Adult Program client Jason enjoys conducting regular checks on the Adult Program vans. Accompanied by a skills trainer, he checks oil levels and notes when the next oil change is due, inflates the tires, and ensures that the van is fully stocked with the supplies needed for daily outings. Thank you, Jason, for keeping our vans in good shape!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Vanacore Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Wilder Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Jeff, a client from our Adult Program, has long admired Lou Ferrigno from the Incredible Hulk. As one of Jeff’s heroes, Ferrigno has sparked Jeff’s fascination with bodybuilding and the sport as a whole. Recognizing this interest, MAC staff member Steve began taking a group of clients, including Jeff, to the PE room for strength training exercises a few times a week. As if it couldn’t get any better, Steve introduced Jeff to a local bodybuilder who is a good friend of his.

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank Zack's Adoring Grandmother, Susan Thompson for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Room 7 went on a lunch outing to Zona Rosa during their speech group. Students Sophie, Hannah, and Rian used their AAC devices to order food and chat with their friends.

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Hofstetter Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank Bob and Pat Flury for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Room 3 student, Tycoon, works with Instructional Aide, Michelle, on building and decorating a bird house.

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The O'Day Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Twinning Tuesday: Adult Program CIP Director, Sara, twins with clients Steluta, Bailey, and Carolyn in the tie-dye shirts they made at program!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Levine Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Vodinh-Ho Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Adult Program client, Vanessa, is always smiling and makes those around her smile too!

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Sadiq Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!

Our amazing Speech Language Pathologists from Something to Say Speech Therapy created a fun event on Wednesdays at lunch time called friendship group. Students from different classrooms hangout over lunch and make new friends. This gives students a chance to socialize with students and staff outside of their own classroom.

SLPs provide visual supports, direct coaching for staff and intervention for students. Everyone is working on building relationships and social engagement in a functional setting. Each week there is a new suggested conversation topic and an additional activity - in this group they made friendship bracelets, the week before they shared silly jokes. Friendship groups are additional to our students' speech therapy services - our SLPs do it because they see the value in building friendships between students and because it's always fun.

Sponsor Spotlight: Morgan Autism Center would like to thank The Milani Family for supporting our 2024 Starry Starry Night. We appreciate your generosity and partnership!