The Social Club is part of SociAbilities Services, a project supported by the Asperger Society and Cal State Long Beach. The Social Club is a positive environment with social standards, expectations, and social skills support. It is most appropriate for adult transition-age people on the higher-functioning end of the autism-spectrum. We also have lots of facilitators, both professional and student, so please contact the group leaders if you'd like to become a volunteer. Social Club events al …

Amazing and Brilliant Minds...  That is what our children have.  Children on the spectrum have awesome abilities and giftings that are often overlooked and ignored.  We are standing as a body of people on the spectrum or related to people/ children on the spectrum,  believing that amazing and brilliant capabilities are more of a focus than the "disability" label so many put on us.  Many would say it is a question of weather the glass is half empty or half full, but we say the glass is completely …

Hello OC Families! Footprints Behavioral Interventions is excited to host Orange County's Playgroups for Children with Autism and Special Needs! In response to parent requests for playgroups, we are thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity once every month in which we invite you to bring your entire family to join us for a couple hours of giggles and oodles of fun! Please check out our MeetUp page to find out when and where we are meeting as our venues may vary. We encourage families with c …

Looking for something FUN for your child to do that allows them to interact with their peers in a community environment? Come and join us! This playgroup offers a safe place where kids can experience joy, laughter, fun, games and new friendships. Activities are organized and led by trained behavior therapists. This combination of structured activity with free play facilitated by professional therapists nurtures an atmosphere of organized fun and encourages plenty of opportunities for social in …

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The vision of Celebrating Today's Family is one of shifting perspectives around desires instead of needs, traditional family roles to the new paradigm of freedom within truly loving relationships, and from a paradigm of "it's broken, let's fix it," to one of "it's perfect just as it is, let's celebrate it." Understanding that it can be a difficult task untangling from the old paradigm of belief systems, Celebrating Today's Family offers support through spiritual counseling, healing and education …