Moore County Support Group of ASNC

06/28/2023

I highly recommend this: Happening on Zoom this FRIDAY, June 30, 2023! Register TODAY. An Autistic Perspective Series: Communication: An AAC Users Perspective, June 30, 2023. 12:00-1:15 pm EST via Zoom. Free registration. Autism Support and Advocacy Center in partnership with ImpAACt Voices. Thanks to Autism Support and Advocacy Center in Durham, NC, and ImpAACt Voices for partnering to present this important panel discussion! Communication is a right. Everyone has something to say and needs effective ways to express it and to be heard!

This panel discussion will be co-facilitated by Lance McLemore and panelists include Danny With Words, Elizabeth Bonker, DJ Savarese, and Rocky Schulsinger.

We will hear directly from these Autistic individuals who use AAC. The panelists will share their thoughts about communicating as AAC users in a speaking world. Register by 6/28 to secure your spot for this FREE event! Message us for more details.

Register here:
https://www.asacdurham.com/aps-s-s-registration

Learn more:
https://www.asacdurham.com/aps-communication

AAC: AAC is short for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. It is a term used to describe various tools and strategies that help people who have difficulty speaking using their voice. Communication devices, systems, strategies and tools that replace or support natural speech are known as augm....

02/01/2022

Stress is a regular part of life, and a normal response to changes and challenges. Chronic stress, however, can cause negative physical, emotional, and mental symptoms. Our Focus newsletter has some resources for dealing with stress: http://mvnt.us/m1288660

02/01/2022

Welcome to the page for the Moore County Chapter of the Autism Society of North Carolina, which we use to make announcements and provide updates. If you would like to connect with other families, professionals, and individuals with autism, please join our Facebook discussion group at www.facebook.com/groups/asnc.moore/.

06/18/2019

Below is a memo from DPI regarding upcoming public forums to clarify and discuss the proposed changes in the procedures used by the Exceptional Children Department for the evaluation and assessment of students with ASD. Our regional meeting details are listed below. However, the chart of statewide meetings is also attached in case you are traveling, and will be closer to a different meeting. Additionally, a voice-over PowerPoint will be made available on the Exceptional Children Division website, after the last forum is held on July 25th.

Region 3(Sandhills)
Date: June 25, 2019 from 5:30-7:30pm
JW Turlington High School 116 W. Prospect Ave. Raeford, NC 28376

03/03/2019

Great information for those with IEP and schools transitions in the coming year.

For many students on the spectrum, annual IEP meetings are coming up in the next few months. For some, they will also have a transition meeting as they prepare to move on to the next level of school.
Let us help you plan your next steps to ease some anxiety.
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