Building a Stronger Bay Area Autism Community

Resources

Videos and links from the SFASA 2018 conference

Recorded videos and presentation materials here • Conference Program here

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See archives of our past conferences, 2014-2017.

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Support Groups

Online and in-person groups.

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Bay Area Autism Nonprofit Guide

We list dozens of nonprofits serving the Bay Area autism community.

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Autism Adulthood Checklist

Our popular all-in-one-place guide to the myriad legal, financial, and planning steps parents need to consider as their autistic/DD children age into adulthood.

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Civil Rights Project

Events

SFASA Pool Parties! 

2019 SFASA Summer Pool Parties at AnT Swim, San Jose: Sundays, 1- 4 pm. Registration opens about two weeks before each session.

Event dates:

June 9 Registration now open!
June 23
July 7
July 21
August 4
​August 18

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Archive of our Recent Webinar: Q&A on Autism and Health Insurance

​Karen Fessel
Executive Director, Mental Health and Autism Insurance Project. mhautism.org
Watch the recording (type in registration info): https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/970021440681824268

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May 25: Sensory Friendly--
Detective Pikachu (PG)

AMC Theaters, usually 10am showtimes
https://www.amctheatres.com/programs/sensory-friendly-films

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Blog

A family's autism dream goes up in smoke in Paradise

Read the blog, by Sue Swezey: here

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More from our blog

Where, oh where, were all the autistic children? By Sue Swezey

Parent survey emphasizes need for supported housing for adults with severe challenging behaviors

Dementia, foreclosure, and rats: the saga of an autism family By Ashley Kim

Three Strikes... and He's Out? What happens when the regular world has had enough of my son's autism. By Feda Almaliti

Summer 2018 Legislative Update. By Connie Boyar

Why you should pursue genetic testing for your autistic child. By Jill Escher and Denise Haas

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