MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST, 2021 | 7:00PM–8:30PM | YOUR HOME!Join leaders from your three Virginia Autism Society of America Affiliates (Central Virginia, Tidewater, and Northern VA), for a legislative update and dynamic panel discussion to learn how you can effectively advocate for current legislation important to you and your family in 2021.
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Each year our organization hosts a fundraising event to allow us to further our goal of educating our community. As 2020 continues to bring us all changes and challenges, we too are moving forward and will be hosting The Virtual Sweetheart Auction. This auction supports our Training Program for Young Adults with Disabilities with over 1500 graduates. Please help us make this year’s event a success. There are many diverse items on which to bid and raffle items for those of you who like to take a chance.
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This writing challenge I gave myself was 5 days. After months of feeling stuck, it was a good way to dig in and get in touch with some of my thoughts. It really is a therapeutic process. I am going to continue to challenge myself, but try for weekly.
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Transition University will offer a 5-session self-paced online series to help parents/guardians navigate the transition process for their scTransition University will offer a 5-session self-paced online series to help parents/guardians navigate the transition process for their school age child and prepare for the adult world.
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I have been asked this week what we are doing to celebrate Marky’s. 18th birthday. What I can tell you, without a doubt, is there will be ice cream cake.
It has been an interesting few weeks leading up t0 this. There are things that need to get done that you just never think about until “you are in it”.
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Some days I just look at Marky and think,”This is all bigger than me .”
It’s his curiosity, kindness & innocence that keep me going.
I have learned :
Meet Marky:
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My goal is to get back to writing a little more, and this seems like the perfect week to get started. I am challenging myself to publish one a day until Marky’s 18th birthday .
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