Posted By Janet Lawson, MFT on July 5, 2013

It’s a hot July and the creativity at Autistry is sizzling. We are busy with new student projects and new Autistry programs.

We are over halfway to meeting the Summer 2:1 donation challenge to raise $10,000. When we raise the $10k we will receive an additional $20,000 from a very generous foundation. That $30,000 will go toward the Autistry Opportunity Fund which supports sliding scale fees and toward the new Autistry Model Employment Program. To donate on line go to the Donate Page or, send a check to Autistry Studios, 37 Duffy Place, San Rafael, CA 94925.

Autistry News: We are very happy to announce that Sarah Horowitz is joining us as Autistry’s first Director of Development. Sarah will work closely with Janet, Dan, and the Autistry board to develop and execute our fundraising efforts as well as coordinating media coverage. Sarah has worked for several years with Matrix Parent Network as their media and publications coordinator. She is a skilled graphic designer and she also knows a lot about trains!

Janet Miller, Autistry Board member and longtime autism community leader has launched the first weekly Autistry Blog: Transitions. Janet M. will be writing on topics relating to the many transitions from youth to adulthood: leaving home, diploma vs certificate, employment, housing, SSI, and many other issues that affect the lives of families with ASD children.

And we are delighted to announce that Sara Gardner has received her MS in Counseling Psychology from Dominican University. Sara will be continuing at Autistry as an MFT-Intern working under Janet’s supervision (MFT#44746). She will help facilitate several Core Workshops and meet with clients for 1:1 counseling. Sara’s strong background in ASD issues makes her a very important part of the Autistry Team.

New faces at Autistry: Well, Dayna has actually been with us for awhile! Dayna Camden was our first high school intern and is now on staff as an Autistry Mentor. She is a wonderful addition – patient, funny, and she creates a strong peer relationship with the Autistry students. She is a student at Redwood High School and when she graduates in 2014 Dayna would like to go to UC Davis to study psychology. And, we hope she will continue to work with ASD individuals.

Danny Waite is our second high school intern. Danny goes to San Rafael High and isn’t quite sure where he will go on to college when he graduates in 2014. Danny works on Saturdays and the lessons he learned in his SRHS wood shop classes are coming in very handy.

We are in the early planning stages for the fall Autistry Faire. This year we will be teaming up with the amazing artists of the Cardboard Institute of Technology. They create stunning works of art from this most mundane of materials. So, get out your cardboard and your box knifes – this is going to be a fabulous event!

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