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Ease Holiday Stress for Children with ASD

Published December 9, 2019

START Staff Presenting at Early On Conference

START staff is presenting and exhibiting at the Early On Conference held at the Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City on November 14, 2019.

Published November 7, 2019

START STAFF PRESENTING AT MICHIGAN AUTISM CONFERENCE

START staff will be presenting and exhibiting at the Michigan Autism Conference (MAC), held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites in Kalamazoo on October 10-11, 2019.

Published October 7, 2019

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH

October is National Bullying Prevention Month and October 23, 2019 is PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center (NBPC)'s Unity Day.

Published October 2, 2019

START STAFF PRESENTING AT THE MAASE Summer Institute

START staff is presenting at the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education (MAASE) Summer Institute, held at the Grand Traverse Resort on August 11-14, 2019. Visit the MAASE Summer Institute website for more information about the even

Published August 5, 2019

OAR's Kit for Kids Program

The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) has created a Kit for Kids program, which is designed to teach elementary and middle school students about their peers with autism.

Published July 16, 2019

Project ImPACT Second Edition Introductory Workshop: September 2019

Published June 6, 2019

April is Autism Awareness Month

April is Autism Awareness Month! Michigan educators, parents, and students will acknowledge Autism Awareness Month through Peer to Peer support programs and awareness activities in their schools and communities. Join the START Project in supporting thei

Published April 1, 2019

START STAFF PRESENTING AT THE MTSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

START staff is presenting at the Michigan Transition Services Association's (MTSA) Annual Conference, held at the Grand Traverse Resort on March 11-13, 2019. Visit MTSA's website for more information about the conference.

Published March 5, 2019

2019-2020 Seamless Transition applications have been released

Seamless Transition applications have been released to apply to be a new site for the 2019 - 2020 academic year.

Published February 15, 2019

Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs offers a scholarship that assists families in attending conferences

Published December 18, 2018

Michigan ASD State Plan 2018 Progress Review and Recommendations Released

Published November 30, 2018

October is National Bullying Prevention Month

Published September 25, 2018

Video Game Developed by Carnegie Mellon University Helps Kids Understand Experiences of Peers on the Autism Spectrum

Video game developed by Carnegie Mellon University helps kids understand experiences of peers on the autism spectrum.

Published September 24, 2018

START Staff Presenting at Michigan Autism Conference

START staff is presenting and exhibiting at the Michigan Autism Conference.

Published September 20, 2018

ANXIETY, THE AMYGDALA, AND AUTISM

Read this article, Anxiety, the Amygdala, and Autism, by the Interactive Autism Network, to understand how differences in the amygdala, the brain's "danger detector," may lead to more anxiety in autism

Published August 29, 2018

The CDC estimate of autism prevalence increases to 15%

Published April 27, 2018

Free College Guide for Students on the Spectrum

The Organization for Autism Research has a free college guide for students on the spectrum. Visit their website to order a free hard copy or download the guide: https://bit.ly/OARcollegeguide

Published April 20, 2018

Charlevoix-Emmet ISD is offering an online Professional Development opportunity with the Autism Internet Modules

Published September 25, 2017

Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special Education has a new page, Family Matters

Published September 22, 2017