Presented by: Emily Raclaw, M.S., LPC, CRC and Molly Conners This webinar will focus on the challenges and opportunities presented to autistic college students during the transition from higher education to the workplace. Emily Raclaw and Marquette student, Molly Conners, will discuss the considerations and insights needed for a successful leap into the professional world and help autistic students […]

Presented by Emily Raclaw, M.S., LPC, CRC and Molly Conners This webinar will focus on the challenges and opportunities presented to autistic college students during the transition from higher education to the workplace. Emily Raclaw and Marquette student, Molly Conners, will discuss the considerations and insights needed for a successful leap into the professional world […]

Audience: Educators, administrators, families, self-advocates, and service providers. These trainings focus on supporting students of all ability levels, including those with extensive support needs from middle school through post-secondary. Session 1: Community Partnership and Collaboration to Support Person-Driven Planning (PDP) Overview: Understand best practices of PDP to support implementation in various settings Watch a live […]

Panelists will discuss how to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for autistic individuals in the workplace. They will share their personal experiences, which include being an employer or business leader, autistic employee, manager of neurodivergent employees, and collectively, advocates for neurodivergent peers. Through these perspectives, audience members will learn how to better support autistic […]

Scarlett VonThenen, Manager II at State Council on Developmental Disabilities will coach you through Social Security Work Incentives that can help you keep your benefits while finding employment. Training objectives: Definition of disability according to SSA SSI work incentives Title II work incentives RSVP Now About the Speaker Scarlett K. vonThenen has worked at the […]

OCASG is proud to announce the schedule for the 2023 expert-led parent's support sessions.  These two hour sessions are led by noted psychologist and Autism expert, Dr. Gantman. They will focus on the increasingly difficult issues that arise as children with Asperger's, HFA or PDD-NOS reach adulthood. College and employment are the tip of the […]

Audience: Educators, administrators, families, self-advocates, and service providers. These trainings focus on supporting students of all ability levels, including those with extensive support needs from middle school through post-secondary. Session 2: PDP Leading to Successful Post-Secondary Education and Career Pathways Overview: Focus on middle school to post-secondary Discuss alternative pathways to a diploma Plan for […]

Studies show that early intervention enhances learning, communication and social skills, giving autistic children like Beatrix the opportunity for improved lifelong outcomes. That's ...LIFELONG. We need your help more than ever to ensure all autistic children receive autism screening and interventions as early as possible. Over the past three years alone, more than 1 million […]

OCASG has a wonderful support group for spouses, partners, and significant others of individuals with high-functioning Autism and Asperger’s. These sessions are facilitated by coach and author, Kealah Parkinson. During these meetings you will be joined by other partners for an open discussion of your challenges and feelings. Dates:  Saturdays in 2023: 2/18, 5/20, 8/19, […]

The Orange County Asperger’s Support Group (OCASG) continues this highly aclaimed series of support group meetings for adults who have a diagnosis (or suspected diagnosis) of Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism or PDD-NOS. The groups are led by Asperger’s expert, Dr. Alex Gantman. This “adults only” group is intended for the growing community of older […]

Ready for fun. Join Mat Brunet, better known as AniMat, as he leads discussions of animation, movies, and all things Disney. Sunday afternoons will never be the same. We will meet once a quarter on Sundays from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM.​ Sunday, August 13, 2023 – The topic is Studio Ghibli films. Sunday, December […]

The Association of Regional Center Agencies is pleased to announce our next webinar, on Housing Advocacy.While this is open to the public, you will need to register for the event. After registering, you will receive an email with more information about how to join the webinar. We will discuss the need for affordable housing for […]