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Spooky season isn't canceled! Put on your costume and visit City rec centers for a free bag of candy and a scary surprise or two! Grab a Treat & Go is... happening at 27 rec centers around the City between Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 31. Learn more and find a location near you: bit.ly/34q1ITY Social distancing and face masks are required. Walk up is available at all sites and drive up options are available as spacing permits. Rec centers will be following County of San Diego recommendations for Halloween during COVID-19. Please join us, it will be a scream!

Toward Maximum Independence (TMI) A licensed Resource Family Agency providing resource family placements for youth with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Family Focused Supports Program offers support to birth families and their children with the goal of addressing needs before they reach a crisis level. Assessment and Intervention Services provide the supports and programs necessary to ensure that individuals receive services which promote full inclusion. 4740 Murphy Canyon Rd. #300 SD, 92123 858-467-0600 www.tmi-inc.org

A picture is worth a thousand words, and that’s what train conductor and photographer Phil Martin Jr. aims to achieve through his work. The Washington, D.C. conductor, who is on the autism spectrum, is speaking out about awareness for the disorder. Martin was diagnosed with autism at a young age. He has also suffered from homelessness and PTSD however, his dream was to one day make his love for trains a career.

All video meetings have closed captioning, for workers who prefer to absorb information in text. Meeting agendas are distributed in advance so people who are uncomfortable speaking up can contribute in writing beforehand. Employees are asked daily for feedback, like whether they believe their strengths are valued and if they feel lonely at work. The whole idea is to create a safe space that allows everyone to be heard, Ms. Davila, 36, said.

People with particularly low levels of FMRP, the protein lacking in those with fragile X syndrome, are more likely to also have autism and severe intellectual disability, according to a new study. The lower the level of FMRP, the more severe a person’s traits.

College admissions testing company ACT Inc. has agreed to pay out $16 million to California students with disabilities who alleged their rights were violated when the company flagged their disability status to colleges and excluded them from a beneficial recruitment program, according to a settlement announced Thursday.

TUESDAY EVENING, October 27th @ 7PM: What's happening in special education? Hear from educational advocates about distance learning, virtual IEP meetings, school re-openings and more! Join us for a lively webinar on distance learning and special education! This Tuesday evening, at 7pm. We will discuss a broad range of concerns from distance learning and school reopening, working with an advocate, to navigating the IEP process in a virtual platform. Allan Roth... April Villafana Ashley Parton Bertha Traylor Cynthia Norall Jeni Rayle Kristi Kelly This webinar is hosted by Seth Schwartz, Esq. of Brightside Law Group, who will help explore the experience and perspective of educational advocates. Click here to RSVP for this Webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z51f41gUQUOeuvwgnXVu1A

"I always get a lot of letters from people with autism who relate...

Webinar on Aggression in Autism, Wednesday, Oct. 28th!

"Anything I can do to make a product better and help somebody else be more productive is the right thing to do. Image Description: A man in a wheelchair smiles in front of his computer

https://www.wellspringguild.org

For the first few months of the COVID19 pandemic, Spenser Murray was afraid to leave his house. "I was literally scared to leave the house, like even just ordering groceries was like freaking me out," Murray says. "And I turned 30 during the pandemic and that was the point where I was still kind of really freaked out about going outside."