Organization. Welcome to SEPTAR. BlogHer | Life Well Said. Hope Lutheran Church of the Sierra - South Lake Tahoe. Ask Michelle Obama to Meet With Autism Families Petition. Target: Those who believe in providing support for in-need adult autistics and families affected by autism. Petition Background (Preamble): We would like to propose that Michelle Obama meet with Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Jennifer Byde Myers, two parents representing two different autism families' perspectives, and Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg and Lindsey Nebeker, two adults on the autism spectrum, to discuss creating an Autism Corps so as to address one of the most pressing needs of autism families and adult autistics: one-to-one in-home support.
While autism shouldn't be demonized, we need to be frank: having a child with autism is more stress than some families can handle, and being an autistic adult can be extremely difficult without in-home support. There often aren't enough trained professionals providing autism services -- and in areas where autism professionals are abundant, many families can't afford them. Michelle and Barack Obama have spearheaded a campaign to encourage service.
Autism | Health Care Articles & Issues. WoolfCamp / WoolfCamp. Here's the deal I miss working in a group setting. I work by myself and I need more humans to vibe-up my productivity. You may feel this way, too.- So, I propose we have a WoolfCamp Catch-up-on-Stuff Camp. Folks get here to spend the night on Friday, wake up on Saturday and get to work on whatever = programming, coding, blogging, crafts for the holidays, cooking for the month (Can be done! If someone wants to teach and there are willing students, feel free, have a class. The house can be sectioned off into: The living room serve as the common room. Kitchen available for cooking, baking, crafting. Craft room downstairs with access to sewing machine and basic crafting tools and workspace. Upstairs room converted to quiet, cushy area. Outdoors for conferencing, weather permitting. Feel free to bring your own tools, cookware, art and craft materials.
A community dinner for both nights would be nifty. Grace Davis Hostess and WoolfCamp Czarina- Also, it can look like this: (Lots of pics on flickr .