Do you have a child with an IEP, 504 plan, support needs and is in school? Do you need some help with understanding the documents and programs? We are here for you! This workshop will be a great opportunity for you to meet with our facilitator and educational advocate to ask questions about your current … More Free GRASP Parent Workshop for Education Support
GRASP’s ComfortKits are now available! As part of our programs, we have been listening to our members and the community about how to best support their sensory needs. Based on that information, we began working to create customized sensory kits that support a variety of sensory needs including sound, temperature, tactile, chewing, and visual. GRASP’s … More GRASP’s ComfortKits
Staying true to our mission of improving and enriching the quality of life of Autistics, individuals with related Neurodivergence, and their families, we have continued to expand our online groups to include new Men’s, Parents, LGBTQIA+, and Faith-Based support, coaching to include both Structured Life and Nutrition, Health, and Wellness options, and inclusive youth recreation … More New Programs and Groups!
This year marks 20 years of supporting our community and we’re proud of how far we’ve come as an organization! … More Autism Acceptance is Every Day & Save the Date for our Annual Fundraising Event!
We are excited to announce our new name as the Global and Regional Autism Spectrum Partnership! We have wanted to change our name since the DSM-5 was introduced, but were met with proverbial road blocks over the past 8 years. We are so glad to have a name which is inclusive and welcoming of all Autistics! Please join us in hand flapping and happy stimming as we enter this new era! … More New name and logo, plus Patreon
We are happy to announce new online chat groups beginning next month in June! … More GRASP New Online Chat Groups
As we close out this year, instead of sending a long email discussing everything we’ve done, we wanted to quickly highlight GRASP’s achievements in 2020 and thank you for your support! … More Good-bye 2020, and Happy New Year!
Happy Fall everyone! We hope you are staying safe and able to get the support you need during this time. We are delighted to be able offer the following free resources to GRASP members. … More GRASP Support and Chat Groups Update – Fall 2020
I began to walk forward and, before I had the chance to say that I was going to use the bathrooms to wash my hands, which is part of the county mandate, she said the dreaded words, “You have to prove it!” … More “You Have to Prove it!”: Aggressions Toward a Disabled Person Trying to Buy Groceries
We are excited to announce long time Autism Community member and self-advocate, Brian J. Liston, to GRASP’s Board of Directors as Board Outreach Coordinator. In 2016, Brian was recognized by GRASP with a certificate of achievement for his contributions to the Autism Community. He has recently published his first poetry book and we are proud to offer them to our community! … More “Through Autistic Eyes” Continues to Shine
Time management is a specific and important executive function that can bring structure, routine, and a sense of predictability to our days, weeks, and months even in a chaotic and stressful world. … More Under Stay-At-Home Orders?: How to Organize your Day during the Pandemic
Featuring speakers on the autism spectrum. … More Announcing the speakers for GRASP’s 17th Annual Event
With everything that we as a global community have endured since last year, we should all agree that awareness of Autistic and disabled people isn’t enough. We should be firmly entrenched in acceptance. … More It’s April again… Are we aware of it, or do we accept it?