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Are you looking for ways to support your child's mental wellbeing this summer? Hennepin County Children's Mental Health Collaborative has released their 2025 Summer Resource Guide with an explanation of the many community and state resources available to Minnesota families. Check out the full resource athttps://hccmhc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Childrens-Mental-Health-Summer-Resource-Guide-for-Families.pdf

For more information, visit https://hccmhc.org/childrens-mental-health-resources/

Outdoor Recreation - Adaptive Sports Iowa In collaboration with Easter Lake and their staff, Adaptive Sports Iowa is starting to offer Outdoor Recreation Days! Gather with your friends and other people with disabilities to enjoy the great outdoors together! There will be a variety of accessible activities to choose from.

Ready for summer? Looking for an engaging online learning opportunity? Learn to take action in your life to get the things you want and need! Register to join us for a self-determination webinar series starting Monday July 7.

Teens and young adults who have an active IEP are invited to register for an online Youth Self-Determination Series.

During this four-week online course, young people can learn to choose and set their own goals, be more involved with decision making, and learn to advocate for themselves.

These are interactive online sessions and participants should come ready to share. Space is limited. Registration closes June 27th or when the course is full. Register at https://tinyurl.com/25YouthSeries

More learning opportunities on our website calendar www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/upcoming-events/

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Home - Center for Parent Information and Resources Buzz | Self-Advocacy, Scholarship Opportunity, and Much More! Welcome to June’s edition of the Buzz from the Hub! As always, the CPIR is excited to share updates and valuable resources for families, educators, youth, and advocates in the disability community.

Film Challenge!!
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Coming to you live from @sundancefest Easterseals Disability Film Challenge founder @nicnovicki kicks off the 2025 Film Challenge!!! He provides valuable information and reveals this year’s genre! Check it out and register at disabilityfilmchallenge.com ID: Video of @nicnovicki in a black jacket and pants on a street from Sundance Festival. Clips from past EDFC films and workshops are interspersed while he talks. #edfc2025 #DisabilityFilmChallenge #easterseals #12annual #sundance

I just received an email from a mother thinking about her 'empty nest'.
I choose to see it differently.

When my only son went to college, then later purchased his own home, I didnt look at it as empty nesting..I didnt grieve his moving forward, or change in my routine. I saw it as an opportunity to be able to celebrate what I have been working for my son's entire life, his autonomy.
We as parents, it is our job to work ourselves out of a job.
That being said, are we there to connect, or act as a launch pad for further success? Of course.
I saw this as an opportunity to work on my new found autonomy.

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Brain Development Activities: Birth-2 years Free parenting support

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Free autism Preschool Summit
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🚫 STOP using outdated strategies with your autistic students! 🚫 Join me for the free Preschool Autism Summit where 25 amazing speakers will provide up-to-date information about neurodiversity-affirming strategies for preschool-level autistic children! 🌟 🌈 It can be hard to keep up with the most current and neurodiversity-affirming approaches, and even more difficult to get these changes implemented in the classroom or therapy setting at school. 🤔 Another problem is that professional development provided by the schools rarely applies directly to the early childhood level and almost never covers relevant topics relating to young autistic students. 🎉 That’s why I’m so excited to tell you about the brand-new Preschool Autism Summit! 🎉 🎯 The goal for this summit is different than most. You will walk away with actionable tools and strategies for your classroom that will transform it into one that places compassion over compliance and utilizes strength-based approaches. You will walk away feeling confident with several neurodiversity-affirming strategies for the preschool level that will empower every child to thrive. 🗓️ For 3 days, July 15th-17th, Autism Little Learners is bringing you presentations from 25 special educators, speech/language pathologists, and other amazing providers who have found ways to use a variety of neurodiversity-affirming approaches. 🗣️ You’ll hear about everything from gestalt language processors, using AAC in the classroom, to getting rid of hand-over-hand prompting, and more. 🤝 Join us and be part of the solution to creating a more compassionate & empowering educational experience for all autistic preschoolers! 🎟️ Register now for your free ticket!

Some free online workshops on special needs planning

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