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We enjoyed meeting families today at the Autism Society of Maryland Every Step Counts Walk & 5K!

AUSOM Anne Arundel

TRAMPOLINE JUMP PARTY

August 17, 2024 @ 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Get Air Trampoline Park

587 Ordnance Rd, Glen Burnie, MD

The Autism Society of Maryland, in partnership with the Get Air Trampoline Park, is hosting a FREE trampoline party. Autistic individuals of all ages and abilities and their families are invited to join us for a jump party​​​​​​​. NOTE: Jumpers must purchase gripper jump socks at Get Air ($4.24/pair) or provide their own.

We had a great time at the Autism in the Park Event today! We enjoyed meeting all of the families and visitors!

We will be at Autism in the Park this weekend with other vendors, special guests, and lots of fun activities for your family! Come see us!

Autism in the Park
Sunday, June 9, 2024
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Lake Waterford Park
Blue Jay Pavilion
830 Pasadena Road, Pasadena, MD 21122

Check out information about an upcoming FREE event below:

Supported by National Council of Mental Wellbeing and MHFA, Dr. Cixin Wang and her team at the University of Maryland, College Park are offering FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) trainings for parents of youth between the ages of 9-20!

They still have openings for trainings in June, August, and October.
The training will allow parents to: (1) gain the expertise needed to support youth mental well-being, (2) acquire skills to help you recognize and address common signs of mental health issues in young people, (3) enhance your understanding of mental health challenges prevalent among diverse youth in your community, and (4) effectively interact with adolescents in crisis and connect them with appropriate resources.

The FREE 5-hour virtual training will be held as part of a research study on one Saturday or Sunday between June and November from 10am to 4pm EST. You and your child will also earn up to $80 for completing surveys as part of the research study! This study has been approved by IRB at UMD. Please sign up using the link here: https://umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_7QXn2HPKkHoBEnI.

Our very own Dr. Yarger's research was featured in a Maryland Today article and on UMD's website. In collaboration with Dr. Stephen B. Thomas in the School of Public Health and with our very own Dr. Redcay!

Links to articles here:

Maryland Today: https://today.umd.edu/can-heart-rhythms-signal-anxiety-in-autistic-youths

UMD BSOS: https://bsos.umd.edu/featured-content/identifying-anxiety-autistic-adolescents

Email [email protected] if you are interested in learning more about this new study!

Identifying Anxiety in Autistic Adolescents Identifying Anxiety in Autistic Adolescents PSYC Researcher’s New Study Seeks to Address the Challenge and Increase Representation It can be difficult for any 11- to 14-year-old to express how they’re feeling—let alone identify those feelings as symptoms of anxiety. Doing so is often even more...

Welcome to the fourth volume of our newsletter! Check it out to learn about our lab, its members, and about research findings! We hope you enjoy reading!

Hi everyone! Welcome Zach to our lab! Zach started working here last semester and we are very glad to have him!

This summer Janae worked in our lab through the Summer Research Initiative, and now she is back at Morgan State University collecting data for her undergraduate thesis! Please share this flyer or contact her if you are interested in participating!

We are still recruiting for our longitudinal study!

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Say hello to one of our new RAs Sara! We are so happy to have such a hardworking RA join our team!