This question came to us January, 2019. The answer includes many local resources for children on the spectrum. Read on… “I’m moving to the Eugene area from Florence in coming weeks. I have a 4 year old son who will be 5 in May and I wanted to get information on schools that may […]
Category: News and Updates
News of interest to the autism community and updates of KindTree’s activities and programs.
Community Partnerships – The City of Eugene Adaptive Recreation
Community Partnerships – The City of Eugene Adaptive Recreation We are so appreciative of our community partnership with Adaptive Recreation. Here’s just a small part of what they do. International Kitchen – Thursday’s 6-8pm, 1/17 – 3/21 Adventure with cuisine from around the world in our accessible kitchen. Learn about culture, meal planning, budgeting, and […]
3 Amazing Classes this Winter Term at OSLP Arts & Culture Program
Hello Kind Tree friends, We have three great classes that have room remaining for enrollment, and I hope that you can spread the word if you know of anyone who might be interested. They are: Fiber Arts Fun, Wall Art/Assemblage, and Comix. The instructors for these are all very talented and have been well received […]
Oregon Tech behavioral clinic receives $150,000 grant
From the Klamath Falls Herald and News, Dec 16, 2018 Oregon Institute of Technology recently received a community investment of $150,000 from Cascade Health Alliance (CHA), for expansion of Oregon Tech’s Behavior Improvement Group Applied Behavior Analysis (BIG ABA) clinic. Focusing primarily on the treatment of children with autism or pervasive developmental disorder diagnosis, the […]
Portland’s “Autism Anchoring Dogs” can save lives
With Autism Anchoring Dogs, a Reno family finds comfort in knowing son with autism is safe For the first time in seven years the Earl family went out to eat. And instead of the death grip Debbie Earl usually has on her son Ethan’s wrist, she was able to almost relax when they sat as […]
Large Danish study finds autism prevalence rises with age
From the SPECTRUM web site Nov 6, 2018 The rising prevalence of autism shows no sign of leveling off, according to a new study that accounts for every diagnosis made in Denmark over 32 years1. That may be in part because more adolescents and adults are being diagnosed with the condition than before, the researchers […]
Camp 2018 Photo Album
Here are photos from Camp 2018. Thanks Steve Hansen for being our photographer for so many years! More photos can be found on Facebook HERE. ” template=”default” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
Reaching Out – Reaching In: Fall 2018 Newsletter from KindTree – Autism Rocks
STiLE Profile: David Helfand | My Date with Autism: Alisa McLaughlin | STiLE update News Briefs | Lane Arts Council Grant Awarded | DISCO HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA Fundraiser View full PDF News: Reaching Out – Reaching In Vol 20 Oct 2018 From the Editor: Dear Friends, The late-summer fragrance of blackberry and fennel will soon be surrendering […]
Lane Art Council Community Arts Program Grant 2018-2019
Lane Art Council Community Arts Program Grant This summer KindTree-Autism Rocks was awarded a $1,800 grant to provide three (3) artist workshops, a 2019 “Autism Artism Gala” event in April, and a series of community art shows and sales. The workshops will be held next year and are free and open to artists with and […]
News You Can Use – October 2018
News Briefs October 2018 Raven’s: KindTree-Autism Rocks NEW community partner Our newest community partner is Raven’s located at 790 Willamette Street, Eugene. The store features clothing, art and jewelry, and is owned and operated by the brother of one of our STiLE students. This summer, Raven’s hosted a First Friday ArtWalk fundraiser for KindTree-Autism Rocks. […]
