FYI – though this camp is the same week as ours, so…. Hello, My name is Chloe Simpson and I am a graduate student at Oregon State University (OSU). The Children and Youth with Disabilities Lab and Human-Animal Interaction Lab at OSU are collaborating to conduct a research study, in the form of a camp. This camp is […]
Category: News and Updates
News of interest to the autism community and updates of KindTree’s activities and programs.
Newsletter Archives: Reaching Out – Reaching In
(Note: these archives are incomplete, sorry. But at least there are some of them here…) June 2018 newsletter KT Vol. 23 Spring 2018 KindTree Summer Newsletter ’17 Reaching In, Reaching Out is produced by KindTree-Autism Rocks. Published 3 times a year. Editor 2018: Mary-Minn Sirag Production: Alisa McLaughlin Contributors: Mary-Minn Sirag, Molly […]
We’re learning that what we do makes a difference
The following is an excerpt from remarks made by John Hussman, Ph.D. from the Hussman Foundation at the 2018 Autism Society of America Gala. It is heartening to read. Thanks to the KindTree-Autism Rocks family for creating safe and respectful places for all of us to recreate, learn, and thrive. “That science is also […]
Sue Scott is Eugene Weekly’s HAPPENING PEOPLE
Copied from the Eugene Weekly, 5/17/2018 “Volunteering brings wonderful things into your life that you may not expect,” says Sue Scott, who first volunteered at age 14 in Dayton, Ohio, giving up her recess to watch a classroom for a teacher who needed a lunch break. “In high school, I tutored junior high kids in […]
You “Danced Like Nobody’s Watching!” Thanks!
the Annual KindTree – Autism Rocks Dance and Fundraiser, 7pm–11pm May 19th, Vets Club Ballroom, Vets Club, Eugene. All ages. YES, WE ALL HAD FUN!! WITH MOOD AREA 52 and CINNAMON’S LATE NIGHT DANCE PARTY! AND we raised a bunch of money…including almost $2,000 for the Riley Campbell Memorial Scholarship Fund for our Friends & Family […]
OSLP Arts & Culture Call for SO SMALL ART
Submission Deadline: June 15
May 2018 “Reaching Out – Reaching In” Newsletter
Below is an excerpt from just one of the articles in this issue. Read them all here: KT Vol. 23 Spring 2018 My 16 Year Tenure on the KindTree Board by Mary-Minn Sirag In July 2000, when I was introduced to KindTree, the board consisted of Steve Brown, President; Michelle Jones, Vice President; Tim Mueller, Secretary/ […]
Update: TR Kelley performs at PLAYA March 14
PLAYA Launches New Alger Theatre Performances in Lakeview on March 14 Guitar performance by TR Kelley and Dana Halferty benefits Alger Theatre This is story updates TR Kelley is chosen for artist residency at PLAYA Summer Lake, Ore.—March 6, 2018. PLAYA is expanding its outreach with the addition of performances by PLAYA residents at the […]
My Path of Fire, Part 2 March 2013
My Path of Fire, Part 2 Mary-Minn Sirag March 2013 Part 1 HERE, Part 3 HERE In 1976, during the second recession of the ‘70’s, I graduated from college, armed unimpressively with majors in Classics and Art, and no marketable skills. For the following year, I lived with my college roommate, whose last parent had […]
What KindTree Means to One Autist, by Mary-Minn Sirag June, 2001
What KindTree means to one autist by Mary-Minn Sirag June, 2001 (Go HERE for more Stim Pages) I discovered KindTree last summer, having confessed to my trusty massage therapist, Sharon Shaffer, that I have autism, in addition to all the aches and pains which she was malexing out of my corrugated fascia. She swiveled around […]
