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The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and those who work alongside them
to improve mutual understanding.
We approach the social impairment in ASD as a shared impairment.
We work to improve social understanding on both sides of the social equation,
helping individuals with ASD to communicate and interact more successfully with the people with whom they live and work.
Click here for more details.
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Main Office:
4123 Embassy Dr. SE
Kentwood, MI 49546
616.954.9747
Fax: 616.954.9749
info@thegraycenter.org
Click here for a MAP to our Grand Rapids office

Lakeshore Office:
c/o City on a Hill Ministries
Suite 121
100 Pine Street
Zeeland, MI 49464
616.748.6030
Click here for a MAP to our Lakeshore Office
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Subscribe to our FREE weekly
email article:
The SUN News
Each week our Executive Director, Laurel Hoekman, writes an article about social understanding and/or ASD, and sends out announcements of sales and upcoming events. You can read past articles on our
SUN News blog
(feel free to add comments!)
To receive The SUN News as a weekly email,
click here to subscribe.
Click here to find out more about our Social Understanding Network (SUN). |
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DONATIONS
As a nonprofit organization, The Gray Center relies on tax-deductible donations to continue to serve you through our web site, resources, programs, and free phone and email support. We appreciate your support! (Note that you can give quickly and securely online by clicking here.)
**You can also support the Gray Center financially--at no additional cost to you--by using www.iGive.com/graycenter as the gateway to your online shopping at hundreds of online merchants! To date, our supporters have raised $348.52 for us this way!
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RESOURCES
Books, DVD's, and other valuable resources about autism and social understanding are all available in our online bookstore!
ONLINE RESOURCE SALE:
We are getting ready to add NEW titles to our online bookstore. To make room for them, we need to reduce our inventory! Click here to view items that have been reduced--but hurry, when they're gone,
they may no longer be available on this site!
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Click here to access our
GRAY CENTER
ONLINE CALENDAR
We provide FREE phone and email support!
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SOCIAL COACHING
with Dale Ranson
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) receive assistance from a variety of sources. However, they and their families are often left with unanswered questions of a social nature—and don’t know where to turn. This is where social coaching can be invaluable!
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NETWORKS
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GROUPS
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GRAY CENTER
RESOURCE LIBRARY
ARTICLES
(information on autism, social understanding, past SUN News, etc.)
SONDRA WILLIAMS ENDOWMENT FUND--More information coming soon!
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EVENTS sponsored and hosted by The Gray Center:
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- Family Resource Expo, Saturday, September 27 at Sunshine Community Church. More details coming soon--but you won't want to miss this, whether you're a person with ASD, a family member, or a professional working on their behalf!
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PRESENTATIONS (a wide variety of presenters and topics are available!)
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