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The Gray Center News Visit our office to speak with our staff or peruse our bookstore or resource library. Please check our online calendar for a listing of our summer hours. Click here to access our GRAY CENTER CALENDAR. (If you would like to arrange to visit at another time, please contact annmary@thegraycenter.org or call 616-954-9747. If you wish to return library materials when our office is closed, you may use the box located outside our office door).
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The Gray Center has a variety of resources to promote social understanding. Click on the links to the right for more information.
Check out our online GRAY CENTER CALENDAR! It shows all of our upcoming open hours, workshops, network meetings, and more!
Parent Networks--Groups are availble for parents of children with ASD (of all ages, including young adults). Often a community presenter shares information about a resource or technique that is valuable for individuals or families. Most groups meet monthly. (Click here for meeting dates and details). Young Adult Network We have a great group of young people (ages 17 and older) who enjoy meeting monthly to discuss various topics, forming relationships, and gaining skills in a variety of areas. Often they schedule social events in the community or at members' houses. Contact christy@thegraycenter.org for more information. Community Network (for a list of members, click here). Find out more about local organizations working alongside The Gray Center to promote social understanding. Join our network to receive regular e-mails that provide information about relevant community resources and events. Contact annmary@thegraycenter.org for more information. Spectrum Spouses This is a small group of women that meets monthly for encouragement and support related to their role as a wife to someone on the autism spectrum. Contact laurel@thegraycenter.org for more information. Grandparent/Grandfriend Group We had our first meeting on Monday, February 20th. Thirty people came representing individuals ages 2-1/2 to 15, with a wide range of abilities. Watch this site for future dates and details.
Social Understanding Network (SUN) This group consists of anyone and everyone who is working to promote social understanding. Find out more by clicking here! (You can sign up to receive our weekly newsletter at the top of our home page at www.thegraycenter.org).
The Gray Center is pleased to offer Social Coaching to assist parents and their children. Click here for more information. We've added several new titles to our ONLINE STORE! Click here for more details Visit our office in Grand Rapids, MI, or our online store to purchase a variety of books and other materials related to social understanding and/or ASD. Occasionally The Gray Center takes a bookstore on the road to exhibit at area conferences or events. If you would like to invite The Gray Center to exhibit at your conference or event, please contact Christy@thegraycenter.org.
Visit our office in Grand Rapids, MI to borrow materials from our new resource library. If you have books and materials you would like to donate, please send them to us! Contact christy@thegraycenter.org for more information about our library. Click here to view our open hours.
The Gray Center is pleased to have published a variety of valuable resources for parents, teachers, and individuals on the autism spectrum. All are available in our online store, our office bookstore, and our resource library.
The Gray Center frequently sponsors workshops in our office or around Grand Rapids, MI. Click here for more details. Boys' Group Click here for more information. Girls Only – Workshops The Gray Center has a series of workshops for girls of all ages. The workshops provide an opportunity for girls to meet other girls on the spectrum, brush up on social skills, and have a fun time learning something new! All meetings are held at The Gray Center. For more information, contact Ann Mary – 954 9747 or annmary@thegraycenter.org Sibling Groups Click here for more information.
The Gray Center occasionally offers special events, both in our office and around the community.
PRESENTATION BY NICK DUBIN (Grand Rapids, MI, Thursday, May 10th from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m.) Do you have a son, daughter, relative, friend, client, or student diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome (AS)? Are you an adolescent or adult diagnosed with AS?
Come to hear both a personal and professional perspective from author and consultant Nick Dubin. Nick's experiences as an adult on the autism spectrum typify both the strengths and the frustrations experienced by many individuals with Asperger's. Whether you're currently focused on becoming more familiar with Asperger's, with surviving school struggles, standing up to or discouraging bullying, transitioning to college, or gaining successful employment, Mr. Dubin's informative, engaging presentation will convince you that that success is possible, and that creative solutions start by being open to all possibilities. This presentation is open to people with Asperger's and their families and friends, as well as professionals and interested community members. It will be held on Thursday, May 10th from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at the Wisner Center at the Cascade Public Library. Pre-registration is required. Click here to REGISTER ONLINE, or call The Gray Center at 616-954-9747. Registration is only $25 per person.
To date, The Gray Center has sponsored seven annual conferences of perspectives on autism spectrum disorders.
Gray Center staff members are available to give presentations to area schools and other organizations for a nominal fee. The Gray Center is also pleased to be affiliated with two individuals with ASD, Nick Dubin and Sondra Williams, both of whom are available to give presentations. Both have been very well-received at conferences sponsored by state autism society organizations, and by school districts and other organizations. Click here for more information. **Carol Gray and The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding have endorsed a few people to give Social Stories(TM) workshops and presentations! Click here for more information.
Read reviews on some resources relevant to ASD, or contact webmaster@thegraycenter.org to send us your review!
We have a variety of articles related to ASD available on this web site. Click here for more information. In the past, The Gray Center has awarded nearly $30,000 to other organizations and individuals conducting research or providing programming relevant to ASD. We are not currently accepting any grant requests.
Click here for more information about the Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet, and Laurel Hoekman’s GFCF cookbook.
Take a moment to acknowledge a parent, teacher, individual with ASD, or other person who has impacted your life in a positive way! If you would like, we will even post it on our web site!
As a nonprofit organization, we strive to make efficient and wise use of our resources. Your donations help to assist us in providing information and support to those who need it. Thank you for your support--YOU are making a difference! (Click here to make a donation). **Donors will be listed on our web site as members of our "Social Understanding Network" (SUN). Check the growing list of 2007 donors by clicking here. |
