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Art Is My Life ❤💛💙💜💚

Autism & The Arts Panel Recap  "Art is my life,"  Jayson Valles  exclaimed, perfectly encapsulating the spirit and intent of our first ever Autism & The Arts Panel Discussion. Jayson is an Autistic Self-Advocate and multidisciplinary artist who spoke alongside  Emanuel Frowner ,  Constance Van Rolleghem, Jonathon Epstein,  and  Gloria Pizzaro  on how folks in the ASD community can incorporate arts activities into their home routines.  Missed our panel discussion? Don’t worry!  Click Here  to view the panel discussion in full, then  Click Here  to view the list of resources our panelists shared during the discussion. A closed captioned version of the recording will be available on our website later this week. Thank you again to our amazing guests! Please  Click Here  to complete a short survey to share your feedback on how we can improve our panel discussions, and to share your thoughts on what our next panel discussion should be. Virtu

Autism Awareness Panel Rescheduled!

Autism & The Arts Panel Rescheduled GREAT NEWS! You can still tune into our Autism & The Arts Panel Discussion which has been rescheduled for  Wednesday, May 13th, at 12PM   noon  via Youtube Live. Be sure to subscribe to our  YouTube  channel so you'll receive event reminders and you won't miss a moment of this insightful and engaging conversation! Our panelists include advocates and members of the Autism community such as  Emanuel Frowner , Self-Advocate and Actor;  Constance Van Rolleghem , Chair of the Steering Committee of the Museum, Arts and Culture Access Consortium and Parent of a child with ASD;  Jonathon Epstein , Transition Developer at AHRC NYC's Adult Day Services;  Jayson Valles , Self-Advocate and Artist; and  Gloria Pizzaro , Parent of child with ASD!   Click Here  to submit questions you may have for our panelists. See you Wednesday! Virtual Open Mic Last week's Virtual Open Mic featured a triple threat artist

Autism & the Arts Panel + #GivingTuesdayNow

Autism & The Arts Panel You are invited to our Autism & The Arts Panel Discussion this Friday, May 8th, at 12 noon. The panel will be hosted via Facebook Live and will feature advocates and members of the Autism community such as Emanuel Frowner, Self-Advocate and Actor; Constance Van Rolleghem, Chair of the Steering Committee of the Museum, Arts and Culture Access Consortium and Parent of a child with ASD; Jonathon Epstein, Transition Developer at AHRC NYC's Adult Day Services; Jayson Valles, Self-Advocate and Artist; and Gloria Pizzaro, Parent of child with ASD! We will discuss ways that we can integrate art activities into our home routines.  Click Here  to submit questions you may have for our panelists. See you Friday! #GivingTuesdayNow This Tuesday, May 5th, is #GivingTuesdayNow. Please  consider donating  to BEAT to help us continue providing our culturally responsive virtual programming. Amid this global crisis, we have doubled dow