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CARROLL COUNTY
SPECIAL
POINTS OF
INTEREST:
Social
Club;
Thurs.
Jan. 29th
Creative
Writing;
Feb. 9th
Job Hunters; Feb.
10th
Game
Group;
Feb. 11th
BarrierFree
Theatre;
Feb. 13th
Autism
5K; Sat.
April 25th
Autism in Motion
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AIM with US
Happy New Year! Welcome to
the second volume of The Arc
Carroll Countys adult autism
newsletter, Autism in Motion.
Last month Social Club all
gathered around a conference
table, after a holiday gift
exchange, to discuss the next
series of classes theyd like to
see implemented at The Arc
Carroll County. After drawing
up a list of over a dozen
ideas, voting occurred and it
was narrowed down to three
new classes: Creative Writing,
Game Group, and Barrier-Free
Theatre. Job Hunters, where
adults on the spectrum are
aided in entering the workforce, is also making a remount totaling four classes in
all.
Taking each members opinions and ideas into consideration, the cost of each of these
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Social Club
Creative Writing
Britt! I am
Come explore your imagination through the use of fictional and non-fictional
works! We will learn how to
write biographies, short
stories, plays, & poetry!
This class was in high demand among our group! We
will get a chance to share
our creations with one another and have our BarrierFree Theatre class bring
SUPER excited
for these classes.
It means we get
to see each other
more often and
hone our skills at
the same time!
Services, at
bburr@arccarroll.com or
call at (410) 848-4124 ext.
139.
The cost of this class includes: writing materials,
computer usage, venue,
books, marketing materials,
guest speakers, etc.
Game Group
The Game Group is a new
class that focuses on socialization and communication through the use of
computers and gaming
techniques. Participants in
this group will learn different media skills as well as
engaging in Live Action
Role Play (LARPing). This
role play allows people to
get up from the screen and
physically and safely portray gaming scenarios in a
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controlled environment.
Although always fun, this
class is not all games. We
will be taking breaks from
our gaming sessions to learn
necessary computer skills
such as Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint, and Excel as
well as becoming competent in other presentational
computer programs and
editing software. This class
will be offered on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8pm
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Barrier-Free Theatre
Barrier-Free Theatre
Autism Intern, Lindsay Bullock,
portraying a pirate
Photo Credit: Dylan Slaglestaff
Job Hunters
Last year we successfully helped
Conner develop his skills in acquiring a job at the Westminster
HomeGoods for the holiday season. Now, Conner is currently
residing in Japan looking for
work teaching English to Japanese students. Job Hunters is a
course specifically designed to
develop job skills, job research,
cover letter and resume writing,
dressing for success, and other
Conner just
moved to Japan
to look for work
teaching English
to Japanese
students!!
On the horizon...
Not only are we reintroducing
classes this spring, but were
simultaneously planning autism
summer sessions for June , July,
& August of 2015.
To keep our autism program
growing and funded we are
starting what we hope to be an
annual Autism 5K. On Saturday,
April 25th of this year we will
be meeting at The Arc Carroll
County in the morning to run
3.1 miles together. All proceeds