Our 3 week Bilingual Summer Camp finished on July 28th and was another huge success, with over 90 children enjoying a range of fun activities such as SmartFit, Airloop, Geneve Plage, Paddle boarding, Chocotour, Sailing and many more. We are grateful for the warm welcome of these organizations.  Our 3 week Bilingual Summer Camp finished on July 28th and was another huge success, with over 90 children enjoying a range of fun activities such as SmartFit, Airloop, Geneve Plage, Paddle boarding, Chocotour, Sailing and many more. We are grateful for the warm welcome of these organizations.  The ACCESS Club explored Geneva and neighboring Swiss towns, with some of their favorite activities being bowling, Natural history museum , Servion Zoo, YatouSplash, Swiss Vapour Park and Mini golf and pool, Our team recommends all of these organizations as places to visit and enjoy. We found the staff very welcoming to our children and young adults. We all felt very accepted and included.    Our team will be taking some well earned vacation time but we are all looking forward to the year ahead. Some dates for your diaries: Our first Coffee with Experts will be on September 28th. Registrations are open for our Social Skills Program and Connect Club for Adolescents. ACCESS Interns will resume the ACCESS Program on August 28th.   Read our entire newsletter here.

Our first Coffee with Experts will take place on Sept 28th. Topic: Settling Back to School with Dr. Lorna Barry. RSVP ASK has been nominated as one of the organisations to present at Genève pour le Bien Commun.   Sept 25th | Théâtre du Léman | 18h30   Visit the event’s website for more information.   We welcomed new and returning ACCESS interns to the start of their first term on August 28th. We are excited for the year ahead. Our ACCESS interns will join the local Police Department on September 15th to help organise and plan for Journée de la Police on September 16th. This experience will give our interns an insight into the daily activities undertaken by the Police. There is a lot of excitement at the office in preparation for this event.. We have some opportunities for volunteers to be a part of our team. Join us here.   We love fashion! We have an amazing experience for our social skills groups and ACCESS interns this September. The team from Ralph Lauren are delivering specialized workshops in fashion design to our children and adults. We look forward to sharing their creations in our next newsletter.   Social Skills starting on Sept 5th   We are now running social skills sessions on Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays. We look forward to welcoming your children to our sessions. please see here for registration or contact us directly for further information. Then list the groups Preschool starts 3:00-4:00 on September 5th School Aged Group 4:30-6:00 on September 4th and 5th Connect Club 4:30-6:00 on September 14th.   Children with ADHD may have difficulties with integrating within the school environment. Some children have challenges with focus during class time, making/keeping friends, behavior regulation, amongst other difficulties. We are thrilled to have the support of Foundation TDHA in-sight to expand on our PBS program which focuses on the meaningful inclusion of children experiencing such difficulties. Within this program, we offer training for teaching teams on integrating children with ADHD into the classroom. We also offer individual integration plans for children who would benefit from more personalised plans to support their inclusion. Contact us directly to find out more.   Read the entire newsletter here.

We love fashion! Our social skills groups and ACCESS interns experienced fun and creative fashion design workshops with the team from Ralph Lauren.  Genève pour le Bien Commun was a great success! Thank you to our donors and supporters for making this evening possible and memorable. ASK was amongst 9 organisations last Monday evening to benefit from the support of our community. We invite you to learn more about the other organisations:  Cuisine Lab, Enfants du Parc, Hôpiclowns, Lire et Faire Lire – Suisse, Relais Enfants Parents Romands, SOS Future Mamans, Suspend’us, Zoe4Life.   Our ACCESS intern joined the local Police Department on September 15th to help organise and plan for Journée de la Police . This experience gave our intern an insight into the daily activities undertaken by the Police.   Our first Coffee with Experts took place on Sept 28th with Dr Lorna Barry. We are delighted to let you know that our next Coffee with Experts will be on October 19th (12:00-13:30). We will be joined by the counseling team from Webster to talk about parent self-care. Please come along RSVP   We are delighted to announce a new collaboration with  Best Buddies International and to receive funding to develop a new employment model for ACCESS interns. Our director, Dr. Jennifer Holloway, will travel to Madrid next week to start working with the BBI team.    Our Team at ASK are committed to supporting the inclusion of children and adults with different learning abilities within their schools and communities. We are here to help schools and families by attending school meetings/multi-disciplinary meetings, promoting collaborations and providing advisory services. Contact us to learn more.   Read the entire newsletter here.

Many children with autism and/or ADHD can connect information from the environment in different ways. Sometimes the processing of this information can become overwhelming. We are creating a sensory holiday experience for children with differential learning abilities to join in the festivities of the season. We are hoping to create a fun and calming space for children for our end of term party. Save the date for December 12th, 16:30-18:30. Toddlers and School aged children. Limited places available to ensure the best sensory experience for all. RSVP Procap offers services to both parent members and non-members. Non-members can benefit from free initial advice. Procap can also represent parents in the event of a dispute with a social insurance company, provided certain conditions are met. Procap advise you to contact them as soon as possible if you have any problems or questions relating to social insurance:Procap Genève. Office de contact. Rue des Minoteries 3. 1205 Genève. Tél. 022 329 51 50, conseil.geneve@procap.ch Read our entire October newsletter here.

ASK is delighted to announce two free online training workshops for teachers and other professionals on Positive Behavior Support with Dr. Deirdre Kearney. Dr. Kearney is a Chartered Psychologist with over 22 years of clinical practice supporting children, adolescents and adults who experience difficulties. Deirdre has expertise in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism and complex behavioral presentations. Both workshops will provide opportunities for questions. Registration links will be available in our December newsletter. The first workshop will introduce the framework of positive behavior support and explores how this can be used to effectively support students in classroom environments. It will also introduce whole school approaches to supporting student wellbeing and skill development.  The second workshop will explore specific applications of PBS to support students with ADHD and ASD, as well as other specific support needs. Our team recommends Article | Supporting your child to regulate their emotions Publication | Recognising autism in girls within the education context: reflecting on the internal presentation and the diagnostic criteria Study | Participate in a study on the impact of bilingualism on the cognitive and communicative development of children with and without autism | Université de Fribourg | Autism, Bilingualism, Cognitive and Communicative Development Webinar | Using Behavioral Skills Training to Prepare Young Adults with Autism for the Transition to Adulthood | ABA Switzerland Wednesday, December 13th, 8pm-9:30pm. 1.5 CEUs available Read the full newsletter here.

Our ASK Elves created a sensory holiday party for children with different learning abilities on December 12th. We had such a fun time with our winter games, dance and karaoke, arts and crafts, sensory quiet room and Santa’s snacks and presents. We extend our appreciation for all of the children, siblings and parents who attended- it certainly left everyone in the festive spirit! Our ASK Team completed Basic Life Support and Automated External DefibrillationGeneric Provider as recognised by the Swiss Resuscitation Council with HealthFirst Sàrl this month. Please join our ASK Parent Community by becoming a parent member. We are also looking for parent volunteers to join our parent support committee. We would like to have more involvement from parents to help us to develop our outreach events, coffee mornings and parent 2 parent support networks. Please contact us if you have time to get involved. Best Buddies International Jobs Program will launch in January 2024. Please contact us if you are interested in participating or finding out more. We will hold our Annual General Meeting on February 13th. We welcome members of ASK to register to attend in-person or receive a link to attend online. RSVP ASK will be moving to a new building 50 meters from our current offices in June! Our team was visiting the site this month. Some of our upcoming events planned for next year: ACCESS Art Exhibition | January 19th Our ACCESS Interns will be showcasing their artwork in the afternoon of January 19th at the ESCA CancerSupport Centre. We would like to extend an invitation to anyone who would like to join us to celebrate the work the interns completed this term. Please fill this form to indicate your interest. Workshop | January 23rd ASK is Authorized Continuing Education (ACE). Our first workshop of 2024 will be held on January 23rd (7-8pm, GMT. The first workshop will introduce the framework of positive behavior support and explores how this can be used to effectively support students with different needs in classroom environments. It will also introduce whole school approaches to supporting student wellbeing and skill development. Registration is free here. There is a charge for CEUs. Coffee with Experts | January 25th Our next Coffee with Experts will take place on January 25th where we will talk about psychoeducation and how to support the emotional wellbeing of our children. Our Coffee with Experts group offers parent to parent support with a member of our ASK team. RSVP Our team recommends Article | Autism and Christmas Article | An autistic friendly Christmas Article | How can parents apply ABA at home? We invite you to read the full newsletter here.

Our ACCESS interns presented their paintings and mosaics at the first ACCESS Art Exhibition at CancerSupport Switzerland. Here is a sample of some of the beautiful work they produced. Thank you to Anne-Liis and the team at CancerSupport Switzerland for hosting the event at their beautiful centre. The workshop on Positive Behavior Support with Dr. Deirdre Kearney was a big success this month. We are looking forward to hosting the second workshop in this series on February 28th (7-8pm, GMT). This workshop will present more details about the specific strategies that can be implemented within the mainstream classrooms to support the inclusion of children with complex behavior needs. Register here. Here is a link to find out more about school wide positive behavior support . Please also contact us atif you are a professional working in schools and are interested in finding out more. Please join our ASK Parent Community by becoming a parent member. We are also looking for parent volunteers to join our parent support committee. We would like to have more involvement from parents to help us to develop our outreach events, coffee mornings and parent 2 parent support networks. Please contact us if you have time to get involved. We will hold our Annual General Meeting on February 13th. We welcome members of ASK to register to attend in-person or receive a link to attend online. RSVP Contact us to learn about our Social Inclusion Program. ASK corporate volunteer opportunities are now featured at the Alaya by Benevity portal. We invite all companies to check the open positions or contact us to discuss how we can collaborate together!   Our team recommends Workshop | SPRINT is happy to offer this presentation by Laura Atack – Positive Discipline Approach | Register Workshop | PFA-SBT with Dr. Gregory Hanley | Join Dr. Gregory Hanley for an exceptional 3 days training to build adapted and respectful solutions for people presenting frequent, severe or dangerous problem behaviors. Newsletter | Autism and Neurodivergent Newsletter | Jessica Kingsley Publishers Article | Parent Self-Care Research call for Schools | Sharon O’Dell – CEO, ADHD Lincs |  Interventions to supportchildren with ADHD to stay in school and meet their potential. Resources for individuals with Dyslexia: Touch Typing Resources for teachers Digital Tools for learners   Read our full newsletter.

We are delighted to be invited to showcase our ART Exhibition at the United Nations and celebrate World Autism Day on April 2nd. Attendance is by invitation only. Contact us if you would like to attend the Opening Ceremony. The workshop on Positive Behavior Support was held on February 28th. Dr Kearney provided an excellent insight into creating inclusive school environments. Contact us to learn about our Social Inclusion Program.The ACCESS Team continues to support and develop opportunities for workplace inclusion in the community. We launched our first Work Inclusion Workshop which is supported by Best Buddies Jobs and the US Embassy in Bern. This first workshop covered Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. A massive thank you to our guest from Best Buddies US, Chris Drove and to our speakers on Robotics and AI: Guillem Martinez Roura – ITU and AI for Good;Maël Fabian – biped – All-in-one mobility aid for people with vision loss;Vitalii Varbanets – Next Academy.Our next Work Inclusion Workshop is scheduled for April, please get in touch with us if you would like to participate.   Our team recommends Article | PDA: Why it is important and where we are now Article | Improving Social Skills for adults with autism and co-occurring intellectual disabilities to promote workplace inclusion Event | AI for Good Global Summit   Read our full newsletter.

Upcoming Events ASK and Best Buddies Pre-Employment Workshop | April 29th The second pre-employment workshop is scheduled for April 29th from 13:00-16:00, delivered by Addictlab. The workshop title is Cross Disciplinary Science and will provide participants with many fun activities to help build a deeper understanding of science. We would like to invite young adults (17years +) with different learning abilities to join us for this event. Please contact us at the office  to find out more or RSVP here for the event. World Autism Day Art Exhibition  | April 2nd Register for your UN entrance badge here.   Our team recommends Online workshop for professionals | Through a Parent’s Lens: Understanding and Supporting Families of Individuals with ASD: 1.5 CEU’s – ABA Switzerland | ABA Switzerland offer an online workshop that highlights the importance of understanding the experiences of parents of children with autism to better inform clinical practice. BCBA job opportunity in Stuttgart | Learn more Webinar | SPRINT France  have an interesting online webinar to join on April  4th April, 2024, 7.40PM (PARIS TIME) Title: Beyond Empathy: Understanding how cognition shapes altruistic behavior development We often expect children to help, share, comfort others, or at the very least hope they will. Yet how do these prosocial behaviors develop? Is it really all about empathy? (Spoiler: it isn’t!). This discussion will focus on how altruistic and prosocial behavior develop in childhood, why it’s essential to consider the role of cognitive processes including attention, inhibitory control and perspective-taking, and how we can best support children in building their prosocial identity. Lucie Rose, Ph.D.Neuropsychologist & Postdoctoral researcher Please complete the google form for access registration and zoom link. We had a busy month preparing for our collaborative ART Exhibition at the United Nations. World Autism Day on April 2nd will mark the opening of the exhibition. You can still and the beautiful pieces created by the children and adults attending ASK and ACCESS.  Register for your UN entrance badge here. The pieces will also be available to be viewed on our website from the Opening Day onwards. We celebrated neurodiversity week (March 18th-22nd) by engaging in many interesting events discussing this important topic. We were delighted to attend the celebration of World Down Syndrome Day at the United Nations on March 21st. Our team joined in by wearing happy socks.The ACCESS interns have begun a new collaboration with Cancer Support Switzerland this month. Read the entire newsletter