The eight 2017 Community Project Grant recipients include:
- Autism Tree Project Foundation — "The Effect of Group Music Therapy on Social Communicative Interactions: A Pilot Study": The purpose of this pilot is to provide a 10 week music therapy playgroup to underserved families of children with autism (ages 3 - 5 years) and measure the effects music therapy has on preschool concept development and social communicative skills.
- Include Autism -" Educational Equipment for Nonpublic Transition School": This project would provide educational equipment, teaching materials and supplies (including i-Pads and a Promethean Interactive White Board) needed for Include Autism's multi-disciplinary, community-focused nonpublic school for transition age youth with autism.
-Intricate Mind Institute — " Enhancing Driving Skills for Individuals with ASD through Group Cognitive Behavioral Intervention": Driving is an important step towards independence for those with HFA. This Cognitive-Behavioral intervention for Driving (CBID) integrates cognitive strategies with behavioral strategies with one-on-one driving simulator practice. NFAR is purchasing the driving simulator equipment and software needed for this project.
-New Village Arts, Inc — "Monday Night Live! and The Little Prince Project" New Village Arts has created two programs for young adults with autism; Monday Night Live! introduces students to the techniques of acting, improvisation and sketch comedy emphasizing cooperation and creativity. The Little Prince will take students through a rehearsal and performance production while applying the skills learned in Monday Night Live!
- Rady Children's Hospital Autism Discovery Institute - "Examining the effectiveness of a community-based inclusion preschool program for children with ASD" This study is follow-up to prior research that documents the effectiveness of inclusion for toddlers with ASD, and examines how well the inclusion based model is working for those at the preschool level.
- San Diego Natural History Museum — "SPECTRUM Social Stories" This program was designed to create better accessibility of the arts and culture of Balboa Park museums to those with autism. Working with museum staff, high-functioning young adults with ASD will create both written and video based social stories for 7 Balboa Park museums. This grant will help to support this effort.
- Somali Family Service of San Diego — "San Diego Somali Autism Awareness Initiative" Somali Family Service of San Diego will provide monthly educational forums with host speakers, a variety of family activities, transportation and translation services etc. to families of the East African community in San Diego who have a child with autism. The forums are structured to empower autism families with information and support.
- Vista Hill Stein Education Center– “Parent Helping Hands Support Group Project" Stein Education Center provides educational, after-school, and pre-vocational service to children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and similar conditions. SEC initiated a Parent Support Group that provides a way for parents of special needs students to be more engaged in their child's educational program -bringing them together to create materials, weighted articles, etc. to be used in the classrooms.
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