The New "Normal": Living with Autism: Autism Awareness And Assistance In Action- You Can Help- Here's How!

This weekend is a very special event for the local community around Severna Park/Annapolis, MD. This weekend is an event that supports one of my favorite places on earth and I am super passionate about making sure the word is spread and that as many people attend as possible. This weekend is the Cisco Center Family Fun Day- it is Saturday Oct 18^th from 11-3. It is going to be a blast. But more importantly, it is going to raise money for the center. Which is always greatly needed. Why? Because this is an amazingly generous group of people who do everything in their power to make sure they are able to provide services to special needs families, even special needs families with financial difficulties. Frankly, this encompasses most of the special needs community. As state funding is decreased for autism families (we STILL have not heard from LISS), services are getting further out of reach for children who desperately need them. That’s where our community needs to step in- and it’s super easy! Just come to Family Fun Day and have fun!

There have been weeks that our family has had to postpone payment- Cisco Center does everything they can to accommodate us. And I know that many other families are in similar boats. This has to hurt the center, but they put the families first. Always. There are times when I find myself in tears wondering where our next payment will come from- their response? Nathan always has a spot with us. I can’t even begin to describe how reassuring these statements are. My children are everything to me, and my main goal in life is providing them with everything they need to thrive. This center, especially for Nathan, is a necessity.

I posted last Christmas about the effort the staff of Cisco Center make to give our children awesome experiences, and why their program, above others, is so special. Please read:

http://jackandnatesmom.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-blessing-to-our-family-cisco-center.html

You can also check out their site:

www.ciscocenter.org

So basically, I am begging- if you are local, come out this weekend. The support is greatly needed, and the recipients, so very deserving.

Here are some of the fun events for kiddos:

Face painting

Ghost bowling

Punkin chunkin

Ice cream bar

Food

Obstacle Course (sensory friendly- provided by Children at Play)

Bounce House