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Welcome to the website for the Orange & Chatham County Chapter of the North Carolina Autism Society (ASNCOC). Please see the "About Us" tab to learn more about who we are and how we locally implement the mission, value and vision statements of the North Carolina Autism Society, prioritizing and meeting the needs of the the Orange and Chatham county families we serve.
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The Mariposa School has an after-school social skills program for children ages 3 and up. Social Butterflies groups vary upon age and skill level and make every effort to include non-disabled peers as age appropriate peer models. The next upcoming session starts February 20th. And, there is still time for new students to enroll!
Each session is two hours of social skills instruction with two-day (M/W, T/Th) or four-day (M-Th) options. The cost is $425/$850 for the six week program.
Activities include Board games, Active/Gross games, Video games, Art, Music, Sports, etc. Individualized goals are indentified for each student and data is collected daily during group activities. If you would like more information about Social Butterflies, please contact Meredith Rose at 461-0600 or email mrose@mariposaschool.org for details.
Children eligible for Social Butterflies should be able to request items or activities (vocals, signs, PECS) without intensive instruction and should have behavior that is not severe or dangerous to oneself, others, or the learning of others. We are scheduling new student assessments now in order to enroll for the next session on 2/20/12.
If you think your child would benefit from social skills instruction, go to www.mariposaschool.org for more information about Social Butterflies.
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There is a wealth of information on our site as well as numerous links to additional resources. There are links to certain websites which are repeated throughout our site, based on the topic of information of interest. We have done this in an effort to help you minimize the time spent searching various websites for information. Please sign up on our Contact us to receive email notifications and our newsletter.
Our chapter is run entirely by volunteers, many of whom are parents of children diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). If you are interested in helping out, please let us know.
Whether you are the relative of a newly-diagnosed child or an adult diagnosed with ASD, we hope this site helps to connect you to important resources and a support network. Please contact asncoc@gmail.com with any website event updates, comments and suggestions.
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