{"id":1845,"date":"2017-02-10T20:36:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T04:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10124\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2017-02-13T16:45:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T00:45:48","slug":"geek-club-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/?p=1845","title":{"rendered":"Geek Club Books!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(AASCEND TV nabs prize!<\/span> See below.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

At\u00a0A<\/span>A<\/span>S<\/span>C<\/span>E<\/span>N<\/span>D<\/span>\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0February 18 meeting we’ll hear from Jodi Murphy, founder of\u00a0Geek Club Books<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>an autism-centered nonprofit production company inspired by her son Jonathan, who will also present at the meeting. Geek Club Books seeks to change perceptions about autism and to put an end to the stigma surrounding the condition. Their approach is to be a part of modern popular culture\u2014to educate children and adults about autism using storytelling and entertainment.<\/strong><\/span> Their goals are to engage and delight while increasing the public’s understanding about autism. Each project includes autistic contributors,<\/strong><\/span> educational specialists, and clinical partners. Current projects have included the production of digital comics, storybook app, curriculum, webisode series, digital content,<\/strong><\/span> classroom visits and online community engagement.<\/p>\n

\"Geek<\/a><\/p>\n

Jonathan, who is also an established SAG-AFTRA voice actor working under the professional name Jonathan Cormur, will also be present to talk about his involvement in projects at Geek Club Books.<\/p>\n

Speaking of AASCEND, Jodi and Jonathan report they “would love to explore how we can support each other, collaborate and\/or bring opportunities for others on the spectrum to share their talents with the world (and get paid for it).” This promises to be a fascinating presentation highlighting real opportunities for people on the autism spectrum. Don’t miss it!<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Sat February 18,\u00a010am \u2013 noon<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhere:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The Arc of SF<\/strong><\/span>\u00a01500 Howard St. @ 11th St. \u00a0 \u00a0SF, CA 94103\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0map<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Parking is often available<\/strong>\u00a0in the garage at 255 12th Street, with a reasonable flat rate for Saturdays.\u00a0There is also metered street parking for $2\/hr.<\/p>\n

IN OTHER NEWS…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Congratulations<\/strong><\/em><\/span> to the whole AASCEND team behind the cable TV and YouTube television show, Life on the Autism Spectrum<\/span><\/a><\/span>,<\/strong>\u00a0winners in the category of Best Education and Instruction Show<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 by viewer acclaim! \u2013 at the 2016 SF Commons Awards <\/strong><\/span>held this month in San Francisco.\u00a0Kudos especially to stalwarts Stacey Kennedy, Will Bernick, Keith Halperin, Michael Bernick \u2013 and\u00a0producer Matthew McIntyre here accepting the award for the crew:<\/p>\n

\"Matthew<\/a><\/p>\n

Paul Nussbaum<\/strong><\/span> and the team fronted by Ascendigo<\/span><\/a><\/span> has survived the\u00a0grueling Greenland-<\/strong>prep trip between Aspen and Vail Colorado! A sequence of reports ran: 1. “This Sunday our team will begin their second trip to prepare for the Greenland expedition. Greenland is the vision of an autistic athlete [Paul Nussbaum] who will co-lead a neurodiverse team across the great icecap.” 2. “<\/span>Conditions are proving to be difficult, but they are still continuing their hike with high spirits. Last night they camped around the Betty Bear Hut, near Thomasville. Four more days left of their 100 mile excursion!” 3. “Despite very challenging climate conditions, the Greenland Expedition team was able to travel in 6 days further than they did in Yellowstone [last year] and at 4,000-5,000 feet higher elevation, no one suffered any serious cold weather related injuries, and everyone’s spirits remained high.” Way to go, Paul! Here is some of his journey as relayed by (somewhat glitchy) satellite:<\/p>\n

\"Aspen<\/a><\/p>\n

AASCEND friend Robin Steward<\/strong><\/span> has created a survey about education regarding menstruation, for autistic people, at\u00a0https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.co.uk\/r\/QHJ38GH<\/a>\u00a0She invites the participation of those interested.<\/p>\n

If you are the parent of an autistic adult<\/strong><\/span> you may want to respond to a survey for a project titled, “Parental Factors Related to the Work Participation of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder”. Details and the survey are here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/PFWPASD<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally, API Wellness in San Francisco has groups for transgender and gender non-conforming<\/strong><\/span> people on the neurodiversity spectrum, including autism. More information is available at apiwellness.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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(AASCEND TV nabs prize! See below.) At\u00a0AASCEND\u2019s\u00a0February 18 meeting we’ll hear from Jodi Murphy, founder of\u00a0Geek Club Books,\u00a0an autism-centered nonprofit production company inspired by her son Jonathan, who will also present at the meeting. Geek Club Books seeks to change … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1845\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}