{"id":5290,"date":"2025-08-04T21:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T04:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10124\/?p=5290"},"modified":"2025-08-05T08:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:32:40","slug":"game-day-at-the-arc-plus-stanford-information-and-listening-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/?p=5290","title":{"rendered":"GAME DAY at the ARC! Plus Stanford Information and Listening Session."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you care greatly about the quality of mental health care for neurodivergent youth? Stanford invites interested neurodivergent youth (13-21), parents, and professionals who work with them to participate in an important new project about this. A small stipend is offered to participants. <\/mark><\/em>Community participation is central<\/strong> <\/em><\/mark>to the project. Please click<\/mark><\/em> this link<\/strong><\/a> if you are interested in joining this community-academic partnership. There will be an informational session about the project, via Zoom <\/strong>this<\/mark><\/em> Wednesday<\/mark><\/strong> <\/strong><\/mark><\/em>Aug 6 at<\/mark> 4pm<\/mark><\/strong> Pacific. This will be a good chance to learn more and to share input. Please click<\/mark><\/em> this link<\/strong><\/a> to join the meeting.<\/mark><\/em> Details below.<\/strong><\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Saturday August 16 A<\/span>A<\/span>S<\/span>C<\/span>E<\/span>N<\/span>D<\/span><\/strong> will host a Kickoff Board Game Social Mixer<\/mark><\/strong> at the SF Arc (address below). Come as you are. Snacks and new board games<\/strong> will be provided. Bring your own game if you have a favorite. This is a great opportunity to make new friends and to meet old friends while having a blast playing board games with them! The meeting will be in-person only. <\/span>Click here to RSVP<\/strong> <\/a>so we can plan refreshments.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GAME DAY!<\/big><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Who: <\/b>Adults on the autism spectrum, families, mentors and professionals all welcome. For more information, please contact: info@aascend.org
When:<\/strong> Sat Aug 16<\/strong><\/span>, 10am \u2013 12:30<\/mark> <\/strong><\/span>
Where: The Arc of SF<\/span><\/strong> 1500 Howard St. @ 11th St. SF, CA 94103 <\/strong>(enter on 11th St) map<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Stanford, cont’d):<\/mark><\/strong> Stanford is excited to share that a group there is starting a new research project entitled “Community Engagement Research in Improving Mental Health Equity Through Neurodiversity-Informed Culturally Equitable (NICE) Interventions in Autistic Youth.\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aims of the study are to (1) engage autistic youth, families, and community stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to identify culturally specific mental health needs, barriers, and strengths using a participatory design thinking approach, (2) co-develop and refine Neurodiversity-Informed Culturally Equitable (NICE) mental health interventions that are responsive to the lived experiences, communication styles, and cultural values of autistic youth, and (3) pilot-test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of the NICE interventions in real-world community clinic settings to inform future large-scale implementation and evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Phase 1 of the study, we invite autistic youth and young adults (ages 13 to 21), their families, mental health providers, and primary care providers to join our community-academic partnership. Please click this link to indicate your interest in joining the partnership<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will hold an Information and Listening Session on August 6, 2025 (Wednesday) at 4 pm Pacific Time. We will focus on the first phase of the study in this meeting. Please click this link to join the meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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