Community Autism Resources invites grandparents in southeastern Massachusetts with an autistic grandchild of any age, from childhood through adulthood, to our Grandparents’ Gathering Luncheon, held twice a year.

Our guest speaker is Angela Ferreira, Assistant Director of Family Services at The Arc of Bristol County, an educational consultant and advocate who works alongside families navigating special education and the IEP process. She’ll present a workshop made for this event, “A Simple Conversation About IEPs, Autism, and Advocacy,” with time for questions and conversation before lunch.

Schedule
10:00 AM: Arrival, coffee, tea and socializing
10:30 AM: Welcome, presentation and Q&A
12:00 PM: Catered buffet lunch
1:00 PM: Event concludes

The luncheon is free for grandparents living in our service region, the Department of Developmental Services Southeast Region. Grandparents who live outside the region can register and attend for a fee.

Registration is required and closes Friday, October 30.

Afterward, stop by the adjoining room for our Holiday Bazaar & Resource Fair, where you can visit local resources and makers, take your picture with the Grinch and buy tickets at our raffle tables. Admission to the bazaar is free and open to the public.

Getting there: Please park in the back lot and enter through the back conference door; the hotel’s front doors are not open to the public.

Questions about the luncheon? Contact Heather Baylies-Grigoreas, Director of Family Support, at hbayliesgrigoreas@communityautism.org.