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THE NEWSLETTER OF THE AUTISM SOCIETY of Southeastern Wisconsin
3720 N. 124th Street, Suite O, Wauwatosa, WI 53222 (414) 988-1260 ٠ [email protected] ٠ www.assew.org
In this issue Page 2: Board and Staff; Support Groups Information
Page 3: From the Executive Director: Creating Opportunities: Joining Together for Systems Change
Page 4: Autism and SSI Benefits
Page 5: A Positive Perspective: An Interview with an Adult on the Spectrum
Pages 6-7: Dylan’s Run 2015
Pages 8-9: Program Highlights: Free Spectrum of Support Series Begins this Fall; Start Planning Your Future TRAILS
Page 10: Sensory Friendly Films; Help Support the Autism Society
Page 11: Book Review: NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
ON THE SPECTRUM S
Now comes to you
quarterly!
Watch for the Winter Issue in January.
Autism Society Of Southeastern Wisconsin 3720 N. 124th Street, Suite O Wauwatosa, WI 53222
: (414) 988-1260: @ .
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3720 N. 124th Street, Suite O, Wauwatosa, WI 53222 Phone: (414) 988-1260, Fax: (888) 280-1844
Voice mailbox for Spanish language speakers: (414) 988-1273, staffed by volunteer Daysi Jimenez
Ardis Burke Bookkeeper
Rechelle Chaffee Marketing Director
Susan Contardi Newsletter Editor
Liz Gebhardt Development Coordinator
Susan Hoepfner Information & Referral Specialist
Sue LeBuhn Administrative Associate
Renée Logee Director of Development
Julie Quigley Program Manager
Mark Cyganiak Vice President,
ServiceMaster Recovery Chris Scherer
Vice President, Andrus Intellectual Property Law
Ryan Michalski Treasurer, KPMG
Julie Arens Secretary,
Racine Unified SD
Brian Beeghly Johnson Controls
Celina Born-Tratar Deloitte Tax LLP
Elizabeth Drame UW-Milwaukee
John Dyer ProHealth Care
Riv Goldman Rockwell Automation
Mark Haglin Trivent Financial
Mike Nauman Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Andrea Nelson Unisource Insurance
Dawn Schwartz ADX Creative
Sami Sobhani Wheaton Franciscan
Healthcare
Nicole Sova R.W. Baird
Amy Van Hecke Marquette University
DIRECTOR EMERITUS Patti Meerschaert
STAFF AND OFFICE Emily Levine
Executive Director
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Howard Miller
President, Nova Systems
DIRECTORS
Office hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m.—3 p.m. and Fridays by appointment
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Diversity Everyone is individual and different
Inclusion Inclusion is a sense of belonging:
feeling respected, valued for who you are; feeling a level of supportive energy
and commitment from others so that you can do your best at work
Equality Equal access to opportunities
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