Autism Awareness Association

Website

http://www.freewebs.com/aaaucd/

Contact Email

<ucdautismawarenessassociation@gmail.com>

Established

2007

Club Office Location

One Shields Avenue, Davis

Meeting Times

Second Tuesday of Every Month

Meeting Location

Davis Campus Buildings

The Autism Awareness Association, founded in 2007, is a student organization at UC Davis that is dedicated to spreading knowledge about autism spectrum disorders. We are the first college student organization to promote education and awareness about autism spectrum disorders, and we accomplish this by working closely with the prestigious MIND Institute in Sacramento and other organizations associated through the University of California, Davis and the surrounding community. Experts in the autism field often give short presentations at our general meetings to debunk some of the misconceptions of autism and other developmental disorders, such as researchers, teachers, and social workers. The Autism Awareness Association also offers connections to internships at the MIND Institute and participates in community service events, such as volunteering for the Special Olympics, which are just some of the opportunities for members to see how autism effects people in everyday life.

President: Justin C. Kumar jckumar@ucdavis.edu
Vice President: Lacey Miyazaki lmmiyazaki@ucdavis.edu
Publicity: Hope Feldman hfeldman@ucdavis.edu
Secretary: Emily Saneski easaneski@ucdavis.edu
Internship Coordinator: Ehsan Ejaz eejaz@ucdavis.edu
Web Master and Historian: Sue Wong sqwong@ucdavis.edu
Fundraiser: Barry Rodich bmrodich@ucdavis.edu
Student Service Coordinator: Joelle Fregeau jdfregeau@ucdavis.edu
Co-founders: Jay Lytton jslytton@ucdavis.edu, Tanya Shtutman tshtutman@ucdavis.edu
Alumni Officers: Special Events: Mohana Roy, Secretary: Susan Cheung, Webmaster and Historian: Danielle McTaggart

Autism Awareness Induction Ceremony
Members of the Autism Awareness Associatin who have attended at least three events in the quarter will be inducted as official members into the Autism Awareness Association and will receive certificates indicating their "active member" status. The formal date for the ceremony will be announced later, but it will take place some time in late May or early June.

Autism Awareness Officer Interviews
Members who've filled out officer applications will be eligible for interviews in late May.

Autism Awareness General Meeting Tuesday May 10th 7pm Olson 106

Two officers of Autism Awareness will discuss how autism has affected them in their personal lives.

Louise Gane, MS will give a presentation on Fragile X. Louise is a genetics associate at the M.I.N.D. Institute, who specializes in research on Fragile X Syndrome in the Hagerman Lab (Hagerman lab does the most research on Fragile X in the world).

Autism Awareness General Meeting
Tuesday April 12th 7pm Olson 106

We will have information about upcoming fundraisers, community service events, special olympic events and internships. Also, we will have more information on how prospective members can become "active members" of the Autism Awareness Association!

In addition, we will have a special presentation by Dr. Veronica Martinez, who will give an overview of autism spectrum disorders.

Autism Awareness at the ASUCD Blood Drive
April 13th and 14th 10am-5pm
Freeborn Hall

Stop by Freeborn hall on Wednesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to donate blood and sign up for the marrow registry! All donors will receive a FREE t-shirt and will be entered into a drawing to win an iPod!

Autism Awareness- Volunteering at the Davis Special Olympics

To volunteer for the special olympics, please contact Justin Kumar at jckumar@ucdavis.edu. Bocce ball practices are on Saturdays from 9am-11am and running practice is on Thursdays from 5:30pm-6:30pm. More information can be found at the Team Davis website: http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/olympics/

Autism Awareness Association and Elite Dance Company Fundraiser

Where: Steve's Pizza, 314 F Street


When: Wednesday, March 9th, 2011


Time: 4pm-9pm

Description: Autism Awareness Association and Elite Dance Company will be hosting a fundraiser at Steve's Pizza! Whether you go to Steve's in person or call in an order, simply say you were sent by Autism Awareness or Elite Dance Co.!

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