Mission
To address the needs of Marin Children and Teens with ASD and their families by Inspiring and Fostering Awareness, Change and Development in the systems that serve them.

Long-Term Goals
The Youth Sub-Committee is working together to address the following priorities:
1) Improve the health and safety of children with ASD with a focus on developing training for first responders.
2) Support the education system with a focus on recruiting personnel with ASD expertise and/or providing training opportunities for education professionals.
3) Support families of school-age children by focusing on training respite care providers and increasing the pool of trained respite/child care providers.
4) Support children with ASD with social opportunities.

Short-Term Objectives and Activities
These short-term goals were developed from the priorities identified.
1) Create a 101 training program for school district personnel to use at the time of hire or at teacher meetings throughout the school year.
2) Design training modules for Care.com and La Chris Foundation respite/child care workers to be more effective child care workers when working with children with ASD.
3) Identify additional child care worker resources and offer training in ASD.

Meetings
Join us for the next sub-committee meeting and help us make a difference in the lives of children with ASD. The Youth Sub-Committee meets monthly during the academic year at the California Auto Association Building at 99 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael, CA. Please check the MAC calendar for upcoming meeting times.
Karen Kaplan, Autism Specialist, serves as the sub-committee chair.