April 2022 - Turning Pointe Autism Foundation
Coloring Outside the Lines

Coloring Outside the Lines

Coloring Outside the Lines Something that just occurred to me, is that autism IS coloring outside the lines. For autism acceptance month, we chose to have a plain OTIS shirt. Meaning that each shirt would be different just like the autism spectrum. In the past, we had...
Recently I went on Spring Break

Recently I went on Spring Break

Recently I went on Spring Break During the first couple days, I traveled to Tennessee w/my aunt & her friend. One thing about traveling, as most people know, it is exhausting. We ended up driving instead of flying. It was a super long car ride. We left my Aunt’s...
Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin Have you ever heard of a curved loading chute, or a center track restrainer system? Or maybe you’ve heard of the squeeze machine? No? Well, these are all the inventions of an autistic mind. This mind in particular, is the mind of Temple Grandin. Temple...
Teachers

Teachers

Teachers Teachers are heroes. At Turning Pointe, we have 7 teachers & 7 classrooms. They are absolutely needed & we depend on them. We have elementary, regular school age, and then we have an adult day pilot program. Turning Pointe serves around 75 families....
History of Autism

History of Autism

History of Autism Did you know that autism was thought of as childhood schizophrenia? I didn’t either, until I started researching. That was back in 1911. Since then we have come a long way. We have schools, centers, and residential places that help people with autism...
You know what’s frustrating?

You know what’s frustrating?

You know what’s frustrating? Let me tell ya. I hate being super emotional. Along with autism, come the wonderful side effects we all have come to know & love. Like today, my supervisor told me she was leaving & that her last day is tomorrow. I showed a good...
Turning Pointe Autism Foundation: Be Accepting All Year Round

Turning Pointe Autism Foundation: Be Accepting All Year Round

Autism Acceptance. What is Autism Acceptance month? We chose that word because we need not only to be aware that there are autistic people in our families, but accept that they are who they are. The autistic community is accepting of “normal” people and it makes me...