Sentinel & Enterprise

Leominster Public Library to host autism support presentati­on

- Social worker Dianne Crossley to speak

LEOMINSTER » The Public Library will welcome Licensed Individual Clinical Social Worker Dianne Crossley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21 for the presentati­on: “Supports, Resources, and Social Opportunit­ies for Adults with an Asperger Type Autism Profile.”

In this 90-minute informatio­n session, Crossley will cover the supports provided by the Horace Mann Educationa­l Associates’ Autism Resource Central, as well as a general overview of the various community, state and federal resources that may be available for adults with autism.

Crossley is the adult autism specialist for HMEA’s Autism Resource Central. The focus of her position is to assist adults, 18 and older, with Asperger’s syndrome-type autism and their families to make needed connection­s to state agencies, public supports, resources in the community, and to other adults and families of adults with autism spectrum disorder.

The center provides a variety of supports and services that are bridges to independen­ce.

Her qualificat­ions include many years’ experience working with adults with autism spectrum disorder and other developmen­tal disabiliti­es. She has provided individual, group and family counseling, case management, and clinical, behavioral and resource consultati­on to individual­s, families, groups and programs.

HMEA’s Autism Resource Central, at 712 Plantation St., Worcester, is the Autism Family Support Center for Central Massachuse­tts.

The center provides individual­s with autism and their families with resources, social activities, skill-based classes, educationa­l workshops, support groups and connection to the greater community.

The organizati­on seeks to empower those they serve to advocate for themselves and make informed decisions that will enrich their lives.

The talk will be held in the Community Room of the Leominster Public Library, 30 West St.

This program is free and open to the public. No registrati­on is required. For more informatio­n, call 978-534-7522.

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