Registration is now open for YAP. Our Youth and Adult social program (now open to ages 16 years and up) will run for 17 evenings from April 12 to June 14th. For more information and to register, go to our Programs & Events Page. The post Youth and Adult Program (YAP) appeared first on Autism Okanagan ..read more

Changes are underway for YAP – our Youth and Adult social program for ages 19 and over We will be pausing YAP at the end of February 2023 as we re-organize due to a change in leadership and limits of funding. However, we will be excited to see you all when we start up again in mid April – see https://autismokanagan.ca/programs/aok-social-club-yap-program-2/ for details. One of our amazing leaders, Megan, is moving on to new adventures. Here is a note being sent out to members of YAP from your YAP leaders Megan & Mitch …. Hi Everyone, Next week Megan will no longer be a facilitator at YAP b ..read more

Join us at the first annual Autism Okanagan Charity Golf Classic! Register now The post AOK Charity Golf Classic 2022 August 12 appeared first on Autism Okanagan ..read more

ZUMBA FOR AUTISM A BIG THANK YOU to Bree Edler and her volunteer instructors for fundraising for Autism Okanagan The post Zumba for Autism appeared first on Autism Okanagan ..read more

The Young Ambassadors Program (YAP) is a social program for ages 19 and over January 2022 Come try out our new clubs! Email yapleader@autismokanagan.ca to join. These clubs are in addition to the Wednesday Night Club. See our Programs page for details https://autismokanagan.ca/programs/ The goal of YAP is to give adults a place to hang out with their peers while doing a variety of activities. This group will help them feel connected with others and a part of our community. At the end of 2021 we expanded to include all ages over 19 (since some of our YAP members are now over 25 but want to con ..read more

Dudes Day Out is an event to bring males together that have a connection to a child, youth or adult living with autism. This can be fathers, uncles, brothers, cousins or family friends. The goal is to unite by meeting individuals who have shared experiences, expand our/your social support network, and to celebrate our roles in the lives of people living with autism. The event will include a Fun Golf Tournament at Kelowna Springs Golf Course. This will take place on Friday, September 24th at noon. Following the golf, participants will enjoy dinner, socialize, and have the chance to hear from ou ..read more

All YAP schedules are now on our Events Calendar which can be seen on our News and Events page. If you have questions , or would like to join YAP please contact our YAP leaders by email  yapleader@autismokanagan.ca As always, before attending YAP (in person or on line) please review our discussed and agreed upon an online Code of Conduct: Online Code of Conduct ·        No swearing ·        Take turns when speaking ·        Always be nice even when you don’t agree ·  ..read more

Here is the February 2021 YAP schedule: Feb 3 – Dungeons and Dragons  Feb 10 – Among us and Board Game Night Feb 17 – Virtual Gym Workout  Feb 24 – Cooking Lesson As always, please review our discussed and agreed upon an online Code of Conduct: Online Code of Conduct ·        No swearing ·        Take turns when speaking ·        Always be nice even when you don’t agree ·        Don’t share personal information ·  &n ..read more

Hi everyone, Here is the January schedule: January 6 – Dungeons and Dragons January 13 – Story writing January 20 – Cooking lesson January 27 – Employment information night As always, please review our discussed and agreed upon an online Code of Conduct: Online Code of Conduct ·        No swearing ·        Take turns when speaking ·        Always be nice even when you don’t agree ·        Don’t share personal information ·  &n ..read more

Registration is now open for YAP. Our Youth and Adult social program for age 19 and over will run for 17 evenings from April 12 to June 14th. For more information and to register, go to our Programs & Events Page. The post Youth and Adult Program (YAP) appeared first on Autism Okanagan ..read more