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Join us as we celebrate Autism Acceptance Month!

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NCS will now celebrate the month of April as Autism Acceptance Month, rather than Autism Awareness Month. There are a number of reasons for this, but most notably a call from the autistic community to call for action and change to truly make a difference, over simply ‘being aware’.

Want to learn more?

Autism Society of America published an article calling for media outlets to embrace this shift in language
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) detail the shift in language with the tagline ‘Acceptance is Action’
Rooted in Rights published an interesting article, written by an autistic woman, detailing some history on this shift as well as bringing the autistic voice to the table.

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Rather than wearing blue for Autism Acceptance Month, we’ve decided to #WearTheSpectrum! This is to reflect the rainbow and diversity of people on the autism spectrum!
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Throughout the month you’ll see your scholars participating in many activities to learn and embrace autism! Teachers use stories, discussions, and interactive activities to engage scholars in autism acceptance.
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Watch our social media for Community Read Aloud sessions! Twice a week, teachers from all three campuses will host read aloud sessions for anyone within our NCS community, as well as family and friends. All you need to do is log on, learn from the story, and enjoy!
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Scholars can enter in our informative poster competition to be posted on the school website & hung in their respective school! See flyers for details (Middle School; Harlem 3rd & 4th; Harlem K-2; Bronx Campus)
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Share your celebrations with us! Submit your photos on the form below to be featured here and on our Social Media!

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Community Read Aloud’s:

Week of 4/19/21

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4/27/21 @2:30pm
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4/29/21 @ 2:30pm
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