Balanced Behavioral Solutions

Lowcountry Autism Foundation is hosting their annual Live, LAF, Love Golft Tournament this November 14th! Join LAF for a round of golf to support a great non-profit here in the lowcountry. LAF provides numerous free events and programs every month for families all over the Lowcountry. Tap the link below to register for the event, or click the link above to LAF’s page to learn more about the organization and the programs they offer to families that you’d be supporting!

https://lafinc.networkforgood.com/events/48449-live-laf-love-golf-tournament-second-annual

So awesome! Sensory friendly day at the fair!

The lights and sounds of the South Carolina State Fair will be a little lower from 10 a.m.-noon on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, when the S.C. State Fair hosts it’s first-ever Sensory-Friendly Morning. During Sensory-Friendly Morning, the S.C. State Fair will create an environment designed with children and adults with autism or sensory processing disorders in mind. The goal for the morning is to enable families who have a member, whether child or adult, with special needs to visit, explore and enjoy the fair. will be welcoming families as they enter the gates to the fair.

Sensory Friendly Morning Highlights
-At 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, children and adults with autism or sensory processing disorders are welcome to enter the fairgrounds, as our guest, up to one hour before the gates officially open to the public at 11 a.m.
-The barns will be open and the animals and their owners will be delighted to have guests see the animals and their morning routines.
-Select rides will be running with no music or lights from 10 a.m.-noon.
-Buildings will open with a more peaceful atmosphere from 11 a.m.- noon.
-Food vendors will start to serve at 11 a.m.
-Quiet and more peaceful strolling acts will perform starting at 10 a.m.
-Free admission for person with disability and one companion are included in this promotion. Ride fees are separate.

https://www.scstatefair.org/sensoryfriendly/

Amazing new program from Lowcountry Autism Foundation!

LAF is excited to announce it's new program, LAF AID (Autism Identification)

Lowcountry Autism Foundation Autism Identification (LAF AID) is a FREE program, in partnership with Beaufort County law enforcement agencies, where first responders are equipped with training on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and families will have access to a personalized ID to help identify their child/adult in the community if they were to get lost.

To learn more about LAF AID and upcoming registration dates please visit https://www.lafinc.org/lafaid

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