30th Annual Autism Awareness Conference

Join parents, educators and professionals for a day of connections, inspiration and knowledge building at the 30th Annual Autism Connections Conference on April 29 from 8 AM- 4 PM through our virtual SOCIO platform. The day-long educational conference brings together parents, caregivers, educators, self-advocates, professionals, organizations and service providers to build knowledge, inspire and make meaningful connections. The schedule includes featured speaker, Stacey Gordon, she is the puppeteer behind “Puppet Pie” and Sesame Street’s 4-year old female Muppet, Julia, a curious girl with Autism. It also includes another featured speaker, Morénike Giwa-Onaiwu, an autistic educator, writer, speaker, parent, advocate and creator of #AutisticBlackPride. Autism Connections, a program of Springfield-based Pathlight, is the western Massachusetts Autism Center serving families and individuals in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties. For more information visit AutismConnectionsMa.org or email autismconnections@pathlightgroup.org.