ASO/Synergy FREE Parent Group

ASO/Synergy Parent Group

Cozy up with a morning beverage and your computer on the fourth Saturday per month at 10am. We are offering a FREE online group for parents of children on the autism spectrum living in Oregon, facilitated by Barbara Avila, MS, of Synergy Autism Center.

Open to: Parents of children on spectrum of any age (birth - adulthood).

This month's topic is: Gender Identity

Gender stereotyping is a social construct. It makes sense then that people who may not be as tuned in to the social nuances in our culture may not have the same experience with gender as others. In fact, a higher percentage of Autistic individuals than the general population are gender neutral, transgender, or even consider themselves Auti-gendered. One’s experience of gender identity is different than one’s sexuality. In other words, someone of any particular gender can be attracted to anyone of any other gender…