This April, Easterseals is celebrating Autism Acceptance Month with events, stories and celebrations to increase understanding, acceptance and support for autism and autistic individuals, developing a kinder, more inclusive world of full acceptance.
Partnership with Blippi for Special Episode, Webpage, Watch Party and Panel
Blippi is a live action, educational children’s show for kids ages 2-6 years old. Through singing, dancing, and exploring, Blippi helps children understand the world around them by going on all kinds of learning adventures, from museums to wildlife parks. His contagious curiosity and love of learning through play has taught millions of kids how to count, colors, letters, and much more.
Blippi and Easterseals Southern California (ESSC) partnered to create a special episode, Blippi Meets Hans the Robot, to celebrate how kids learn in different ways. In the episode, Blippi and ESSC’s therapy robot, Hans, explore some of the different ways people can play, eat and dance during a visit to ESSC’s Autism Therapy and Disability Services Center in Irvine. This episode is available on April 2 on Blippi’s YouTube Channel, which has 15 million subscribers.
ESSC is supplementing the episode with story and coloring booklets that can be downloaded from their website. In addition, everyone is invited to join a virtual Blippi watch party followed by a panel featuring ESSC Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Paula Pompa Craven, Therapy Supervisor Michele Dew, VP of Research Dr. Amin Lotfizadeh, a family who participates with ESSC’s services, and Katelynn Heil General Manager from Moonbug Entertainment (the company that owns Blippi) on April 7 at 5:30 pm PST.
Autism Stories of Success
Stories about individuals with autism who experience personal growth and increased confidence and independence will be shared throughout the month. 
Nine-year-old Adan had the story of his journey with our Autism Therapy team presented in the April e-newsletter. His five-year process of development with behavioral interventionists and his family, ultimately resulted in Adan having clearer communication and greater independence.
Easterseals Ambassador Aaron Likens was featured on Fox 11’s morning news program, Good Day LA, for his role as a professional Indycar Flagman, including for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach April 8-10, 2022, and his work as an autism advocate, speaker and author.
Please keep your eyes out for more Stories of Success and events celebrating Autism Acceptance Month.
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