Weekly Update July 18, 2025
Strive Center for Autism
Burton Party Fun
Burton's anniversary party was yesterday, and it was just as much fun as Brighton's!
Thank you to all our families who celebrated with us, and for trusting us with the care and teaching of your children every day. We hope you had a great time with the animals and treats too.
Temple Grandin Speaking in Genesee County
Temple Grandin will be speaking at University of Michigan-Flint on August 22nd, 2025. The event, titled "Inclusion and Neurodiverse Learning wsg Temple Grandin," will be held at 1:30 PM. It is an in-person event and is part of the Campus Connections series. The event is free, but pre-registration is required.
Date and Time: August 22nd, 2025, 5:00-9:00 PM
5:00 pm - 6:45 pm - Community resource fair open
6:00 pm - Doors to the main lecture room open
7:00 pm - 7:40 pm: Dr. Grandin Presentation
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm: Q&A
8:00 pm -8:45 pm: Meet and greet/book signing
Location: Genysys Conference and Banquet Center, 805 Health Park Blvd. Grand Blanc, MI 48439
Event Title: Inclusion and Neurodiverse Learning wsg Temple Grandin.
Registration: Required, free. Please click this link to join the waitlist for tickets. The event was originally planned for U of M Flint's campus, but all the tickets sold out quickly. Organizers are moving to the Genysys Conference and Banquet Center to accommodate more guests, but it is likely to fill up, so click the link and reserve your tickets without delay.
Summer Brings Fun Fridays!
Each Friday in the summer, we plan for an extra fun activity and a dress up day. All the dress up days are designed to be simple ones you can do with things you have at home, please don’t feel obligated to buy anything to make this happen. These are in place to help children prepare for similar dress up days in school. Staff and children will both participate in dressing up!
We will provide Strive shirts for each of the children. For more info on specific activities or dress up days, check out the weekly newsletter.
Fun Friday Activities and Dress up Themes
7/25 Make your own sensory bottle and School Spirit Day
8/1 Sensory Path and Super Hero Day
8/8 PD DAY - NO THERAPY TODAY
8/15 Wheels Day/Wheels Wash and School Spirit Day
8/22 Science experiment: What melts in the sun? and All One Color Day
Autism Alliance of Michigan Zoo Walk
Save the date - Saturday, September 20th is the AAoM's annual Zoo Walk at the Detroit Zoo! Strive Center will have a team and we'd love you to join our team and come to the zoo. It's a great day for families to get into the zoo early, enjoy a resource fair, and everything the zoo has to offer all day. We'll share more info about joining our team as the event gets closer.
Policy Reminder - Hot Weather
In the summer, children will play outside daily as long as the Heat Index is in the comfortable or caution range in the chart below. When it is in the caution range, time outdoors will be limited to 15 minutes at once. Children will not play outside when the heat index is in the danger range. For any medical concerns, parents may provide a note to keep their child indoors as needed beyond these measures.
Meet the Team!
YuShanda, ABA Therapist
YuShanda started at Strive in March 2025. She was previously employed as an ABA Therapist with Merakey Autism Center.
YuShanda attended Ross Medical Center for Medical Billing.
In her free time, YuShanda enjoys spending time with her children, children playing sports, watching movies and spontaneous road trips.
Vacations and other time off
We'll just keep this link right here, for your convenience. For any absences scheduled in advance, please use this form to report the dates. You may take an entire day or half day, depending on your needs.
Here are some upcoming dates that the centers will be closed:
Friday, August 8th - BOTH centers closed for PD Day
Monday, September 1st - BOTH centers closed for Laobr Day
If your family is planning a longer absence around one of those dates, or at another time, please let us know as soon as you are able!
About Us
Email: info@sc-centers.com
Website: www.sc-centers.com
Location: Burton and Brighton, MI
Phone: 810-344-8082