ATPF Lunch & Learn with Giacomo Vivanti, Ph.D.:
Resources & Ideas for YOU
Did you miss the live event? No problem!
We want to hear from YOU!
First time Lunch & Learn attendees:
We are conducting a survey about our ATPF Lunch & Learn series and your input would be very appreciated! If you have not already, please take less than 2 minutes to fill out our survey.
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Thank you for your participation!
Have a question that wasn't answered by Dr. Vivanti during the Lunch & Learn Q&A?
Email your question to RebeccaB@autismtreeproject.org and we will get back to you with their answer!
Contact Dr. Vivanti via email: giacomo.vivanti@drexel.edu
Learn more about Giacomo Vivanti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia
His background includes clinical and research positions at the University of California Davis MIND Institute, the University Hospital of Siena, Italy, and the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia. His research and clinical work focus on early learning and early intervention for young children with Autism. Dr. Vivanti is Associate Editor of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on Autism.

Quote of the Day:
Video of the Day:
Why is the heart-brain connection so important?
Questions of the Day:
Answers Shared by the ATPF Community in Chat
  • Jeff Snyder: "Heart to Brain: Breathe in Strength."
  • Cindy Poulin: "Love, both giving and receiving!"
  • Rebecca Wilcox: "A new way of being, knowing and connecting."
  • Susan Bourrillion: "I miss working with my students"
  • Jon Hickey: "Go for a bike ride"
  • Lisa Kaufmann: "My heart is telling my brain...to be present, to be grateful, to be calm..."
  • Karen Wright: "For everyone to feel loved because they are!"
We Want YOUR Landscape Photos!
We are collecting landscape photos from YOU,
our ATPF Community, to use as the backgrounds of future
Lunch & Learn Questions & Quotes of the Day!
(See our ATPF Volunteer Executive Director Dayna Hoff's image above as an example!)

Include all of the following:
Your Photo
Your Full Name
Location of Photo
Date Taken

Submit your photos to:
RebeccaB@autismtreeproject.org or text to 909-815-8520
Resources from Dr. Vivanti
Help Us Send Extra LOVE to an ATPF Family!
Rebecca and her 15 year old son Joseph "Monk" Woodridge have faced many challenges during the past year (homelessness, living in and out of hotels, the pandemic and shelter in place), but are finally settling into a new home!

ATPF Community: we are asking for your help to fulfill Rebecca & Monk's basic needs and make their new place feel more like home!

See below for a list of 10 simple items they need:

1. Garbage can for kitchen
2. Toilet Scrubber for bathroom
3. Over the door hanger for bathroom towels 
4. Paints, brushes and paper/canvas for Monk (he loves to paint/create/draw)
5. ANY furniture
6. Grocery Store gift cards
7. Kitchen cutting boards
8. Kitchen Utensils
9. Area rugs for apartment 
10. Kitchen silverware, paper towels, toilet paper 

If you are able to give during this time, please visit their registry
and send this family some extra ATPF LOVE!
RSVP today for our Lunch & Learn
with Adam Lancer next week!
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Make A Special Gift to ATPF Today
Watch our special #GivingTuesdayNow video
by clicking the video above!
Click the picture above or the button below to donate today!
ATPF was proud to participate in #GivingTuesdayNow yesterday, May 5, 2020! #GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of giving activated as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19, and an opportunity for people around the world to stand together in unity to remain connected and heal.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, ATPF has stood true to our core mission of C.A.R.E.S. (Community Awareness, Advocacy, Research, and Early Intervention Screenings) by continuing to serve thousands of kids and families in our autism community. If you are able, we hope you will make a special gift to ATPF today!

Your gift of any amount will ensure that ATPF is able to sustain basic operating costs and assist in our ongoing efforts to make an impact on the autism community.