Advocacy & Community
Duke Center for Autism Stays Closely Connected in a Year of Distancing Although the pandemic locked us into a “year of social distancing,” the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development stayed closely connected to our community partners and to the autism community, coordinating our popular, public events and special programs, and initiating engaging professional development opportunities. Music 2 the Max! The center brought its popular, public special events to the virtual platform, including Music 2 the Max! 2020, attended by more than 250 people across the globe. In collaboration with music educator William Dawson from Duke Arts & Health and a crew from Duke Technical Services, the center coordinated the free, month-long series featuring live welcome and closing events and three video episodes. In each, viewers participated in sing-alongs, learned the “science of sound,” and made musical instruments with common household items. The entertaining episodes can be viewed at autismcenter.duke.edu/Music2theMax.
Holiday Greeting Art Gallery & Contest Dozens of artists on the autism spectrum and their family members submitted artwork for the Duke Center for Autism 2020 Holiday Greeting Art Gallery & Contest. Artwork was featured on the Duke Center for Autism website in the Holiday Art Gallery. Ten-year old artist Bailey’s artwork, “Let it Snow,” was selected to illustrate the center’s digital holiday greeting card.
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