Mom's Night Out December 2025 - El Jalapeno II
2025-12-03 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | El Jalapeno II, 4626 Mahoning Ave, Austintown, OH, 44515, United States
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Special Santa 2025
2025-12-07 09:00 - 11:00 | Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown Warren Rd, Niles, OH, 44446, United States
Special Santa Registration is now closed. If you registered, you will receive an email with your photo session time. Please check your spam folder if needed. This event is for pre-registered families, and we can not accept event-day registrations. Thank you.

* Please make sure to type your email address correctly to receive your emailed receipt. This is necessary for admittance. Thank you.
Join us on Sunday, December 7th from 9-11am for our annual Special Santa event at Eastwood Mall.
This year’s event is sponsored by the Cafaro Foundation to keep costs minimal for families. Thank you, Cafaro Foundation, for your continued support.
Cost is: $10 per family (this includes one 5×7 photo per family or $10 off your photo package and event craft stations).
This is a special sensory-sensitive event designed specifically for our autistic individuals and their families who experience challenges visiting Santa in a traditional setting. If your autistic child finds the hustle and bustle of Santa photo sessions too overwhelming, this event is intended to provide a more comfortable and accessible experience.
We will be set up just past the food court.
We will have plenty of holiday crafts and games too! Train operator has been notified and is planning on attending for the kids. Open to individuals with autism and their siblings. The photo can be taken just of the child (children) with Santa or with parent(s) too. 1 photo per family unless there is no wait, in order to get in all of the families.
Please write down your time when you are registering as we have a small staff and may not be able to return calls/emails regarding your family’s time.
Your registered time is your time to visit with Santa and we will do our best to keep our Santa visits on time. You can enjoy the crafts, games, and train rides before or after your time with Santa. If you are registered for the 10:30-11am timeframe, please arrive earlier if you want to enjoy crafts too. We have to end the event at 11am due to the mall opening to the public.

Coffee, Tea and Autism Parent & Caregiver Morning Support Group December
2025-12-11 09:30 - 11:00 | Perkin’s Restaurant, 5550 Interstate Blvd, Austintown, OH, 44515, United States
Event has been canceled due to low attendance due to the holidays. See everyone in January! We will get our January support group event up on our website soon.

December 2025 Family Outing - Holiday Sensory-Friendly Movie
2025-12-13 11:00 - 13:15 | Regal Cinema South, 7420 South Ave, Boardman, OH, 44512, United States
— This event is currently full! If we are able to take more families we will re-open registrations and announce on our Facebook page.
Please join us for a free sensory-friendly holiday movie for the family! This event is for children, teens and/or adults with Autism.
Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 11am
Regal Cinemas South – 7420 South Avenue, Boardman
Movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas starring Jim Carrey
2000
PG
1h 44m run time
Please fill out the following form, so that we can reserve the appropriately sized theater, and we also will have a free fidget bag for each child or autistic adult registered only. Admission is no cost due to the generosity of Regal Cinema South. Concessions will be available at regular theater prices. Our Information & Referral Director, Robin will be at the event starting at 10:30am to give out the fidget bags and help with any resources or support needed.

Social Connections December 2025
2025-12-13 11:00 - 14:30 | Coaches Burger Bar, 5529 Mahoning Avenue, Austintown, 44515, United States
If you are interested in joining please reach out to Social Connections facilitator prior to the date to socialconnections@autismmv.org and ask for the Social Connections Interest Form. Our facilitator, Jen Groce will then contact you to make sure the program is a good fit for you and give you a form to fill out for this month’s event. Each month an event form goes out so we know who is joining us. If you are already registered for the Social Connections program contact Jen for this month’s event form to fill out to register. Thank you!

Mom's Night Out - January 2026
2026-01-07 18:30 - 20:00 | O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar, 5789 Mines Road, Niles, OH, 44446, United States

Social Connections January 2026
2026-01-17 11:00 - 14:30 | Camelot Lanes, 628 Boardman Canfield Rd, Boardman, OH, 44512, United States
If you are interested in joining, please reach out to our Social Connections facilitator prior to the date to socialconnectionsasmv@gmail.com and ask for the Social Connections Interest Form. Our facilitator, Jen Groce will then contact you to make sure the program is a good fit for you and give you a form to fill out for this month’s event. Each month an event form goes out so we know who is joining us. If you are already registered for the Social Connections program, contact Jen at socialconnectionsasmv@gmail.com for this month’s event form to fill out to register. Thank you!

Coffee, Tea and Autism Parent & Caregiver Morning Support Group - January 2026
2026-01-22 09:30 - 11:00 | Perkin’s Restaurant, 5550 Interstate Blvd, Austintown, OH, 44515, United States

Mom's Night Out - February 2026
2026-02-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Coaches Burger Bar, 5529 Mahoning Avenue, Austintown, 44515, United States

Coffee, Tea and Autism Parent & Caregiver Morning Support Group - February 2026
2026-02-19 09:30 - 11:00 | Perkin’s Restaurant, 5550 Interstate Blvd, Austintown, OH, 44515, United States

Family Outing - Bowling February 2026
2026-02-20 17:30 - 20:00 | Boardman Lanes, 7524 Market Street, Boardman, OH, 44512, United States
This event is now full. Registration is closed. Please join us at future events.
Join us for our February 2026 Family Bowling Outing on Friday, February 20th at 5:30pm at Boardman Lanes in Boardman.
Please arrive by 5:30pm if possible so we can start grouping families per lane. Please do not register unless you are planning on attending so that we don’t reserve more lanes than we need.
Autism Society Mahoning Valley (ASMV) will cover the cost of children, teens and adults with autism. $9/person is our discounted group cost for the rest of the family for two games and shoe rental.
Open to all ages including Autistic adults and siblings too!

Social Connections February 2026
2026-02-21 11:00 - 14:30 | Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County – Downtown Youngstown, 305 Wick Ave, Youngstown, OH, 44503, United States

Mom's Night Out - March 2026
2026-03-04 18:30 - 20:30 | El Jalapeno II, 4626 Mahoning Ave, Austintown, OH, 44515, United States

Coffee, Tea and Autism Parent & Caregiver Morning Support Group - March 2026
2026-03-19 09:30 - 11:00 | Perkin’s Restaurant, 5550 Interstate Blvd, Austintown, OH, 44515, United States

ASMV Community Book Club & Author, Eric Garcia
2026-03-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Tyler History Center, 325 W. Federal Street, Youngstown, OH, 44503, United States
Learn more and register HERE — https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0VByEU1fXTO-Jz2HYu-E3qSr-4I3tWOr-rdWyjz_9HyMsSw/viewform

Social Connections March 2026
2026-03-21 11:00 - 14:30 | Salem Fun Center, 520 E Pershing St, Salem, OH, 44460, United States

Special Bunny 2026
2026-03-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown Warren Rd, Niles, OH, 44446, United States
Join us on Sunday, March 22, 2026, from 9:00 AM–11:00 AM for our annual Special Bunny event at the Eastwood Mall, Niles. We will be located in the main concourse for this special sensory-friendly experience designed just for our families. Families must reside in Mahoning, Trumbull or Columbiana counties to attend, as these are the counties that we serve.
This event is open to individuals with autism and their siblings. Families will have the opportunity to take a photo with the Easter Bunny— individuals may be photographed alone or with parent(s). To ensure we are able to accommodate as many families as possible, we ask that you limit registration to one time slot per family.
This annual event is dedicated to ensuring families of children with special needs can enjoy seasonal traditions like the Bunny Photo Experience in a welcoming and supportive environment. The celebration also includes:

Arts & craft stations
Holiday games
Train rides
Therapy bunnies from F5RS Bunnies in Baskets – Therapy Rabbits

Thanks to the generous support of the Cafaro Foundation and the Cafaro Family, this event will be $10 per family which includes one 5×7 photo or $10 off a photo package (this registration fee is non-refundable).
Please register below and select only one time slot per family. Please write down your selected time on your calendar and plan on visiting the Bunny during this time. We will send out an email the week of the event as well with your time.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
This event is now full. Registration is closed. Please join us for future events.

Mom's Night Out - April 2026
2026-04-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Mojo’s Pub-n-Grill, 6292 Mahoning Avenue, Austintown, OH, 44515, United States

Coffee, Tea and Autism Parent & Caregiver Morning Support Group - April 2026
2026-04-16 09:30 - 11:00 | Perkin’s Restaurant, 5550 Interstate Blvd, Austintown, OH, 44515, United States

Social Connections April 2026
2026-04-18 11:00 - 14:30 | Joe Lantz’s Fitness Kickboxing, 6000 Mahoning Ave, Ste 72, Austintown, OH, 44515, United States

AATAP's 6th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Special Needs/Disabilities Resource Fair
2026-04-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Corner House Christian Church, 6954 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Hubbard, OH, 44425, United States
Join us at our community partners, AATAP – Autism Awareness Training and Acceptance Program for their 6th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Special Needs/Disabilities Resource Fair!
We will have a resource table at the event, and our Information & Referral Director, Robin will be at the event to answer specific questions.
Although it will be after Easter the Easter fun continues at this event.

Event details:
Egg Hunts will take place throughout the entire event.
This FREE event for all includes Sensory Friendly Easter Egg Hunts, face painting. balloons, therapy animals, games and activities as well as a meet and greet with your local first responders!Check out their awesome vehicles and meet your first responders in a sensory friendly environment.
Those with Autism, special needs and other IDD are welcome to join with their friends and family!
AATAP is looking for volunteers and donations to make this amazing event possible!
Any organization, group, or businesses interested in becoming one of our resource tables should reach out to our event coordinator Nikki at nikki.aatap4all@gmail.com orexecutive director Justin at aatap4all@gmail.com
There will also be items to purchase from local crafters, vendors and small business owners as well as fundraiser basket raffles and 50/50 raffle!Vendor spots are $30 plus a donation to their basket raffle.
Anyone interested in volunteering, becoming a resource or vendor can message AATAP directly or email the event coordinator Nikki at nikki.aatap4all@gmail.com
No others are affiliated with this event and payments should ONLY be made to Nikki or Justin. Thank you!
First responders interested in attending may also reach out to Nikki or Justin.

April 2026 Family Outing - UAW Local 1112 Sponsored Family Dance
2026-04-24 17:30 - 19:30 | UAW Local 1112, 11471 Reuther Drive, Warren, OH, 44481, United States
🎬✨ April Family Outing – Red Carpet Night! ✨🎬
Get ready for a star-studded evening of fun, laughter, and celebration at our April Family Outing! 🌟
📅 Date: Friday, April 24, 2026⏰ Time: 5:30 – 7:30 PM
$ $10 per Family, cash at the door (additional Autism Society donations are greatly appreciated).📍 Location: UAW Local 1112 – 11471 Reuther Dr, Warren, OH 44481🎟 Sponsored by: UAW Local 1112
This Hollywood-style event is all about making our families feel like VIPs! Walk the red carpet, strike a pose, and enjoy an evening of fun, games, and dancing!
🌟 Event Highlights:📸 Red Carpet Photo Experience – Dress up (if you want!) and get your celebrity moment!🎲 Games & Dancing – Fun for all ages!🍔 Food & Drinks – Provided by UAW Local 1112 — Pizza, chips, cookies and drinks.🎉 Your night! – Feel like a celebrity in a welcoming, sensory-friendly environment!
💃🕺 Dress up if you’d like, bring your best moves, and get ready for an unforgettable night of fun! Tag a friend and let’s roll out the red carpet together! 💙♾️
Cost is $10.00 per family to attend. Register now to reserve your spot!
Registration Closes on April 17th.

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April Family Outing 2026 - Autism Acceptance Night at OHWOW!
2026-04-29 17:30 - 19:30 | OH WOW! the Roger & Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science & Technology Children’s Museum, 15 Central Square, Youngstown, OH, 44503, United States
Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month!Oh WOW! Children’s Museum + Autism Society of Mahoning Valley
In Partnership with Platt! and WesBanco please mark your calendars for a
Family Fun Night Finale- Please join us for a family fun night out as we wrap up Autism Acceptance Month in a playful, interactive, and inclusive environment created especially for our autism families.
Event Details:
– Date: Wednesday, April 29th
– Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
– Location: OH WOW! Children’s Museum
15 Central Square
Youngstown, OH 44503
This is a private, free event. A light snack and refreshments will be served in the party room.
This is a wonderful night to explore, play, and connect!
RSVP:
Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 22nd and let us know how many family members will be attending.

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