Family Activities

ASBC Socials for 2024

Our member socials are BACK in full session for the 2024 year! If you know of activities/venues for ASBC socials, please send your suggestions to [email protected].
 

For more information about social events or to inquire if your membership is current, contact us at [email protected]. To become a member, click on the “Get Involved” tab at the top of our home page, click “Become a Member” and pay via PayPal after completing the registration form (PayPal accepts standard credit cards for payment – you do not have to have a PayPal account to pay).

 


Sensory Sundays at the B & O

Sensory Sundays continue in 2024!

To support our neurodivergent visitors, the B&O Railroad Museum is dedicating the first Sunday in February, April, June, August, and October to Sensory Awareness. These day will include environmental accommodations (no music, low lighting, quiet areas, increased signage for areas with sound effects), as well as sensory-friendly events (kids craft, train ride and tour) and resources (sensory kits, social stories, and community table).

February 4 – Snow Days
Sensory Activity: Salt Painting Snowflakes, Winter Themed Sensory Table
Sensory-Friendly Tour: The Roundhouse

April 7 – Spring Blooms
Sensory Activity: Rainbow Windsocks, Spring Themed Sensory Table
Sensory-Friendly Tour: Technology Changes

June 2 – Splash into Summer
Sensory Activity: Rain Stick Instruments, Water Play
Sensory-Friendly Tour: Fueling America’s Railroads

August 4 – Popsicle Party
Sensory Activity: Melting Tissue Paper Popsicles, Water Play
Sensory-Friendly Tour: Maryland History

October  – Fall Fest
Sensory Activity: Paint a Pumpkin, Fall Themed Sensory Table
Sensory-Friendly Tour: Museum Highlights

Pre-registration suggested, walk-ins welcome. 

PRE-REGISTER HERE!

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Sensory Friendly Films!

AMC Theatres (AMC) and the Autism Society have teamed up to bring families affected by Autism and other disabilities a special opportunity to enjoy their favorite films in a safe and accepting environment on a monthly basis with the “Sensory Friendly Films” program.

In order to provide a more accepting and comfortable setting for this unique audience, the movie auditoriums will have their lights brought up and the sound turned down, families will be able to bring in their own gluten-free, casein-free snacks, and no previews or advertisements will be shown before the movie. Additionally, audience members are welcome to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing – in other words, AMC’s “Silence is Golden®” policy will not be enforced unless the safety of the audience is questioned.

Sensory Friendly Films in Baltimore

AMC Loews White Marsh 16
8141 Honeygo Blvd. White Marsh, MD 21236
(410)933-9428

For the latest information, check out the Sensory Friendly Films page on AMC Theatres website:
http://www.amctheatres.com/SFF/

Here is a social story to read with your child about going to the movies:

Download (DOC, 69KB)

*SF Films are also showing at the AMC Theatre in Columbia.
10300 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
1-888-AMC-4FUN

and at the AMC Theatre in Owings Mills (ONLY OFFERS SATURDAY SENSORY-FRIENDLY MOVIES):
10100 Mill Run Circle
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(443)394-0060