

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Autism Community Connections Summit
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 am (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: 🌟 Autism Community Connections Summit 🌟

The Autism Community Connections Summit is a free, one-day community event hosted by the Autism Partnership of Island County (APIC). This event brings together families, caregivers, professionals, and local organizations for connection, resources, and support across North, Central, and South Whidbey and Camano Islands.

🎤 What to Expect
Throughout the day, you’ll hear from local experts and community leaders on topics that matter to individuals with autism and those who support them.

• 9:15 AM – Challenging Assumptions
Julie Davies, PhD, Connections Psychology

• 10:15 AM – Sensory? What’s That?
Chrysalis Kendall, OTR/L, Exceptional Connections International

• 11:15 AM – Special Education Advocacy
Heather Kolbly, Jones &amp; Ibrahim, PLLC

• 1:00 PM – Balanced ABA: Practical and Ethical Strategies
Grace Parkhouse, BCBA, Balanced Behaviorists

• 2:00 PM – Trifecta: Resources &amp; Planning for the Future
Tiffany Wheeler-Thompson, Island County Parent to Parent
Mike Etzell, Island County Developmental Disabilities Program
Susan Armstrong, Oak Harbor Public Schools Exceptional Academy

• 3:00 PM – Interactive Q&amp;A Session

Selected questions submitted in advance will be addressed by our presenters.

🌟 Resources &amp; Community Connections
The summit will feature resource booths from local and regional providers throughout the day, offering opportunities to connect directly with organizations and learn about available supports.

🕗 Event Key Details
Check-in and coffee begin in the morning. Lunch will be provided for registered full-day attendees.

💙 Why Attend
Join us for a day of learning, connection, and community as we come together with families, providers, and people who get it.

👉 Register here: https://forms.gle/gBmGBrLdcPH3CSu89
Space is limited for lunch and childcare, so we encourage early registration.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oak-harbor/autism-community-connections-summit/200029655007317
- **Event Categories**: business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 43

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://forms.gle/gBmGBrLdcPH3CSu89?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=oak+harbor-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Oak Harbor
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Center, 51 SE Jerome Street, Oak Harbor, WA
- **lat**: 48.29812
- **long**: -122.64573
- **full address**: The Center, 51 SE Jerome Street, Oak Harbor, WA, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Taking Steps Together (https://allevents.in/org/taking-steps-together/24227111)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 am (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Center, 51 SE Jerome Street, Oak Harbor, WA, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Taking Steps Together
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Autism Community Connections Summit ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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