Living Forward ABA Autism Center & Therapies

08/05/2026

With the school year amongst us, lets talk IEP's and their benefits in the school setting 🧑‍🏫!

IEPs (also known as an individualized education plans) are awesome ways to help support students with disabilities in the classroom. They offer options such as extra time during assignments, sensory breaks, visual prompts, and much more!

This can set kiddo’s up for success and a strong structure for the classroom. We love a strong IEP 💪 🤩.

07/23/2026

Being silly is so fun and it's also important for developing minds!

For children on the spectrum, pretend play is more than just a source of entertainment, it is a dynamic force that nurtures various cognitive abilities. From enhancing problem solving skills 🕵‍♀️ to promoting emotional intelligence⚡️🧠.

The benefits of imagination continue to stay with us throughout life!

As adults it serves as a healthy escape, improves stress management, and helps with emotional regulation 🤩.

So let's all be silly gooses!
Honk-honk! 🪿

07/21/2026

What a WATER-ful event, hosted by Marion's Splash House!!

Join us for our Splashability event Wednesday, July 22nd from 7-9 PM!!

07/20/2026

Next week kicks off our summer vacation, we are SO excited to hear all about our kiddo’s summer fun!! 🌞

07/17/2026

Woo-Hoo to birthday celebrations all around!!! 🥳

07/15/2026

It's wild to believe school is right around the corner already, with that being said we've compiled some community school supply giveaways! 🥳

Wabash:
✨ ️Located at 10 Water Ridge Parkway, Wabash, Indiana
📆 July 21st
⏰️ 2:00 - 5:00 PM
The Wabash County YMCA will be hosting a Back to School Bash.
The event includes water fun, free food, snacks, school supplies, and face painting. 🖌

✨️ Located at 1465 Cass Street, Wabash, Indiana
📆 July 26th
⏰️ 1:00PM - While supplies last.
Wireless Zone will be hosting a school supply giveaway as well as free haircuts. 💇‍♀️

✨️ Located at 169 East Market Street, Wabash, Indiana
📆 August 1st and 2nd
⏰️ 10:00AM - 4:00 PM
A back to school community giveaway will be hosted by The Moose.
The event includes free backpacks (while supplies last), free haircuts, and free hotdogs and chips (while supplies last). 🌭

Marion:
✨️Located at 4011 S Western Avenue, Marion, Indiana
📆 July 18th
⏰️ 11:00AM - 1:00PM
Debra Corn Fostercare will be hosting a free backpack and supply giveaway, as well as free haircuts. 💇

✨ Located ️at Matter Park in Marion, Indiana
📆 August 1, 2026
⏰️ Starting at 2:00PM
ICW will be hosting a Back to School Bash, a free outdoor event featuring live professional wrestling, backpack and school supply giveaways (while supplies last). 🤼‍♂️

Gas CIty:
✨️126 East Main Street, Gas City, Indiana
📆July 26th
⏰️1:00PM - While supplies last
Wireless Zone will be hosting a backpack giveaway. 🤩

07/13/2026

As we get later in July we'd like to remind everyone of our summer break!
Both Living Forward centers will be closed from July 27th until July 31st 🌞

07/10/2026

Our Marion center had a SPLASH of a time during our first water Wednesday of the season!!! 😎

07/08/2026

With summer being here, we wanted to share some fun facts about staying cool!!😎

🍨🍦Though ice cream is a cool treat in the hot sun, sugar takes more energy to burn off.

💦🧊 Stomping in cool water is a great way to chill feet and ankles, some of the most impotant hot zones. Other hot zone areas like the back of the neck and inside the elbows are also great places to cool down and help regulate body tempeture.

🍉🍓 Water rich foods like cucumbers, watermelon, strawberries, and celery are great ways to keep hydrated AND a tasty treat!

⚽️🌬 Sweat is our bodies’ air-conditioning system as our internal heat converts the sweat into vapour, pulling heat away!

07/02/2026

As a reminder Living Forward will be closed tomorrow, July 3rd in honor of Independence Day. We hope everyone has an amazing long weekend!!