My Place To Be

My Place To Be is a non-profit organization who work with children on the Autism Spectrum and related disorders.  The program was founded by Rod and Christa Milner, parents looking for solutions in Licking County, after realizing that there were very few opportunities for this type of programming to help children with social emotional development.  In the process My Place To Be is also a support system for parents and siblings.  We work with parents to help them advocate for their child in all areas of life.  

My Place To Be was established to help children navigate through the social world and encourage them to learn in their own way. We take a multi-sensory approach to learning, teaching children through visual-spatial and hands-on styles. Our ultimate goal is to teach self-regulation skills which will carry a child into their adult lives. With the help of many families joining together in the crusade, My Place To Be has become a community of families working together to help one another and their children. 

 Goals of the Program

•   To help children get in touch with and identify their feelings accurately.
•   To learn to make a connection between feelings and behavior.
•   Understand the consequences of acting on feelings the wrong way.
•   Look for more effective strategies that reward positive choices. 
•   To build self-control, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-respect, and self-motivation. 

 Colt's Interview on What Autism Means to Him.