Beginning in October, the University of Massachusetts at Lowell will be offering various workshops for high functioning ASD teens and young adults. Some of the workshops:
SoundScape Music, Horizons College Preparation Mentoring, Career Chat Employment Skills, and Aspirations Social and Vocational Skills Support. Scholarships are available.
For more information visit http://faculty.uml.edu/ahillier/ or contact Dr. Ashleigh Hiller ashleigh_hillier@uml.edu or 978-934-2930.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Fall Calendar for the Asperger's Association of New England
Check out the fall calendar for the Asperger's Association of New England:
http://www.aane.org/
Some upcoming workshops:
"Understanding AS: Intervention and Strategies for Parents"
"Helping Teens Stay in Safe Relationships"
"Helping Your Child Make Friends"
http://www.aane.org/
Some upcoming workshops:
"Understanding AS: Intervention and Strategies for Parents"
"Helping Teens Stay in Safe Relationships"
"Helping Your Child Make Friends"
Free Conference for Families Raising Children with Emotional, Behavioral, Mental, Physical and Other Special Health Care Needs
This year’s annual Joining Voices Conference topics: Navigating Health Care Systems, Available Services and Support, Health and Health Care Providers, Guardianship, Transition, Respite. The Keynote Speaker is Rosalie Edes (Executive Office of Health and Human Services). She will speak about updates in state programs and policies and the importance of family involvement in helping to shape programs for the disabled and their families.
The conference is free and will take place on November 3, 2010 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. For more information call Beth at 1-800-331-0688, ext. 210 or e-mail massfv@fcsn.org or visit http://www.massfamilyvoices.org/. Space is limited and registration is required. Please note that priority will be given to families with special needs children. Registration deadline is October 22, 2010.
The conference is free and will take place on November 3, 2010 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. For more information call Beth at 1-800-331-0688, ext. 210 or e-mail massfv@fcsn.org or visit http://www.massfamilyvoices.org/. Space is limited and registration is required. Please note that priority will be given to families with special needs children. Registration deadline is October 22, 2010.
Siblings of Children with Autism
Lately I've been noticing the beginnings of a trickling of research about siblings of children with autism. This brief article is from NPR's health blog:
http://http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/10/04/130324617/siblings-of-a-child-with-autism-often-have-subtler-problems
http://http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/10/04/130324617/siblings-of-a-child-with-autism-often-have-subtler-problems
Monday, October 4, 2010
Something for Siblings
In the Sept. 8th posting I wrote about a program for siblings of special needs kids. The program is called Sibshops. See the Sept. 8th posting for details. The first workshop is this Saturday, October 9th. There is still space available. Contact Amy Young at 978-251-0610 Ext. 529 ayoung@lifelinksinc.net with any questions or to sign up.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Online Resource
Family Ties of Massachusetts, a group that provides support to special needs parents, has created an online edition of their 2010 Directory of Resources for Families of Children and Youth with Special Needs. Check it out at http://massfamilyties.org/info/directory.php.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Autism Study
A new project is underway at Johns Hopkins. The EARLI study looks specifically at younger siblings of children on the ASD spectrum because studies show that younger siblings have a higher rate of autism themselves. Read the article about the study at http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/family/bs-hs-ask-the-expert-0923-20100920,0,5929158.story
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