Taking care of an ASD child takes up much of a parent's time. Often special needs parents neglect their own emotional and physical health to their own and their families' detriment. Read this article about taking care of yourself:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/lshumaker/detail?entry_id=79789#ixzz19Q3K3DWv
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Free and Low Cost Disability Events Workshop
Sharon Riddle, the founder of SPED Child & Teen newsletter http://spedchildmass.com/newsletters, will be conducting a workshop at the library about free and low cost disability events available to special needs families. The workshop is on January 24th at 6 PM.
This event is sponsored by the CTI Family Resource Network.
This event is sponsored by the CTI Family Resource Network.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Encouraging Early Literacy for Special Needs Kids
The Center for Early Literacy Learning has an online guide about building early literacy skills for special needs children. This guide includes techniques for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.
http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/pgparents.php
http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/pgparents.php
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
New Sensory Friendly Film Site!
The AMC at the Methuen Loop is the newest addition to local theaters offering sensory friendly films. The AMC in Methuen and Tyngsboro will be showing a sensory friendly Yogi Bear on Saturday, January 8, 2011. For more information visit http://www.amctheatres.com/SFF/ or http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sensoryfilms.
Summer Camps 2011
The weather outside might be frightful but it's not too early to think about summer camp. The SPED Child and Teen web page has a list of special needs camps from throughout New England -
http://www.spedchildmass.com/camps_2011
http://www.spedchildmass.com/camps_2011
Combating Autism Reauthorization Act 2010
News from the Autism Speaks website:
http://blog.autismspeaks.org/2010/12/20/combating-autism-reauthorization-act-2010-introduced-senators-dodd-and-menendez-are-again-champions-for-nations-autism-community/
The reauthorization of the 2006 act would mean increased federal funding for autism research.
http://blog.autismspeaks.org/2010/12/20/combating-autism-reauthorization-act-2010-introduced-senators-dodd-and-menendez-are-again-champions-for-nations-autism-community/
The reauthorization of the 2006 act would mean increased federal funding for autism research.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
New Autism Spectrum Books
We've added some new ASD books to our Children's Department Parenting Collection:
Bashe, Patricia Romanowski. The Oasis Guide to Asperger Syndrome
Bolduc, Kathleen Deyer. Autism and Alleluias
Bolick, Teresa. Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Helping Preteens and Teens Get Ready for the Real World
Neisworth, John T. The Autism Encyclopedia: 500+ Entries for Parents and Professionals
Powers, Michael D., ed. Children with Autism: a Parents' Guide
Bashe, Patricia Romanowski. The Oasis Guide to Asperger Syndrome
Bolduc, Kathleen Deyer. Autism and Alleluias
Bolick, Teresa. Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Helping Preteens and Teens Get Ready for the Real World
Neisworth, John T. The Autism Encyclopedia: 500+ Entries for Parents and Professionals
Powers, Michael D., ed. Children with Autism: a Parents' Guide
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