six-practical-tips-to-help-improve-conversation-skills-for-students-with-autism-spectrum-disorders

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teach kids to tell time

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SHARED-Autism and the Dentist – Tips for the Visit

SHARED-Autism and the Dentist – Tips for the Visit One aspect of health care than can be considerably more difficult for kids with autism is seeing the dentist, autism and the dentist don’t naturally mix. Dental care is made more difficult because kids with autism have so many sensory issues. The dentist office can be a scary place, even for people without autism. There are so many things that make noise and feel weird, so many people close by you who want to put things in your mouth and do strange things to you that may hurt. What can you do to help your child with autism at the dentist’s? Autism and the Dentist – Special Needs Dentistry There is actually a subset of dentistry called special needs dentistry. A special needs dentist has usually received at least some training on how to work with kids and adults with a variety of disabilities. Some will devote all or most of their practice to working with special needs patients. These dentists can be good to seek out, because they have experience in how to make the visit as comfortable and tolerable as possible for your child with autism. You can google the term “special needs dentist” with your city and state, or ask your doctor or autism society if they know of anyone in your area. Autism and the Dentist – How to Make the Appointment go More Smoothly Seeing a dedicated special needs dentist is not always possible, however. Sometimes, you just need to find a patient dentist who is willing to be educated. You can share tips with them about how to make the appointment work for your child. 1. Call dentists in your area ahead of time and tell them you have a child with autism. Tell them that you may require more time in the visit. Talk about the unique challenges that your kid has. What tends to put them at ease? What sensitivities do they have that you have to avoid? Do loud noises bother them? Does touch bother them? Etc. 2. Consider sedation. There is actually a whole specialty of dentistry called sedation dentistry, which helps people with either a lot of fear of the dentist or other problems be able to be calm enough to withstand dental treatment. This can be done using nitrous oxide (otherwise known as laughing gas), or short-term acting anti-anxiety medications like Ativan. You can discuss these options with the dentist when you meet him or her. 3. Talk to the dentist about your expectations and their policies. Some kids with autism have trouble lying or sitting still for very long. You will want to think about how you can manage that. Some dentists will have a policy of restraining special needs kids who can’t sit still. You want to make sure that you are on the same page as the dentist on issues like this before any treatment starts. 4. Allow your child to have some control over the process. Try to visit the office ahead of time to familiarize your child with it, to give them time to see what it’s like. During the appointment, if they can do little things like holding the tubes that squirt water and so on to keep their mind off what is happening, it may help. 5. Keep in mind sensory issues. You may want to reduce the amount of lighting in the room, or have your child wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from the glare. Music can be a great distraction – bring an IPOD with their favorite music on it. Make things as quiet as possible, and tell your child what is going to happen before it happens. 6. Something is better than nothing. With some kids, you won’t be able to get as much as you want accomplished at first. In fact, you may only be able to accomplish a cursory visit to make sure nothing is majorly wrong. Take what you can get and keep your expectations realistic. 7. Be aware of the risk factors for autism and dental problems. Kids with autism are often sensitive orally, which can make teeth brushing and other oral care routines difficult. Also, parents may avoid going to the dentist as often as they should because it’s such a difficult thing to do. Habits such as chewing and biting can alter certain tooth structures which may need attention. Using candy as a reward for things can increase the risk of cavities. Autism and the Dentist – Things to Consider When Choosing a Dentist There are several factors you should take into account when choosing a dentist. Experience You don’t always want the dentist with the most experience. Sometimes, a dentist with less experience and enough patience and knowledge to work well with kids with autism will be the best choice. Don’t put medical knowledge above all else. It is important, yes, but so is ability for the dentist to work well with autism. Insurance Sometimes the dentist that is the best fit for your child will be out of your network of approved dentists. Find out how much it will cost to go out of network, and if your insurance will pay anything. Ask if the dentist will submit paperwork. Personality You want the best possible match for your child with autism, and personality is important too. You want someone who is patient and willing to accommodate your child’s needs. Someone who will try to understand them and build a relationship with them. We all respond better to people who try to build relationships with us rather than just treating us like a number on a chart. Those with autism are no different – they can sense if someone really cares or not. The right dentist can make a lot of difference for the anxiety issues your kid may have. Issues with autism and the dentist can be tricky, but the right dentist will make it a lot easier. Tips for Improving Oral Health of Kids with Autism 1. Try to give your child control over the tooth brushing routine. Let them choose the toothpaste – try several different flavors and kinds. Some might want a fruity flavor, some are okay with mint. Some might be reactive to certain inactive ingredients in toothpaste like sodium lauryl sulfate. In this case, it is fairly easy to locate a toothpaste brand without it. The toothbrush may be too big for their mouth, or perhaps they can’t grip it well. Try using a visual timer to count down how long they should brush for. 2. For young kids, try not to let them suck on bottles for too long. The sugar in the milk can be damaging to the teeth. This goes for hard candies or anything else with sugar in it. 3. Mouth guards may help. If your child is unsteady on their feet, bangs into things, or has meltdowns that include head banging, you might want to consider getting a mouth guard to protect their teeth, especially their front teeth. If you follow these tips, rest assured that dealing with autism and the dentist will likely become much easier for you.

Sensory Diet

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i pad aplication for children with Autism

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18 Auditory Processing Activities You Can Do Without Spending a Dime!

18 Auditory Processing Activities You Can Do Without Spending a Dime!
January 12th, 2009 | Tags: ADD, ADHD, Autism, CAPD, Central Auditory Processing Disorder, LD, learning difficulties, learning disabilitiesLeave a comment | Trackback


Many of you have asked about additional activities to do with your kids or students that have auditory processing difficulties due to CAPD, ADD, dyslexia, a learning disability, a learning difficulty or autism. I’ve compiled a variety that you can choose from whether you are tutoring a student, homeschooling, or a concerned parent tutoring your own child.

Auditory processing is a critical component to reading success. We work on a variety of auditory processing areas every time we do activities from the Reading Pack: Five Minutes to Better Reading Skills, Making Spelling Sense, Ten Minutes to Better Study Skills, and The Comprehension Zone. For example, The Comprehension Zone is a game where we play for both auditory memory, auditory comprehension, and reading comprehension. Making Spelling Sense is where we work on auditory discrimination, auditory closure, and auditory memory.

Computer work adds to the hands on work we have already done. I don’t use computerized programs exclusively because I strongly believe that students need the one-on-one feedback and modeling from peers, siblings, parents, and teachers. The increase in self-esteem that a student gets from this interaction with you while working on their skills is priceless.

Computer programs enhance the progress. There are a variety of good programs out there. Earobics and Fast Forward are the two that I’m most familiar with. They are both sound programs and do help with auditory processing difficulties. But, again, I would NOT use computer programs exclusively because students gain so many more benefits from one-on-one and small group work. Student reap a triple impact when you work directly with them: in addition to their skills improving, their auditory processing improving, their self-esteem also improves dramatically.

Here are some other activities you can do with things you typically have around the house or in the classroom to strengthen auditory processing.

These activities are from Children With Learning Disabilities by Janet Lerner

These activities can be done at home whether you are homeschooling or helping your child after school. These activities help those children with dyslexia, learning disabilities, ADHD, auditory processing problems such as auditory memory. Teaching strategies are just that, teaching strategies. A strategy can be done by a parent that is interested in helping thier child improve their auditory processing skills.

Auditory Sensitivity to Sounds

Listening for sounds. Have the children close their eyes and become auditorily sensitive to environmental sounds about them. Sounds like cars, airplanes, animals, outside sounds, sounds in the next room etc., can be attended to and identified.
Recorded sounds. Sounds can be placed on tape or records and the child is asked to identify them. Planes, trains, animals, and typewriters are some of the sounds that may be recorded.
Teacher-made sounds. Have the children close their eyes and identify sounds the teacher makes. Examples of such sounds include dropping a pencil, tearing a piece of paper, using a stapler, bouncing a ball, sharpening a pencil, tapping on a glass, opening a window, snapping the lights, leafing through pages in a book, cutting with scissors, opening a drawer, jingling money, or writing on a blackboard.
Food sounds. Ask the child to listen for the kind of food that is being eaten, cut, or sliced: celery, apples, carrots.
Shaking sounds. Place small hard items such as stones, beans, chalk, salt, sand, or rice into small containers or jars with covers. Have the child identify the contents through shaking and listening.
Auditory Attending

Attending for sound patterns. Have the child close his eyes or sit facing away from the teacher. Clap hands, play a drum, bounce a ball, etc. Have the child tell how many counts there were or ask him to repeat the patterns made. Rhythmic patterns can be made for the child to repeat. For example: slow, fast, fast.
Sound patterns on two objects provides a variation on the above suggestion; for example, use a cup and a book to tap out sounds patterns.
Discrimination of Sounds

Near or far. With eyes closed, the child is to judge what part of the room a sound is coming from, and whether it is near or far.
Loud or soft. Help the child learn to judge and discriminate between loud and soft sounds.
High and low. The child learns to judge and discriminate between high and low sounds.
Find the sound. One child hides a music box or ticking clock and the other children try to find it by locating the sound.
Follow the sound. The teacher or a child blows a whistle while walking around the room.The child should try to follow the route taken through listening.
Blindman’s bluff. One child in the group says something like an animal sound, sentence, questions, or phrase. The blindfolded child tries to guess who it is.
Auditory figure-background. To help a child attend to a foreground sound against simultaneous irrelevant environment noises, have him listen for pertinent auditory stimuli against a background of music.
Awareness of Phonemes or Letter Sounds

For success at the beginning stages of reading the child must perceive the individual phoneme sounds of the language, and he must learn to discriminate each language sound that represents a letter shape from other sounds. Such abilities are essential for decoding written language.

Initial consonants. Have the child tell which word begins like milk. Say three words like “astronaut, mountain, bicycle.”
Ask the child to think of words that begin like Tom.
Find pictures of words that begin like Tom, or find pictures of words in magazines that begin with the letter T. Find the word that is different at the beginning: “paper, pear, table, past.”
Consonant blends, digraphs, endings, vowels. Similar activities can be devised to help the child learn to auditorily perceive and discriminate other phonic elements.
Rhyming words. Learning to hear rhyming words helps the child recognize phonograms.Games similar to those for initial consonants can be used with rhyming words. Experience with nursery rhymes and poems that contain rhymes is useful.
Riddle rhymes. Make up riddles that rhyme. Have the child guess the last rhyming word. For example: “It rhymes with book. You hang your clothes on a _________.”
I hope you found this helpful.

Bonnie Terry, M. Ed., BCET



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How one mom -- with three autistic daughters -- finds hope and happiness By Kim Stagliano

A new study in Pediatrics says the recurrence risk of autism in younger siblings is higher than thought. Hardly comforting to autism families who want a second or third child and not surprising to me, Mom of three (!) daughters with autism.
In 1999, my daughters Mia and Gianna were 3 and 4 years old. Both girls were in school for speech and other developmental issues, which made my life as a Mom more stressful and full of questions than most others.
But I adored babies, and had always planned to have three, four, maybe five children. Pregnancy and infancy were a blessing to me. (Mmm, maybe not the sleep deprivation part of those first months.) However, with two girls who were obviously developmentally delayed, we also wanted answers. Would autism strike all of our children if we chose to have more?
We had a pediatrician in Philadelphia when the girls were very young who told me, “I’ve never heard of a family with more than one child with autism.” Then Gianna began to exhibit the signs. Uh oh. When baby “Rocco Stagliano” started to appear in my dreams, I decided to ask my doctor what I should (could?) do.
Related content: 1 in 5 kids with autistic older sibling share the condition
At his advice we sought genetic counseling. The geneticist at a top Children’s Hospital said the chance of a third child with autism was perhaps 25%, which sounds a lot like this current study, some 11 years after I had asked for a probability number. He told us it was at best a guess. We set aside our plans for a third child, unsure of what to do. Well, New Year’s Eve 1999 arrived; Mark and I partied like it was 1999 as per the Prince song. Nine months later Bella arrived! Despite her autism (which is very different from her sisters’ version) she is an angel and the perfect bookend to our family.
If you have a second (or third) child on the spectrum, your experience with your first will make the process easier. Practice doesn’t make perfect, but knowing how to look for signs and ask for help eases the pain somewhat. I’m not going to tell you it’s easy – you’d know I was fibbing straight away.
There’s hope for new treatments, therapies and an army of families making sure that our kids have every tool to grow into a safe, successful adult life, whether they have Asperger’s Syndrome or full blown autism. In short, you won’t be alone. We “old timers” will not let that happen.
I hope I serve as proof that a family can thrive and prosper. Children aren’t appliances; they don’t come with warranties and guarantees. My girls are my joy. Just as I’m sure your child with autism is your joy too. And while I’d take away their autism for their sake, their Dad and I love them just the way they are.
Kim Stagliano is Managing Editor of Age of Autism and author of "All I Can Handle: I’m No Mother Teresa," available from Skyhorse Publishing. Visit her website at www.kimstagliano.com.

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Invitation

Dear Friends,

Our first student has cleared the SSC Exams this year. We plan to felicitate Siddhanth Sudhakar for his achievement coming Saturday 16th July 12, 2011 at 4pm at Sapplings School, Little Angels, Sion, Near Sion Hospital. We wish to invite you to come attend this function and participate in the happiness with Siddhanth's family and congratulate him on his achievement. Please call on 32949595 for any further information.

Warm regards,
Chitra





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www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India

Social Thinking Workshop Dates and the registration form

Dear all,

Just a gentle reminder of the Work-shop registration. Kindly Note the dates
Delhi- 8th August 2011
Bengaluru- 12th and 13th August 2011.

The registration with earlybird discount is on.
Prefered option is DD; there is option for electronic transfer.

Kindly download this attached registration form with corrected pin-code. Do refer to the other attachments for work-shop details.

Mail or call me for any questions
Best regards
Lakshmi Satish
+9109844354292

Dear friends, Dr. Matthew Belmonte, Professor at Cornell, who has done significant research in Autism is visiting Mumbai. Dr. Belmonte wishes to do a talk for parents and professionals of the Forum for Autism Venue : Hinduja Hospital, Conference Hall, Old Building Time: 7 pm onwards Date: 8th April Friday Topic: Understanding Autistic Behaviour as a Normal Human Reaction to a Disconnected Perceptual and Cognitive World Call at the FFA no. 32949595 to register your name entry free Lecture II for families and professionals : Friday The straightforward way to study autism is to confront the obvious deficits: What genes or what parts of the brain underlie autistic behavioural impairments? This approach falls short in at least two ways. First, in focusing on autistic deficits it fails to account for autistic superiorities; in fact, one and the same physiological and cognitive alteration may explain both autistic weaknesses in social communication and behavioural flexibility, and autistic strengths in perception of detail, exact memory, and understanding of explicit and immediate rules. Second, this approach from deficits assumes that autistic behaviours are produced directly by biological differences in the genes and/or in the brain; in fact, many of the things that people with autism do are most productively construed as adaptive responses, the reactions of a normal human mind maturing within an abnormal perceptual and cognitive environment. We all adapt within the constraints of our bodies and brains, and we all develop strategies that capitalise on our strengths and minimise our weaknesses. A child temporarily deprived of sight in one eye, for instance, will have learnt to rely on the intact eye; to force development of the bad eye, the good eye must be covered with a patch. Likewise, a person who has suffered a stroke will learn to rely on the good side of the body, and must be forced therapeutically to exercise the bad side. The situation in autism is less visible because it involves strengths and weaknesses not simply in overt sensory or motor skills, but in perceptual and cognitive skills: people with autism spectrum conditions learn to rely the capacities at which their brains excel, at the expense of skills that don't come as easily to them. Every human brain has a balance between local connections within single regions of the brain, and long-range connections between distant regions. More short-range connections may make individual parts of the brain very efficient at at working autonomously and independently, but correspondingly difficult to coordinate with each other. Autism seems the extreme case of such an altered balance, in which separate brain systems operate independently and in parallel, but with little or no coordination. This re-conceptualisation of autism as an extreme case of normal human cognitive variation opens the way toward new therapies for autism, and to a new understanding of ourselves: The more closely we examine autism, cognitively, genetically, and physiologically, the more we find ourselves gazing into a mirror. - Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net www.autism-india.org the parent body for Autism in India

Dear friends,
Dr. Matthew Belmonte, Professor at Cornell, who has done significant research in Autism is visiting Mumbai. Dr. Belmonte wishes to do a talk for parents and professionals of the Forum for Autism
Venue : Hinduja Hospital, Conference Hall, Old Building
Time: 7 pm onwards
Date: 8th April Friday
Topic: Understanding Autistic Behaviour as a Normal Human Reaction to a Disconnected Perceptual and Cognitive World


Call at the FFA no. 32949595 to register your name entry free

Lecture II for families and professionals : Friday

The straightforward way to study autism is to confront the obvious deficits: What genes or what parts of the brain underlie autistic behavioural impairments? This approach falls short in at least two ways.
First, in focusing on autistic deficits it fails to account for autistic superiorities; in fact, one and the same physiological and cognitive alteration may explain both autistic weaknesses in social communication and behavioural flexibility, and autistic strengths in perception of detail, exact memory, and understanding of explicit and immediate rules.
Second, this approach from deficits assumes that autistic behaviours are produced directly by biological differences in the genes and/or in the brain; in fact, many of the things that people with autism do are most productively construed as adaptive responses, the reactions of a normal human mind maturing within an abnormal perceptual and cognitive environment. We all adapt within the constraints of our bodies and brains, and we all develop strategies that capitalise on our strengths and minimise our weaknesses. A child temporarily deprived of sight in one eye, for instance, will have learnt to rely on the intact eye; to force development of the bad eye, the good eye must be covered with a patch.
Likewise, a person who has suffered a stroke will learn to rely on the good side of the body, and must be forced therapeutically to exercise the bad side. The situation in autism is less visible because it involves strengths and weaknesses not simply in overt sensory or motor skills, but in perceptual and cognitive skills: people with autism spectrum conditions learn to rely the capacities at which their brains excel, at the expense of skills that don't come as easily to them. Every human brain has a balance between local connections within single regions of the brain, and long-range connections between distant regions. More short-range connections may make individual parts of the brain very efficient at at working autonomously and independently, but correspondingly difficult to coordinate with each other. Autism seems the extreme case of such an altered balance, in which separate brain systems operate independently and
in parallel, but with little or no coordination. This re-conceptualisation of autism as an extreme case of normal human cognitive variation opens the way toward new therapies for autism, and to a new understanding of ourselves: The more closely we examine autism, cognitively, genetically, and physiologically, the more we find ourselves gazing into a mirror.







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Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net


www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India

World Autism Awareness Day

Dear friends,



It’s that time of the year where we gear up to celebrate with our children on World Autism Awareness Day falling on Saturday, 2nd April. This year we have even more exciting events lined up to increase awareness by different schools/centres across the city. Please do come forward to participate in atleast one of these which suit you the best.

One very important message comes to us from Merry Barua (point no.1) requesting us to light up in blue for Autism…Please join in this endeavour to help increase awareness for our children.

If anyone wishes to distribute leaflets or posters on Autism before the 2nd kindly contact us on 022-32949595 to get an email of the same. A good exercise would be to display the leaflet or poster

· on your society’s notice board,

· in your family doctors reception area,

· at any doctor/hospital/clinic you visit,

· on your office bulletin board,

· on your clubs/gardens bulletin board,

· at any nursery/school you know,

· distribute the leaflet to all the members of your building or society,

· insert in the newspaper through the paper vendor in your area.



The forum plans to focus on public transport travelling issues of parents of children with autism this year. We shall keep you posted on our activities for the same. Anyone in our group is part of a public transport organization and is willing to help out in the efforts is welcome to contact us.



We are planning on the GPS device workshop in April and will let you know the details on the same. Based on maximum response from parents requesting for workshops on independent living skills we will arrange for the same this year.



The is a world autism online survey which will open from 27th of March which we will mail you about to share with all whom you know online…



Do write in any information you have of a new school/centre/therapist we need to update our database with to help other parents. Or just drop in a line about how you feel on this World Autism Awareness Day to share with others…



Warm regards,

Chitra



This email carries information on the following

:

1) Light It Up Blue. On 2 April 2011-message from Merry Barua



2) RAYS OF HOPE PRIYANJ SPECIAL SCHOOL Celebrates WAAD

Venue :-Inorbit Mall ground floor Link Road ,Malad. Date: 30th March 2011 Time: 3 to 6 p.m. from Reesha Dhulap



3) Aspire Educational Services Welcomes you to: Autism Awareness and You – AAAU-2011 A workshop for: School counselors / therapist / special educators and parents. Date: April 2nd 2011 Timing: 9am to 5pm. Venue: SNDT College Dome hall, Cama Lane, Ghatkopar (west) Mumbai. Charges: For Professionals Rs: 350 and Parents Rs. 250 including lunch and refreshments. From Balaswami

4) SANTOSH INSTITUTE FOR THE MENTALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN

Invitation on Occasion of Annual Day on 3rd April, 2011 to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day. From Datta Sir



5) Khushi, Pediatric Therapy Centre is organizing a bike rally for the awareness of Autism. Sunday 3rd April 4 to 6.30 pm from Aarey Colony to Carter Road from Reena Singh



6) Dr. Matthew Belmonte, Professor at Cornell, who has done significant research in Autism is visiting Mumbai. Dr. Belmonte wishes to do a talk for parents and professionals of the Forum for Autism

Venue : Hinduja Hospital, Conference Hall, Old Building

Time: 7 pm onwards

Date: 8th April Friday

Topic: Understanding Autistic Behaviour as a Normal Human Reaction to a Disconnected Perceptual and Cognitive World





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Dear Friend of the Autism Community,



I am writing regarding an initiative we are supporting called Light It Up Blue. On 2 April 2011 the global autism community will celebrate the fourth annual United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day. In recognition of this historic day, Action For Autism (AFA) is joining Autism Speaks, North America’s largest autism science and advocacy organization in its international campaign called Light It Up Blue, whereby landmarks around the world will turn their lights blue to create awareness for autism.



We are talking to various landmark buildings with a request to dress them up in blue light on the evening of Friday, April 1, 2011 – the first night of Autism Awareness Month, and Saturday, April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day. In Delhi, India Gate, Humayun’s Tomb, the Red Fort, and the Lotus Temple will all be lit up blue on these days. In Kolkata, the Asiatic Society has also agreed to join the campaign. We are approaching other landmarks to do the same.



We are also requesting parents, families and other supporters of the autism community to light up their homes and business establishments in blue on these days. When we light up our homes in blue we will join hundreds of buildings worldwide who will turn their lights blue on April 1 and 2, including the Empire State Building in New York, USA; Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia; Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, UK; CN Tower in Toronto, Canada; Bell Tower in Perth, Australia, among others.

Please contact Kathakali DasPandey for more information.



Lets go blue for autism!



Merry


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The National Centre for Autism
Pocket 7 & 8 Jasola Vihar, New Delhi 110025
Tel: 91 11 40540991. 91 11 40540992, 91 11 65347422
Email:
Website: http://www.autism-india.org
AFA's Vision is a society that views the interdependence of people of every ability as valuable and enriching and seeks to provide equal opportunities to all

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RAYS OF HOPE

PRIYANJ SPECIAL SCHOOL

Celebrates

WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY

Venue :-Inorbit Mall ground floor Link Road ,Malad.











Date: 30th March 2011

Time: 3 to 6 p.m.

Come and join us to make a difference

(Namrata Chheda)

(Chairperson )

(Reesha Dhulap) (Anita Mascarenhas)

(Chief Advisor) (Principal)

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Aspire Educational Services
Welcomes you to:
Autism Awareness and You – AAAU-2011
A workshop for: School counselors / therapist / special educators and parents.

On the eve of world Autism Awareness day, Aspire Educational services (AES) is glad to bring in a one day training/ workshop for school counselors, therapists, special educators and parents.

Autism is a developmental disorder which is marked by difficulties in 3 main areas: Communication, social interaction and behavior patterns. It is very important to understand and provide allowances and accommodations for individuals with Autism in order to teach them to be successful in life.

This workshop aims to bring in more information in terms of the etiology, evaluation, Parents emotions, educational methods, treatment methods etc. to enable professionals and parents to help individuals with Autism.

I am very pleased to share with you that Dr.Harish Shetty will inaugurate the workshop.

Mrs. Smita Awasti- President of ABA- India would be our key speaker. She will talk about ABA as a treatment method for Autism. Applied Behavior Analysis- ABA is a behavior based program derived from B.F. Skinner's theory of learning and is a scientific treatment method for children with Autism.
Program
Date: April 2nd 2011

Timing: 9am to 5pm.

Venue: SNDT College Dome hall, Cama Lane, Ghatkopar (west) Mumbai.

Charges: For Professionals Rs: 350 and Parents Rs. 250 including lunch and refreshments.

Please find the attached the Registration Form. Duplicate copies of the form may be used.
There will be nodal points near your area to submit the duly filled in form along with registration charges.
Contact: 9967485161 or mail aspiedu@gmail.com or balaswaminath@gmail.com for submission.
Last date of submission: March 25th 2011.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011



SANTOSH INSTITUTE FOR THE MENTALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN



Mumbai, India



To: Respected supporters,





Subject: Invitation on Occasion of Annual Day on 3rd April, 2011 to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day.



Dear Sir/Maam,



Kindly accept heartiest greetings on behalf of Santosh Institute for the mentally Challenged Children.



Santosh Institute has stepped into the 4th year of its inception and to express its gratitude and joy the Santosh family is celebrating its "Annual Day". As a part of year long celebrations Santosh Institute is hosting the 3rd Annual Day on Sunday, April 3rd 2011, a day after 2nd April World Autism Awareness Day,



To mark this event a one-day event has been organized based on the theme "Dosti 2011". I hereby extend a hearty invitation to you on this occasion.



Kindly take this request in right earnest and grace the occasion with your presence. I look forward to your presence at the Yashwant Roa Chavan Natya Mandir at Matunga Road (w), Mumbai, India from 10.30am to 1.30pm. Please contact Datta Sir for donor passes.



Also we look forward to your continued support.



Thanking You.



Your's Truly,



Mr. Dattaram A. Fonde

Director

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Khushi, Pediatric Therapy Centre is organizing a bike rally for the awareness of Autism. I request you to join us to ride for a cause.

If it is possible please put the pamphlet in your society or office premises so that more people can know about it. Also forward it to your friends and family.



For more details and registration please visit www.khushi.net.in. All the registered member will get a T Shirt to wear at rally.

Last date for registration 23rd March, 2011. refer attachment for the poster below:








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Dr. Matthew Belmonte, Professor at Cornell, who has done significant research in Autism is visiting Mumbai. He has spoken at Action for Autism on more than one occasion and is a wonderful speaker who can connect to families very well. Dr. Belmonte wishes to do a talk for parents of the Forum.
Venue : Hinduja Hospital, Conference Hall, Old Building

Time: 7 pm onwards

Date: 8th April Friday

Call at the FFA no. 32949595 to register your name entry free

Lecture II for families and professionals : Friday 8 April 7pm

Topic: Understanding Autistic Behaviour as a Normal Human Reaction to a Disconnected Perceptual and Cognitive World

The straightforward way to study autism is to confront the obvious deficits: What genes or what parts of the brain underlie autistic behavioural impairments? This approach falls short in at least two ways.

First, in focusing on autistic deficits it fails to account for autistic superiorities; in fact, one and the same physiological and cognitive alteration may explain both autistic weaknesses in social communication and behavioural flexibility, and autistic strengths in perception of detail, exact memory, and understanding of explicit and immediate rules.

Second, this approach from deficits assumes that autistic behaviours are produced directly by biological differences in the genes and/or in the brain; in fact, many of the things that people with autism do are most productively construed as adaptive responses, the reactions of a normal human mind maturing within an abnormal perceptual and cognitive environment. We all adapt within the constraints of our bodies and brains, and we all develop strategies that capitalise on our strengths and minimise our weaknesses. A child temporarily deprived of sight in one eye, for instance, will have learnt to rely on the intact eye; to force development of the bad eye, the good eye must be covered with a patch.

Likewise, a person who has suffered a stroke will learn to rely on the good side of the body, and must be forced therapeutically to exercise the bad side. The situation in autism is less visible because it involves strengths and weaknesses not simply in overt sensory or motor skills, but in perceptual and cognitive skills: people with autism spectrum conditions learn to rely the capacities at which their brains excel, at the expense of skills that don't come as easily to them. Every human brain has a balance between local connections within single regions of the brain, and long-range connections between distant regions. More short-range connections may make individual parts of the brain very efficient at at working autonomously and independently, but correspondingly difficult to coordinate with each other. Autism seems the extreme case of such an altered balance, in which separate brain systems operate independently and

in parallel, but with little or no coordination. This re-conceptualisation of autism as an extreme case of normal human cognitive variation opens the way toward new therapies for autism, and to a new understanding of ourselves: The more closely we examine autism, cognitively, genetically, and physiologically, the more we find ourselves gazing into a mirror.


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(A behavioral approach to learning)
Social Skills Program:

What are social skills? Skills that allow us to communicate, relate and socialize with others are called social skills.

Why Social skills program for children? Social skill is a complex human behavior and it is rule governed. It is sometimes very difficult for our children to understand the unwritten set of social rules that everyone knows but no one has been taught directly. These unwritten social rules can be taught to our children. It is also very important for the overall development of the children.

How is this done: A small set of 6 to 8 children are grouped. They learn to interact with each other and learn social skills. We will target specific social skill goal during the period.

Some Social skills Activities: social stories, social games, role plays, relational activities, music, group activities etc.

Some Social skill goals: Greetings and Farewells, How to begin interactions, Say Sorry, thank you, Getting appropriate attention, Waiting turns, Sharing, Use Appropriate voice, Personal space, Feelings Sharing, Asking for help, Asking for break, Negotiations etc.


Summer program - 2011

Social Skills program for children with Autism and related needs.

Organized by:

Aspire Education Services

(A behavioral approach to learning)

At

Chip and Dale Nursery school

Next to Vijay Sales,L.B.S.Marg, Nithyanand Nagar, Opp. Shreyas cinemas, Ghatkopar(w),Mumbai-86

2 week program: starting from April 18th and April 29th (Rs 3250)
4 week program: starting from April 18th to May 13th. (Rs 6500)


Age Group: 3 to 8 years Daily 2 batches: 11 Am to 1 pm or 2 pm to 4 pm.

Special features:

Individualized program based on the child’s needs. Working on Attending skills, compliance, Communication, self help skills, motor skills etc. focusing to increase social skills.

For more details and registration contact:

Mrs. Bala Swaminathan, Special educator and Behavior therapist at 9967485161.

E-mail: aspiedu@gmail.com, balaswaminath@gmail.com


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Vocational Centre for children with Autism

Babita Raja 1:00pm Feb 3
Dear Friends ,



We at Sunshine School , a school for differently abled children is

starting a Vocational Centre for children with Autism , Mental

Retardation , Down Syndrom, on every Saturday from February for one

and half hours . Details are given below :-



Day - Only on Saturdays



Time - 10am to 11.30am



Fees - Rs 2000/(admission fees)

Rs 1500/ (monthly fees)



Starting from - 5th feb 2011



Contact - Paramita at 9930530543

Suchitra at 9819997895





Regards

Paramita

Sunshine school

c/o Navi Mumbai Primary School

Near Vashi Police Station

Sec:2 Vashi . Navi Mumbai

Forum For Autism(FFA), Mumbai: Announcements for January 2011. Inbox X

For all Forum For Autism members please find details of workshops in the month of January...totally 5 programs

Please Note:- Please go through the attached pdf file.

Announcement-1

It’s time to mark your calendars. The Fragile X Society has invited the Developmental Fx team from Denver USA to India for the first time. The team includes Tracy Stackhouse, MA, OTR, Occupational Therapist and Sarah (Mouse) Scharfenaker, MA, CCC-SLP, Speech Pathologist. Each has over 20 years experience working with children with Fragile X Syndrome and Autism.
Date : 3rd January 2011
Time: 10 am – 5 pm including an hour lunch break and two tea breaks
Venue: Saisa, PJ club, Pali, Bandra East, Mumbai 400050
Fees: including lunch and refreshments.
Parents -Rs. 500/-
Professionals - Rs. 1000/-
This is an intensive training which is being conducted to empower everyone working with children with special needs including parents and professionals.
Topics:
Hyperarousal, Sensory Integration, the concept and use of a sensory diet, self regulation
Speech, language characteristics and treatment, communication,
Behaviour, Education, encouraging play,
Using visual supports to change your child’s life,
"Trans-disciplinary intervention approach for children with sensory processing difficulties”
We aim at dealing with issues which are confusing for parents and professionals dealing with the child.

Please call on any of the numbers given below for further details and to register.

Shalini Kedia-Chairperson
+ 91 98201 99092
+ 91 22666 42151

Ami Kothari- Sectretary
+91 9820028730

FRAGILE X SOCIETY - India

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Announcement-2
FORUM FOR AUTISM

Presents

PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT THRU FUN FILLED GAMES & YOGA FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM IN THE AGE GROUP OF 10+

Name of Resource Person: Shailesh Shah- B.Com, ICWA

Profile of Resource Person: CEO of Mahavir Engineering Co. who undertakes turnkey contracts for pumping system. Mr. Shah had a thirst for finding who he was from within other than Shailesh the name given by his parents. To quench his thirst he undertook an inward journey to advance meditation techniques. This helped him tremendously to find himself & his innocence. This naturally led to his flowering & this workshop got designed with Ms Shubhangi, an ART OF LIVING teacher. He conducts meditation workshops with corporate & students.

Date & Time: 23rd Jan 2011, 9 am to 12noon

Venue: (tentative venue)

Cost: Rs 125/-

Max children in a batch: 30

Enrollment at FFA Library (in person or courier): Cheque in name of Forum for Autism.

PERSONALITY TRAITS WHICH WILL BE ENHANCED THRU GAMES, YOGA & FUN

v acceptance of themselves (Build a platform to love themselves) Thankfulness arises

v Self Trust in Heart

§ Body exercises, face massaging….

v Techniques of centering(internal awareness of doing the job on hand)

v Technique of witnessing

v Art of opening up & flowing out in Life

v Courage to open to the world

v Deautomization-loving what you are doing

v Adventurous life

NOTE: Last date for enrollment 10th January 2011

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Announcement-3

Information regarding the workshop on Sex education ,aimed at educating the child with Autism.
1. All parents will have to attend the workshop along with the child
2. Current report of the child's capabilities, gender,age, knowledge about sex & which issues the parent wishes the child gain from the workshop should reach Ms Manjusha Sawant at , sawant_manjusha@rediffmail.com on or before 10th Jan 2011.
3. The workshop will be conducted by Ms Acchama,CEO BCG,Sp Educator, at BCS on 30th Jan 2011,9am to 11.30am
4. Only 15 children will be registered
5. Cost: Rs 200/

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Announcement-4


Hi!

We are looking forward to the International program in Jan 2011 at Bangalore. The links given below will take you to the details of the same.
http://www.fiveindia.com/index.php
http://www.childsupport.in/html/about_sensory_processing.html

1) ' The Other End of Autism' by TIMOTHY KOWALSKI
2) Sensory Processing Disorder' by CAROL KRANOWITZ

Date and Venue

The program is designed for teachers, parents & professionals

1 day program on SPD with Carol Kranowitz on 30 Jan 2011 Click here

2 day program on SPD with Carol Kranowitz on 28 & 29 Jan 2011 Click here

1 day program - The Other End of ASD with Timothy Kowalski on 30 Jan 2011 Click here

2 day program – The Other End of ASD with Timothy Kowalski on 28 & 29 Jan 2011 Click here
Venue: Bangalore – The Grand Magrath Hotel, #30, Magrath Road,
Bangalore 560025 (close to Garuda Mall )

NOTE: If you would like to attend all 3 days, please e-mail us with subject ‘All 3 days’ to training@childsupport.in



Fees And Payment

Fee details

Program Options
Till January 20th 2010
Indian Participants
International Participants
Spot Registration
Indian Participants
International Participants
1 day Program
SPD by Carol
OR
ASD by Mr. Tim
Rs 4250
USD 125
Rs 5000
USD 150
2 days Program
SPD by Carol
OR
ASD by Mr. Tim
Rs 8250
USD 240
Rs 9500
USD 285

NOTE: If you would like to attend all 3 days, please e-mail us with subject "All 3 days" to training@childsupport.in

Mode of payment:

Pay by Demand Draft: Please issue a DD in favor of "FIVE Incorporated" payable at Chennai, India.

Pay by cheque (only for Indian nationals): Please issue a cheque payable to ’FIVE Incorporated’ at Chennai. All cheques should reach us before the last date of offer. Registration will be approved only after clearing.

Online payment: Please Click Here to go to payment page

Please send all payments along with completed Registration form to

Mathew Easow, Director - FIVE Incorporated, 48/51, 1st Floor, 3rd Cross Street West, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai 600030, Tamil Nadu - INDIA

Pay by cash: You are welcome to pay by cash directly to Mathew Easow at the above address.

KINDLY NOTE:
Only Nationalized bank cheques/DD will be accepted due to time delay in clearing
All International payments have to be issued by Demand Draft OR online payment

For any further information please feel free to contact Mathew Easow on

Phone: (+91) 94440 70210

Email: training@childsupport.in


Please also forward this mail to all your contacts - teachers, parents, professionals in the field of child development.

Social Communication & Sensory issues

A child on 'The Other End of Autism Spectrum 'desires social interaction. He attempts to engage others but frequently uses socially inappropriate means to interact with others. He realizes something must be done. Read More
When I touch the orange, my eyes tell me it's an orange. I like the smell but not the feel. My mouth doesn't want to touch it, either. If it is put in my mouth I may get irritated at first. Then, if I can't get away from it, I begin to get annoyed. Then really annoyed, then aggravated, then upset, then angry! Read More


Please feel free to contact me for any further information.

Sincerely,
Mathew Easow
(+91) 94440 70210
www.fiveindia.com


Featured Article
Academics and Sensory Processing

Links
www.fiveindia.com
www.childsupport.in
http://blog.childsupport.in

CAROL STOCK KRANOWITZ has been a music, movement and drama teacher for 30 years. She studied Sensory Processing Disorder, to better understand and help those children who seemed “Out-of-Sync” and is now an international expert on the same.

She is a board Member of SPD Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of S.I. Focus, the international magazine focusing on sensory integration/sensory processing. Since 1981 she has been a speaker at approximately 400 workshops at national and international conventions, on Sensory Processing Disorder, music and movement,parenting, child development etc addressing parents,educators, and professionals about sensory issues and suggesting activities for addressing them at home and school.



Apart from her highly acclaimed books "The Out-Of-Sync Child" and "The Out-Of-Sync Child has Fun", her value contributions are -

For professionals - A screening tool for Occupational Therapists to use with early childhood teachers, Preschool Sensory Scan for Educators (or "Preschool SENSE").

For teachers - A manual, "Answers to Questions Teachers Ask About Sensory Integration"

For parents – "Growing an In-Sync Child: Simple, Fun Activities to Help Every Child Develop, Learn, and Grow"

In writings and workshops in the United States and abroad, she explains to parents, educators, and other early childhood professionals how sensory issues play out – and provides fun and functional techniques for addressing them at home and school. Her books are treated as bible by therapists, teachers and parents alike.

For more information about Ms. Carol go to
http://www.out-of-sync-child.com/author.htm

An online review on Carol’s book "The Out of Sync Child"

“If you are a parent or a teacher of a child with bewildering or inconsistent behavior problems, this book explains comprehensively and clearly the often conflicting symptoms of children with SI dysfunction. Most exciting is the hope that children can now be diagnosed at an early age so they can begin OT therapy when it has a chance to be its most effective. Also exciting is the knowledge that there are many simple things that parents and teachers can do at home and in the classroom to improve the functioning of SI kids. I have recommended this book to dozens of parents who have come back to buy copies for their child's teacher. The book contains an excellent resources guide, too! P.S. Carol Kranowitz does a fabulous job presenting about SI dysfunction at professional workshops. See her if you have the chance.”

http://www.amazon.com/Out-Sync-Child-Recognizing-Integration/product-reviews/0399523863/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_5?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&
filterBy=addFiveSta


TIMOTHY P. KOWALSKI, M.A., C.C.C.-SLP, specializes in social-pragmatic communication deficits and is an internationally known expert on Asperger Syndrome.

He is the author of the widely acclaimed book, "The Source for Asperger Syndrome", a practical resource for anyone working with this population. His latest book Social-Pragmatic Success for Asperger Syndrome and Other Related Disorders offers a comprehensive approach for assessment and intervention. His article "Assessing Social Communication in Asperger’s Syndrome: An Introduction to the Conversational Effectiveness Profile" offers the diagnostician an understanding of how to assess this difficult population.





His awards -

TEAMS 2000 Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year award for his work with autism in the four-county region of greater Orlando.
2010 Clinician of the Year Award offered by the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
He has served on the Board of Directors for the Greater Orlando Chapter of the Autism Society of America. He is also a distinguished member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Council for Exceptional Children, the Council for Behavior Disorders, the Association on Higher Education and Disability, and the Autism Society of America. Mr. Tim, as he is fondly called by his students is a highly sort after speaker at national and international seminars.

For more information about Mr. Kowalski go to
http://web.mac.com/socialpragmatics/Site/Mr._Tim.html

Listen to an interview of Mr. Timothy Kowalski
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=28653


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Announcement-5

Dear Mam/ Sir,

Sankalp Charitable Trust is very glad to announce 2nd Sankalp Sports Carnival 2011, which will be conducted on 11th & 12th Jan 2011.
Our mission is Integration of Assessment, prevention, sustainability, punitive, rehabilitation and overall development of Special needs children, to bring them in a main stream Society
We, at Sankalp encourage play along with work, and we realize that games and activities for autistic children may fulfill two key elements, socialization skills for life and learning to enjoy playing with their peers. As child matures, he or she may want to be involved with organized sports. This should be encouraged, our Dream aspire sports club focuses on physical development Sports activity for the purpose of psycho- social and physical Motor cognitive development of special needs children. Sankalp is committed to create a platform for Autism as well special needs children in the field of sports to give them space and Opportunity to develop and grow, Identifying hidden talent within them.

Sankalp has a resolution to see this special children demonstrating their sports talent at international level in special Olympic and feel our country and their parents pride for them.
As we all know, last year nearby 500-600 special students participated in this carnival and it was a great success with the support of all special schools and media.

This year expected populace will be as given below:
Days: Two Days

Target Populace: 1500 special children

Target School Populace: 15 Special schools from Mumbai

Expected Professionals: Medical Practitioners (Doctors), Principals, Special teacher Trainees (around 100),
therapists, Sports Coaches, Parents (more than 500) and volunteers.

Media Coverage: Zee 24taas, Etv (Marathi), News channels and local news papers

Our Big Supporters: Sports personalities from commonwealth games 2010


Kind Regards

Ms. Snehal D'Souza
Project Manager
+919967426826
Sankalp





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the parent body for Autism in India

Advanced Workshop on Structured Teaching

Action for Autism (AFA) is organizing a five-day advanced training workshop on Structured Teaching by Autism AACTION.

AACTION is a Chicago based humanitarian organization dedicated to developing worldwide awareness, support and acceptance of autism through education & training, both nationally and internationally.

Christopher Flint and his team will provide training in the structured teaching philosophy and implementation as it applies to children with ASD and other developmental disorders. The workshop will be in an interactive format where participants will have a chance to watch children engaged using the principles of structure. Participants will have the opportunity to practice development and implementation of structured activities involving a variety of skills and situations including assessments, communication, leisure, ADLS and behaviour management.

Participation is open only to those who have completed the two-day workshop on basics of structured teaching by Autism AACTION. The training will be done in a small group open to a maximum of 30 participants.



DATE : Monday 6 – Friday 10 December 2010
TIMINGS : 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
VENUE: The National Centre for Autism
Pocket 7 & 8
Jasola Vihar
New Delhi – 110 025






For further information about registration, contact:

Shikha Bhardwaj
Training Coordinator
Action For Autism
The National Centre for Autism, Pocket 7 & 8 Jasola Vihar, New Delhi 110 025
Tel: +91 11 4054 0991, 4054 0992, 6534 7422
Email: trainees.afa@gmail.com
Website: http://www.autism-india.org/

Understanding & Teaching Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Parent Training Workshop

AFA’s Annual Parent Training Workshop is an eagerly awaited event each year. The workshop is built on an understanding of ASD and works through teaching various cognitive, communication, and daily living skills.

The workshop is illustrated with practical examples based on AFA's hands-on experience and exposure to children with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome of varying ages and across the spectrum. The format includes lectures, demonstration classes, video clips, question and answer sessions, and discussions.

The workshop will build on an understanding of the child with ASD and work through teaching communication, play, social, daily living skills and behavior modification.

Who should Attend
Participation is open to parents and anyone else who interacts on a regular basis with special needs. Though the strategies shared at the workshop will focus on children with autism , it is worthwhile to point out that the same would be also be relevant to children with or without any developmental disabilities.

When & Where
19 – 21 November 2010
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
The National Center for Autism, Pocket 7 & 8, Jasola Vihar, New Delhi – 110 025

How to Register
Registration forms may be collected from AFA office or downloaded from the AFA website: www.autism-india.org. A complete form must be sent along with registration charges. Payments may be made in cash or by demand draft drawn in favour of ‘Action for Autism’ payable at New Delhi. Cheques or credit cards will NOT be accepted. Incomplete forms or registration forms not accompanied with the registration fees will not be processed.

Early Bird Workshop Registration: On or before Friday 12 November 2010
On the Spot Registration: Subject to availability
Last date for Childcare Registration: Friday 5 November 2010

For any further queries, contact:
Shikha Bhardwaj
Training Coordinator
Action For Autism (AFA)
The National Centre for Autism, Pocket 7 & 8 Jasola Vihar, New Delhi 110025
Tel: +91 11 4054 0991-2, 6534 7422
Email: shikha.afa@gmail.com
Website: http://www.autism-india.org/

Understanding & Teaching Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

September 27 · 8:00am - 6:00pm
Location The National Center for Autism, Pocket 7 & 8, Jasola Vihar, New Delhi – 110 025
Created By
Action For Autism
More Info When & Where
27 – 30 September 2010
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
The National Center for Autism, Pocket 7 & 8, Jasola Vihar, New Delhi – 110 025

The Workshop
AFA’s Annual Training Workshop is an eagerly awaited event each year. The workshop is built on an understanding of ASD and works through teaching various cognitive, communication, and daily living skills.

Workshops are illustrated with practical examples based on AFA's hands-on experience and exposure to children with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome of varying ages and across the spectrum. The format includes lectures, demonstration classes, video clips, question and answer sessions, and discussions.
The topics include the following:

Day One Autism: Understanding a Different Way of Being
Day Two Applied Behaviour Analysis: Teaching and Changing Behaviours
Day Three Strategies for Developing Communication
Day Four Including Children with Autism in Mainstream Classroom

Who should Attend
Participation is open to anyone who works with children with developmental disabilities on a day-to-day basis including teachers of both children with and without special needs. CRE accreditation is awaited from Rehabilitation Council of India.


How to Register
Registration forms may be collected from AFA office or downloaded from the AFA website: www.autism-india.org. A complete form must be sent along with registration charges. Payments may be made in cash or by demand draft drawn in favour of ‘Action for Autism’ payable at New Delhi. Cheques or credit cards will NOT be accepted. Incomplete forms or registration forms not accompanied with the registration fees will not be processed.

Early Bird Workshop Registration: On or before Friday 17 September 2010
On the Spot Registration: Subject to availability
Last date for Childcare Registration: Friday 3 September 2010

For further details, contact:
Shikha Bhardwaj
Training Coordinator
Action For Autism (AFA)
The National Centre for Autism, Pocket 7 & 8 Jasola Vihar, New Delhi 110025
Tel: +91 11 4054 0991-2, 6534 7422
Email: shikha.afa@gmail.com Website: http://www.autism-india.org/
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Monday 30th August-Talk on assistive technology and demo on GPS device-tracking device for our children

Monday 30th August-Talk on assistive technology and demo on GPS device-tracking device for our children.

Hello friends,
Please try to attend ....talk on assistive technology and demo on GPS device-tracking device for our children...a gentleman is coming in from Chennai to show us this product.

Thanks
Chitra


Aashish Foundations'
JUMP START THERAPY CENTRE
122, Unique Industrial Estate, Twin Towers Lane, Prabhadevi, Mumbai-400 025
Tel No 022-267439941, 9870183414, E-mail: aashishfoundation@gmail.com


Dear Parents,

Aashish Foundation is exploring how we can furthur use “Assistive technology” to enhance the lives of people we help.

With this in mind we invite you to a talk by Ms Shilpi Kapoor, who will help us understand what assistive technology is and how we can use assistive technology (AT) to bring about revolutionary changes in the lives of people with disabilities.

Ms. Shilpi Kapoor is the founder director of Net Systems Informatics (I) Pvt. Ltd and Barrier Break Technologies. She has setup both companies with the single vision to ‘break the barriers of knowledge and disabilities’. She has been working to build awareness in the government with regards to the needs of people with disabilities and was instrumental in drafting the National Policy on Electronic Accessibility in association with National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People.



Date: Monday, 30th August 2010

Time: 10 am. to 11.30 am

Venue: JumpStart Therapy Centre, Prabhadevi

122, Unique Industrial Estate, Twin Tower Lane, Opp. Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi. Mumbai

Those interested in attending this talk please send a sms to Shalini (9833186682) , Ketan (9320287733) or an email to aashishfoundation@gmail.com by 28th Saturday

Do make use of this unique opportunity to demystify the avenue of “Assistive Technology”. Only then will we be able to make informed decisions of how and when we can use this technology to make our dear children more independent.

Yours sincerely,

Shalini Bijliwala

Autism documentaries

Dear all,

Forwarding the schedule of a programme to be conducted by the american library. They are screening 3 documentaries made in the US on Downs Syndrome, Autism and Hearing Impairment. The screening will be followed by discussions. The objective of this programme is to create awareness about disability.

professionals, parents and anyone interested are invited to attend.

please do come and also inform others working in the field or are interested in knowing more about the subjects covered.

regards

Pranita
9870149020

July 26th Monday
15.00 15.15 Welcome remarks by moderator

15.15 17.00 Documentary film screening, "Autism, The Musical" followed by discussion two panelists


July 27 Tuesday
15.00 15.15 Welcome remarks by moderator

15.15 17.00 Documentary film screening, "Praying with Loir" followed by discussion - two panelists


July 28 Wednesday
15.00 15.15 Welcome remarks by moderator

15.15 17.00 Documentary film screening, "Through Deaf Eyes" followed by discussion- two panelists


"AUTISM, THE MUSICAL"

RUNNING TIME: 93 MIN., YEAR: 2007

SYNOPSIS: FOLLOWS FIVE AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES OVER THE COURSE OF SIX MONTHS AND CAPTURES THEIR

DISTINCT PERSONAL STRUGGLES, PRESSURES AND TRIUMPHS AS THE CHILDREN WRITE, REHEARSE AND PERFORM THEIR OWN FULL-LENGTH

MUSICAL.

- "PRAYING WITH LIOR"

RUNNING TIME: 87 MIN., YEAR: 2008

SYNOPSIS: ASKING WHETHER SOMEONE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROM CAN BE A "SPIRITUAL GENIUS," THE FILM FOLLOWS LIOR PREPARING

FOR HIS BAR MITZVAH. MANY BELIEVE LIOR IS CLOSE TO GOD--AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT HIS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY BELIEVE--THOUGH

HE'S ALSO A BURDEN, A BEST FRIEND, AN INSPIRATION AND AN EMBARRASSMENT, DEPENDING ON WHO IS ASKED AND WHEN.

- "THROUGH DEAF EYES"

RUNNING TIME: 120 MIN., YEAR: 2007

SYNOPSIS: EXPLORES ALMOST 200 YEARS OF DEAF LIFE IN AMERICA, AND PRESENTS A BROAD RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES ON

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE DEAF. SHEDS LIGHT ON EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED DEAF LIVES INCLUDING THE CREATION OF SCHOOLS FOR

DEAF STUDENTS, THE DEBATE ABOUT AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, THE CAMPAIGN FOR A DEAF-FRIENDLY TELEPHONE AND INCLUDES

SOME VERY LOUD ROCK AND ROLL.

Many thanks


Warm regards

Parvathi Venkateswaran
Reference Librarian-Outreach
American Library
4, New Marine Lines
Mumbai - 400 020
Ph: 91-22-22624590 extn: 2207
Fax: 91-22-22624599
Mobile: 09773393975



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Workshop postponed

Dear Friends,

The workshop on “HANDLING DENTAL NEEDS IN AUTISM” at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, to be held on Saturday 26th June 2010, has been postponed due to poor response on accounts of rains.

We will be informing you about the new dates latter.



Thanking You,

Forum For Autism, Mumbai.



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