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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Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Showing posts with label Forum For Autism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forum For Autism. Show all posts
Monday, July 11, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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.
-
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
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
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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
=====================================================================
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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Action For Autism (AFA)
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
================================================
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:
============================================================
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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Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
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
=====================================================================
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
Lets go blue for autism!
Merry
--
Action For Autism (AFA)
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
============================================================
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)
===============================================
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.
==========================================================
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
================================================
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:
============================================================
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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Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Friday, December 31, 2010
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
==========================================================
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
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
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
===========================================================
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
===========================================================
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/
===========================================================
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
==========================================================
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
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Friday, August 27, 2010
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
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
Monday, July 19, 2010
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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Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
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
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Friday, June 25, 2010
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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Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
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.
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Survey :Experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in India
Survey :Experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in India
Dear friends,
A sincere request to you all....one of our close friends an occupational therapist whom most of you know Ms. Ashwini V. is pursuing her doctorate in the US and as part of her project need has forwarded an online survery for us to fill up and send to her urgently. I am requesting you to please take out 10 minutes to kindly follow the instructions given and do the needful for her to be successful in her endeavour for our kids....Please find details below...
Requesting schools and centres I have marked to please forward to your respective active parent ids for them to please fill up, this is Mumbai specific.......Also those of you who can forward the survey to other parents of children with autism kindly do so...she needs maximum number of replies asap....
Thanks,
Warm regards,
Chitra
Dear Parents,
I am currently at the University of Southern California pursuing a doctoral degree in occupational therapy. As part of my curriculum, I have undertaken a project to understand the needs and experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in India.
I would have been happier to do this in person, in India. However university requirements require me to be here and hence I am doing this via a web based survey.
I hereby request you to kindly take some time off your busy schedule and fill the survey with as much depth and detail as possible.
Thanking you in anticipation
Sincerely,
Ashwini Vaishampayan
University of Southern California
Here is the Survey link:
https://usccollege.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_dhZLq0OJCMHziEA
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Dear friends,
A sincere request to you all....one of our close friends an occupational therapist whom most of you know Ms. Ashwini V. is pursuing her doctorate in the US and as part of her project need has forwarded an online survery for us to fill up and send to her urgently. I am requesting you to please take out 10 minutes to kindly follow the instructions given and do the needful for her to be successful in her endeavour for our kids....Please find details below...
Requesting schools and centres I have marked to please forward to your respective active parent ids for them to please fill up, this is Mumbai specific.......Also those of you who can forward the survey to other parents of children with autism kindly do so...she needs maximum number of replies asap....
Thanks,
Warm regards,
Chitra
Dear Parents,
I am currently at the University of Southern California pursuing a doctoral degree in occupational therapy. As part of my curriculum, I have undertaken a project to understand the needs and experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in India.
I would have been happier to do this in person, in India. However university requirements require me to be here and hence I am doing this via a web based survey.
I hereby request you to kindly take some time off your busy schedule and fill the survey with as much depth and detail as possible.
Thanking you in anticipation
Sincerely,
Ashwini Vaishampayan
University of Southern California
Here is the Survey link:
https://usccollege.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_dhZLq0OJCMHziEA
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Daily intensive early intervention program for children with Autism.
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Aspire Education Services
(A behavioral approach to learning)
We are glad to announce Daily intensive early intervention program for children with Autism.
At
Lakshya Rehabilitation center
205AA, L.B.S. Road, Nithyanand Nagar, Nr. Shreyas Junction, Ghatkopar(W),Mumbai-86.
Special features:
All programs are based on the principles of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Individualized program based on the child’s needs.
Every day programs with behavior therapist, Occupational therapist and speech therapist.
Only 4 children will be taken in a batch.
Starting from 1st July.
Contact us at 9967485161 for more details.
Other Service provided by AES:
Behavior Therapy
Social skills Group
Communication Skills
Special Education Services
Workshop for professionals
Training in ABA, AVB, PECS etc.
Parent child training program
Parents support group
School visit/consultation
Classroom modifications/assistance/facilitations for children
Assessment, Recommendation and home programs.
For more details and appointments please contact:
Mrs. Bala Swaminathan. Behavior therapist and Special Educator at 9967485161
E mail: aspiedu@gmail.com
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Aspire Education Services
(A behavioral approach to learning)
We are glad to announce Daily intensive early intervention program for children with Autism.
At
Lakshya Rehabilitation center
205AA, L.B.S. Road, Nithyanand Nagar, Nr. Shreyas Junction, Ghatkopar(W),Mumbai-86.
Special features:
All programs are based on the principles of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Individualized program based on the child’s needs.
Every day programs with behavior therapist, Occupational therapist and speech therapist.
Only 4 children will be taken in a batch.
Starting from 1st July.
Contact us at 9967485161 for more details.
Other Service provided by AES:
Behavior Therapy
Social skills Group
Communication Skills
Special Education Services
Workshop for professionals
Training in ABA, AVB, PECS etc.
Parent child training program
Parents support group
School visit/consultation
Classroom modifications/assistance/facilitations for children
Assessment, Recommendation and home programs.
For more details and appointments please contact:
Mrs. Bala Swaminathan. Behavior therapist and Special Educator at 9967485161
E mail: aspiedu@gmail.com
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
handling dental needs in Autism
forumforautism
REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 VIDE REGN. NO. 31/2002
REGISTERED UNDER THE INDIAN TRUST ACT,1950 VIDE REGN. NO. F 23880, 11/4/2002
forumforautism@gmail.com Tel : 022-32949595
in association with
Department of Pediatrics,
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion
Presents
WORKSHOP ON HANDLING DENTAL NEEDS IN AUTISM
Faculty
Dr. Meenakshi S. Kher
Date of WORKSHOP
26th June, 2010
Topic
How to handle dental needs of children with autism of various age groups
Timings
2 pm to 4 pm
Venue
R. No. 115, Pediatric Seminar Hall, First Floor, College Building, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Sion, Mumbai – 400022.
To be attended by
Language of workshop
Parents & Professionals dealing with Autism
Hindi and English
Amount Payable per parent or professional
No fees
Forum For Autism, ground floor, Sorabh House, Garden View Lane, Off Colaba Causeway, Colaba, Mumbai 5.
Dr. Meenakshi Kher has the following to her credit:
· She graduated from the Government Dental College & Hospital (Mumbai) in 1991 followed by a Masters degree in Pediatric Dentistry from the Nair Hospital Dental College (Mumbai).
· She then established the ‘HAPPY TOOTH CLINIC’.
· The practice, one of the first of its kinds in the country, is dedicated exclusively to the dental needs of children.
Pioneered the field of Pediatric Dental practice in India.
· Over the years, Dr. Meenakshi’s passion and commitment to treating children has ensured that several thousands of children have successfully received quality dental care at the centre.
· She takes a special interest in treating children who are differently abled and with special needs.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aspire Education Services
(A behavioral approach to learning)
We are glad to announce Daily intensive early intervention program for children with Autism.
At
Lakshya Rehabilitation center
205AA, L.B.S. Road, Nithyanand Nagar, Nr. Shreyas Junction, Ghatkopar(W),Mumbai-86.
Special features:
All programs are based on the principles of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Individualized program based on the child’s needs.
Every day programs with behavior therapist, Occupational therapist and speech therapist.
Only 4 children will be taken in a batch.
Starting from 1st July.
Contact us at 9967485161 for more details.
Other Service provided by AES:
Behavior Therapy
Social skills Group
Communication Skills
Special Education Services
Workshop for professionals
Training in ABA, AVB, PECS etc.
Parent child training program
Parents support group
School visit/consultation
Classroom modifications/assistance/facilitations for children
Assessment, Recommendation and home programs.
For more details and appointments please contact:
Mrs. Bala Swaminathan. Behavior therapist and Special Educator at 9967485161
E mail: aspiedu@gmail.com
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 VIDE REGN. NO. 31/2002
REGISTERED UNDER THE INDIAN TRUST ACT,1950 VIDE REGN. NO. F 23880, 11/4/2002
forumforautism@gmail.com Tel : 022-32949595
in association with
Department of Pediatrics,
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion
Presents
WORKSHOP ON HANDLING DENTAL NEEDS IN AUTISM
Faculty
Dr. Meenakshi S. Kher
Date of WORKSHOP
26th June, 2010
Topic
How to handle dental needs of children with autism of various age groups
Timings
2 pm to 4 pm
Venue
R. No. 115, Pediatric Seminar Hall, First Floor, College Building, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Sion, Mumbai – 400022.
To be attended by
Language of workshop
Parents & Professionals dealing with Autism
Hindi and English
Amount Payable per parent or professional
No fees
Forum For Autism, ground floor, Sorabh House, Garden View Lane, Off Colaba Causeway, Colaba, Mumbai 5.
Dr. Meenakshi Kher has the following to her credit:
· She graduated from the Government Dental College & Hospital (Mumbai) in 1991 followed by a Masters degree in Pediatric Dentistry from the Nair Hospital Dental College (Mumbai).
· She then established the ‘HAPPY TOOTH CLINIC’.
· The practice, one of the first of its kinds in the country, is dedicated exclusively to the dental needs of children.
Pioneered the field of Pediatric Dental practice in India.
· Over the years, Dr. Meenakshi’s passion and commitment to treating children has ensured that several thousands of children have successfully received quality dental care at the centre.
· She takes a special interest in treating children who are differently abled and with special needs.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aspire Education Services
(A behavioral approach to learning)
We are glad to announce Daily intensive early intervention program for children with Autism.
At
Lakshya Rehabilitation center
205AA, L.B.S. Road, Nithyanand Nagar, Nr. Shreyas Junction, Ghatkopar(W),Mumbai-86.
Special features:
All programs are based on the principles of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Individualized program based on the child’s needs.
Every day programs with behavior therapist, Occupational therapist and speech therapist.
Only 4 children will be taken in a batch.
Starting from 1st July.
Contact us at 9967485161 for more details.
Other Service provided by AES:
Behavior Therapy
Social skills Group
Communication Skills
Special Education Services
Workshop for professionals
Training in ABA, AVB, PECS etc.
Parent child training program
Parents support group
School visit/consultation
Classroom modifications/assistance/facilitations for children
Assessment, Recommendation and home programs.
For more details and appointments please contact:
Mrs. Bala Swaminathan. Behavior therapist and Special Educator at 9967485161
E mail: aspiedu@gmail.com
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Forum For Autism- Participation in Mumbai Marathon – Sunday 17th Jan 2010
Forum For Autism- Participation in Mumbai Marathon – Sunday 17th Jan 2010
Hello friends,
On 17th January 2010 we will be running the Mumbai Marathon again… As you already know we are supporting the cause of increasing awareness on Autism.
We are trying to raise funds for the Forum for Autism that helps in creating awareness and also actively participates in helping parents of children affected with this disorder. The Forum for Autism, is a parent support group, a registered Charitable Trust, formed to help out parents of Autistic children in our society.
United Way of Mumbai is the Official Charity Partner to the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2010.
Why do we run the marathon year after year? Because this provides us with a platform to spread awareness about Autism which in turn can help make a difference to the lives of the underprivileged. And this can be achieved by raising pledges.
Pledge raising is when we ask you – friends, family and colleagues to support our run by donating money to the good cause that we have chosen.
We request you to help us by donating for this cause of Autism awareness so that millions of children can be helped with proper diagnosis and early intervention. For donations you can send a cheque payable to “United Way of Mumbai” and courier it to the following address:
Sanjeev Kapoor
C-18, Dalia Estate, Near Fun Republic,
Off New Link Road, Andheri (W),
Mumbai – 400 053
India
Alternatively
You can click on the following link and also donate online…
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=146&popup=1&template_id=81
All donations for the Stanchart Marathon are exempt under Sec 80G of the income Tax Act. You will get your receipt and tax deduction certificate after you make a donation for Sanjeev Kapoor’s cause “Forum for Autism”. You can donate as less as you wish or Rs. 500 or any amount you wish to donate for the cause of autism.
Looking forward to a favourable response and thanks in advance for your support.
Warm regards,
Alyona and Sanjeev Kapoor
Hello friends,
On 17th January 2010 we will be running the Mumbai Marathon again… As you already know we are supporting the cause of increasing awareness on Autism.
We are trying to raise funds for the Forum for Autism that helps in creating awareness and also actively participates in helping parents of children affected with this disorder. The Forum for Autism, is a parent support group, a registered Charitable Trust, formed to help out parents of Autistic children in our society.
United Way of Mumbai is the Official Charity Partner to the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2010.
Why do we run the marathon year after year? Because this provides us with a platform to spread awareness about Autism which in turn can help make a difference to the lives of the underprivileged. And this can be achieved by raising pledges.
Pledge raising is when we ask you – friends, family and colleagues to support our run by donating money to the good cause that we have chosen.
We request you to help us by donating for this cause of Autism awareness so that millions of children can be helped with proper diagnosis and early intervention. For donations you can send a cheque payable to “United Way of Mumbai” and courier it to the following address:
Sanjeev Kapoor
C-18, Dalia Estate, Near Fun Republic,
Off New Link Road, Andheri (W),
Mumbai – 400 053
India
Alternatively
You can click on the following link and also donate online…
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=146&popup=1&template_id=81
All donations for the Stanchart Marathon are exempt under Sec 80G of the income Tax Act. You will get your receipt and tax deduction certificate after you make a donation for Sanjeev Kapoor’s cause “Forum for Autism”. You can donate as less as you wish or Rs. 500 or any amount you wish to donate for the cause of autism.
Looking forward to a favourable response and thanks in advance for your support.
Warm regards,
Alyona and Sanjeev Kapoor
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