| by Scott Campbell |
| Dec 23, 2009 |
| 2 January- "We Belong" kick-off rally at the Arc offices, 98 N. Washington
Street, Falls Church, VA on Saturday, January 2nd from 11:30 to 3:30pm. 3 January- Eddie's Club workshop and respite care on Sunday, January 3rd from 2pm to 4pm at the Washington Irving Middle School, 8100 Olde Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA 22152. Map is at http://commweb.fcps.edu/directory/map_base.cfm?locid=1009. An opportunity for youngsters, boys and girls ages 4 to 21 that have any form of special need, to participate in a supervised, volunteered based, social and recreation program. More info is at http://www.eddiesclub.org. 5 January- Rappahannock-Rapidan Autism Action Group meeting for representatives from Rappahannock, Fauquier, Culpeper, Madison and Orange Counties. It is on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 from 10am to 12noon at the Fauquier Health Center, 500 Hospital Drive, Warrenton, VA 20186 (Bistro Bldg., Sycamore A Room). For more info, please contact Becky Boswell from Commonwealth Autism Service at bboswell@autismva.org or 804-355-0300 or 800-649-8481. 7 January- Proactive Parents workshop on Special Needs Trusts/Pooled Trusts- What are they? Why would you need one? How to you set one up? It is by KELLY THOMPSON, PLC and TIA MARSILI from The Arc of NoVA. Protect Medicaid benefits by establishing a special needs trust. Income or inheritance beyond a very small amount will cause ineligibility. Essential care for those with disabilities is so very expensive that most will rely on some form of public aid to make ends meet in the future. Be sure to protect those benefits. An attorney familiar with special needs trusts can help avoid financial pitfalls. Pooled trusts are also available for those who may have nobody to act as trustee. Come learn more. It is on Thursday, January 7th from 7 to 9:30pm at the Burke Community Church (Room 31A), 9000 Old Keene Mill Road, Burke, VA (at NE corner of FFX CTY PKWY and Old Keene Mill Road). RSVP to Beth Troutman at troutmanbeth@yahoo.com or at 703-346-2414. Walk-ins welcome, but prefer registration by email. FEE: $10 fee (room rental, copies, and other admin). Waived if you attended our last seminar on Financial Planning in November. 9 January- Sensory Friendly Movie. Please join AMC and the Autism Society for "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2". It is on Saturday, January 9, 2010 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the AMC Tyson's (Mclean) - 703-734-6212, AMC Potomac Mills (Woodbridge) - 703-490-3801, and AMC Rio Cinemas (Gaithersburg) 301-948-6673. Cost is $6 per person. AMC Entertainment (AMC) and the Autism Society have teamed up to bring families affected by autism and other disabilities a special opportunity to enjoy new current in a safe and accepting environment on a monthly basis with the "Sensory Friendly Films" program. In order to provide a more accepting and comfortable setting for this unique audience, the movie auditoriums will have their lights brought up and the sound turned down, families will be able to bring in their own gluten-free, casein-free snacks, and no previews or advertisements will be shown before the movie. Additionally, audience members are welcome to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing - in other words, AMC's "Silence is Golden" policy will not be enforced unless the safety of the audience is in question. 16 January- POAC-NoVA Information and Support Group Meeting. Topic is "How to get the most out of your child's school program". This workshop is presented BY parents FOR parents. The topics we will cover include: The 411 on Autism, Top 10 Things to Know for an IEP, IEPs: The process and how to write goals for your child, Extended School Year services, and Socialization at home and school. It is on Saturday, January 16th from 1 to 4:30pm in the library of the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA (From the Capital Beltway (495), take exit 52A, (Little River Turnpike West; also called Route 236 West). The JCCNV is located on the right-hand side, 1.5 miles west on Little River Turnpike, at the intersection of Guinea Road). IMPORTANT: Free Childcare Now Available at POAC-NoVA's Monthly Support Meetings! POAC-NoVA is offering free childcare at all meetings held at the JCCNV. Reservations are a MUST. Please contact Dana Chilbert at (703) 537-3031 or by e-mail at DanaC@JCCNV.org at the JCCNV to reserve your spot ahead of time. This MUST be done for EVERY single child whether disabled or not! In order to have sufficient staff on hand, you must make a reservation. We cannot accept children without contacting the JCCNV at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting. You will also need to agree to the JCCNV Special Needs Department Termination of Service Statement available at http://www.poac-nova.org/pdfs/JCCNV%20Special%20Needs%20Department%20Termination%20of%20Service%20Statement.pdf. "Greenfield school plan for seclusion areas raises concern" dated 20 December 2009 by Amy Hetzner from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/79775112.html "Abby: Lab mix adapts to students" dated 20 December 2009 by JERMAINE PIGEE from The Burlington Hawk Eye at http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/Therapy-dog-1220093-sidebar "Schools shortchange special needs kids, sending them home early" dated 21 December 2009 by Meredith Kolodner and Rachel Monahan from the New York Daily News at http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2009/12/21/2009-12-21_dismissal_disgrace_schools_shortchange_special_needs_kids_sending_them_home_earl.html "Farming town demands answers on birth defects" dated 21 December 2009 by NOAKI SCHWARTZ from The Associated Press at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/21/AR2009122102513.html?hpid=sec-nation and http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/22/towns-toxic-toll "Wake up Medical Establishment: There's an Autism Epidemic!" dated 21 December 2009 by Dr. Bob Sears from The Huffington Post blog at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-bob-sears/wake-up-medical-establish_b_397679.html "Rising Autism Numbers -- Leading Federal Official Says "No Question" That Environmental Exposures Are A Factor" dated 21 December 2009 by David Kirby from The Huffington Post blog at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/rising-autism-numbers_b_397978.html "Memantine: A Comprehensive Review of Safety and Efficacy" dated 21 December 2009 by Kavirajan, H. from Expert Opinion at http://autism.healingthresholds.com/research/memantine-comprehensive-review-safety-and-efficacy "Parents left with questions where to bring kids- Special needs school closes and parents are left scrambling" dated 21 December 2009 by Renee Stoll from WINK News at http://www.winknews.com/news/local/79869617.html "Union rep: Tentative agreement on autism cuts" dated 21 December 2009 by Kelsey Mesher from the Mountain View Voice at http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=2303 "Prestonsburg Hospital Gets Autism Center Funding" dated 21 December 2009 from WJTV News at http://www2.wjtv.com/jtv/ap_exchange/special_-_medical/article/PrestonsburgHospitalGetsAutismCenterFundingKy/75451 "Removing obstacles for the disabled" dated 21 December 2009 by Dana Bartholomew from the Los Angeles Daily News at http://www.dailynews.com/ci_14042752 "SYC: Helping Families with Autism" dated 21 December 2009 by Justin Foss from KCRG9 News at http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/79859762.html "MMR vaccine may actually cut autism risk" dated 21 December 2009 in a press release from the CDC at http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Healthcare/mmr_vaccine_may_actually_cut_autism_risk_2012090738.html "Former CDC head lands vaccine job at Merck" dated 21 December 2009 from Reuters at http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2124506920091221 "Julie Gerberding Named Head of Merck Vaccines" dated 21 December 2009 from the Adventures in Autism blog at http://adventuresinautism.blogspot.com/2009/12/julie-gerberding-named-head-of-merck.html "Former head of CDC lands lucrative job as president of Merck vaccine division" dated 22 December 2009 by Mike Adams from Natural News.com at http://current.com/1mufa4c "Kim Peek, Murray man who inspired 'Rain Man', dies" dated 22 December 2009 by Kathy Stephenson from The Salt Lake Tribune at http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_14043625 "Utah man who inspired 'Rain Man' dies- Kim Peek was portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in Oscar-winning 1988 film" dated 22 December 2009 from The Associated Press at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34522229/ns/entertainment-movies "Kim Peek, the original Rain Man, dies" dated 22 December 2009 from the Times Online, (UK) at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6964730.ece "Man who inspired hit Rain Man movie dies" dated 22 December 2009 by Ruth Barnett from Adelaide Now (Australia) at http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,1,26519565-5005962,00.html "In the Autism World, Does Biggest Mean Best?" dated 22 December 2009 by Anne Dachel from the Age of Autism blog at http://www.ageofautism.com/2009/12/in-the-autism-world-does-biggest-mean-best.html#more "Autism Awareness Week at Brandeis: A Great Success!" dated 22 December 2009 by Jake Crosby from the Age of Autism blog at http://www.ageofautism.com/2009/12/autism-awareness-week-at-brandeis-a-great-success.html#more "Gene Findings in Autism, Blindness at Children's Hospital Top National Lists of Medical Advances in 2009" dated 22 December 2009 in a press release from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia at http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gene-findings-in-autism-blindness-at-childrens-hospital-top-national-lists-of-medical-advances-in-2009-79895802.html "Huntsville schools' savings empty, must rethink special services, extra teachers" dated 22 December 2009 by Challen Stephens from The Huntsville Times at http://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/12/huntsville_schools_broke_must.html "Sandwich Community School offers half price swim classes" dated 22 December 2009 by Paul Babin from The Sandwich Broadsider at http://www.wickedlocal.com/sandwich/sports/x967381856/Sandwich-Community-School-offers-half-price-swim-classes "CSUMB students translate resources guide" dated 22 December 2009 from The Monterey County Herald at http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_14047411?nclick_check=1 "Hacker's sentence is likely to be 17 to 25 years" dated 22 December 2009 by Todd Wallack from the Boston Globe at http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/12/22/hackers_sentence_is_likely_to_be_17_to_25_years "Reservists surprise special needs students with gifts and goodies" dated 22 December 2009 by Mitch Shaw from the Standard-Examiner at http://www.standard.net/topics/featured/2009/12/21/reservists-surprise-special-needs-students-gifts-and-goodies "Santa with a cause: Autistic children meet jolly old elf" dated 22 December 2009 by Lydia X. McCoy from the Evansville Courier & Press at http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/dec/22/santa-with-a-cause "Autistic girl finds her voice through opera" dated 22 December 2009 by YVETTE CABRERA from The Orange County Register at http://www.ocregister.com/articles/center-225247-stephanie-jose.html "Spray Flu Vaccine Is Recalled" dated 22 December 2009 by DENISE GRADY from The New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/23/health/policy/23brfs-SPRAYFLUVACC_BRF.html?ref=health "Volunteers vaccinate homeless against H1N1" dated 22 December 2009 by Rich Phillips from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/12/22/florida.swine.flu.homeless/index.html "Are celebrities crossing the line on medical advice?" dated 23 December 2009 by Liz Szabo from USA TODAY at http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-12-23-celebrity23_CV_N.htm "Lies, Damned Lies and CDC Autism Statistics" dated 23 December 2009 by Mark Blaxill from the Age of Autism blog at http://www.ageofautism.com/2009/12/mark-blaxill-lies-damned-lies-and-cdc-autism-statistics.html#more "More vaccine but fewer takers, H1N1 surveys indicate" dated 23 December 2009 by David Brown from The Washington Post at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/22/AR2009122203418.html?hpid=sec-health "No groups want school budget ax to fall on them" dated 23 December 2009 by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich from the New Haven Register at http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/12/23/news/valley/b5-shbudgetfolo.txt "Special education program serves more than 530 Ridgefield students" dated 23 December 2009 by Macklin Reid from The Ridgefield Press at http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/theridgefieldpress/news/localnews/44971-special-education-program-serves-more-than-530-ridgefield-students.html "Piano instructor finds fulfillment teaching students with disabilities" dated 23 December 2009 by Susan Dibble from the Daily Herald at http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=345815 "DI youngster to hit the big screen" dated 23 December 2009 from The Daniel Island News at http://www.thedanielislandnews.com/artman2/publish/Top_Stories_69/DI_youngster_to_hit_the_big_screen.php "Fourth-grader breaks out of autism's grasp, excels- Nick Canjura improves homework skills and his ability to focus" dated 23 December 2009 by Laura Newell from the El Dorado Telegraph at http://edhtelegraph.com/detail/138063.html "Son's poignant words to mum after 13 years of silence" dated 23 December 2009 by Sarah Judd from the Evening Gazette (UK) at http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2009/12/23/son-s-poignant-words-to-mum-after-13-years-of-silence-84229-25457099 "Autistic relative inspires career change" dated 23 December 2009 by DENISE M. BARAN-UNLAND from Sun-Times Media at http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/lifestyles/1953479,4_5_JO23_AUTISM_S1-091223.article "Walland family receives Wilderwood Service dog for autistic child" dated 23 December 2009 by Matthew Stewart from The Daily Times at http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20091223/NEWS/312239981 "Increasing Play and Decreasing the Challenging Behavior of Children with Autism during Recess with Activity Schedules and Task Correspondence Training" dated 23 December 2009 by Machalicek, W., K Shogren, R Lang, and and M Rispoli, MF O'Reilly JH and Franco Sigafoos J. from Research in Autism Spectrum Disorder at http://autism.healingthresholds.com/research/increasing-play-and-decreasing-challenging-behavior-children-autism-during-recess-activity- |
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