| by Scott Campbell |
| Jan 04, 2010 |
| 6 January- “A Parent’s Perspective on Special Education” with guest speaker and Fort Meade Army mom, Mrs. Kate Giusta. Kate will tell us how she has become an effective self-advocate, share her tips and tools for IEP meetings, and discuss the importance of communicating with the school and setting goals. This group will be Wednesday, 6 January from 6 to 8pm at the Fort Meade Community Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave, Fort Meade, MD. RSVP to Caraline Someck, MSW. EFMP Coordinator, Army Community Service at 301-677-4122/5590 or caraline.someck@us.army.mil.
7 January- The next Fort Belvoir EFMP Parent Support group meeting will be held on January 7, 2010 from 1830 to 2030 at ACS, Bldg 200, Belvoir Road. Representatives from “Parents As Teachers” will be the subject matter experts and will discuss common parenting challenges and strategies for dealing with these behaviors: Winning at Mealtime, Bedtime Battles, Temper Tantrums and Child Stress. Please come to learn new ways to ease the stress of these behaviors and to share ideas. Tips will also be given on how to modify the strategies for older children. This subject has been requested by several parents, and it is very important for you to participate also please pass on to others who you feel may want to attend. Request your response ASAP to Ewa Fabijanczyk, EFMP Assistant, Army Community Service at 703-805-5435 or ewa.fabijanczyk@us.army.mil. 31 January- Autism Snow Tubing Day at Ski Liberty, Gettysburg, PA on Sunday, 31 January 2010. The Autism Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV) will have their seventh annual tubing day at Ski Liberty, near Gettysburg, PA for all Virginia, DC and Maryland families with individuals with disabilities on Sunday, 31 January 2010. Directions are at http://www.skiliberty.com/lmr/info/directions.aspx. It is about an hour and a half drive from central Fairfax County. In case of any questions about weather, check the snow tubing conditions report at http://www.skiliberty.com/lmr/Snow-Grooming.aspx before departing home. For more information on this area and pictures of other folks having a good time, please look over their web page at http://www.skiliberty.com/lmr/tubing.aspx?c=mountain. Boulder Ridge is on the backside of Liberty Mountain. There is a shuttle bus running from the main lodge to the tubing lodge about every 15 minutes. There is a small food court area at the Boulder Ridge lodge. Meals are totally up to you, and you can bring your own lunch if you like. We have reserved a party room in the Boulder Ridge lodge from 8am to 2pm. The room is in the ground level of the lodge and to the right of the ticket counter. It is a place to change, eat lunch and hang out. Purchase your own tubing tickets whenever you arrive and are ready to go on the hill. The prices are $20 for one hour, $24 for two hours and $9 for the kiddie tubing/ pulling per person. Recommended: Plenty of changes of clothes for the kids, since they will certainly get wet. The earlier you get there, the better; since the lines and crowds will be less. We would strongly recommend trying to get there before 10:00, since tickets after that time may not get you on the hill until sometime in the afternoon. For safety, they only allow a certain amount of people on the hill at one time. You can make your check in and ticket buying go faster by printing and completing their liability release forms ahead of time by visiting: http://www.skiliberty.com/lmr/SiteAssets/files/info/RELEASE%20Tubing%20release%20doc%2009-10.pdf. We have talked to the Ski Liberty risk manager to get sensible policies on this day for our kids. The “magic carpet” escalator-like lift to go up the hill should be much better than the tow rope used in the past. However, they will NOT permit more than one person per tube going down the run, but you can hold two or more tubes together, so that they are like one tube. The intention is to have a few extra ski patrollers and folks from the adaptive skiing department available to help too. Join us for a day of fun in hopefully the sun on Sunday, 31 January 2010. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact Scott Campbell at the office at (703) 681-9426 or at home at (703) 241-2640. 9 February- “Getting the Most Out of Tricare and Autism Safety” with guest speaker LTC Scott Campbell. LTC Campbell will discuss the increased dollar limits for ABA therapy under the Tricare ECHO program, ECHO and retirees, Autism ABA Demo, safety precautions, and community involvement. This group will be Tuesday, 9 February from 5:30 to 9pm at the Fort Meade Community Readiness Center, 830 Chisholm Ave, Fort Meade, MD. RSVP to Caraline Someck, MSW. EFMP Coordinator, Army Community Service at 301-677-4122/5590 or caraline.someck@us.army.mil. 25 February- The Fort Belvoir and Fort Myer Military Community Exceptional Family Member Programs are sponsoring a "TRICARE and Other Benefits for Military Parents with Children with Autism and Other Cognitive Disabilities" class and a shortened "Safety Considerations for Parents of Individuals with Autism and Other Cognitive Disabilities" class on Thursday, February 25th from 6:30pm to 9:00 pm at Army Community Service, 9800 Belvoir Road (Building 200), Fort Belvoir, VA- formerly known as the SOSA Recreation Center. Guest speaker will be LTC Scott Campbell, parent of a child with autism and a board member for the Autism Society of Northern Virginia Chapter and for Parents Of Autistic Children of Northern Virginia. Join us for a wonderful opportunity for families to not only learn about medical benefits and safety issues for their children with an autism spectrum disorder, but to also network with other Families. Reservations are required for class slots, on-site child care, and free foods/beverages. If a child care reservation is not cancelled by 10 am on February 25th, the parent may be responsible for childcare payment. For reservations, general or disabled access information, contact Marcia O'Connor, EFMP manager at (703) 696-8467 or TTY at (703) 696-4675. Due to unreliability of answering machines, telephonic reservations must be made directly to Mrs. O'Connor. 20 March- The Autism Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV), Parents Of Autistic Children - Northern Virginia (POAC-NoVA), and a host of other support organizations for individuals with disabilities in coordination with the Fairfax County Therapeutic Recreation Department will be having the third annual "Adapted Sports, Recreation and Travel Fair for Individuals with Disabilities" on Saturday, 20 March 2010 from 1 to 4 pm in the Monroe Gym of the James Lee Community Center, 2855-A Annandale Road, Falls Church, VA 22042. More than 100 families visited this fair last year. More info on the center and directions are at http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/rec/Comm_Ctr/JamesLee.htm. Their phone number is 703 534-3387. We have invited all the adapted agencies and teams for every type of adapted sport and recreation opportunity in the area. The Therapeutic Recreation Departments from Fairfax, Arlington, & Loudoun Counties and Alexandria City will be participating, along with over a dozen other agencies and teams from twelve adapted sports and recreation categories. This fair is intended to provide information on adapted sports, recreation and travel opportunities for all individuals with disabilities living in Northern Virginia, including adapted summer programs and camps. We hope that you will able to drop by to get information on the wide assortment of adapted opportunities that are available for individuals with disabilities. See you at the fair! 21 March- Extended School Year services presentation by Scott Campbell on Sunday, March 21st at the disAbility Resource Center, 409 Progress Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 from 2 to 4pm. For more info, please contact Judi Lowenthal at rjlowenthal@hughes.netat. "Support grows for autism aid for military families- Legislation would cover therapy for children of military retirees" dated 12 December 2009 by Bart Jansen from PNJ.com at http://www.pnj.com/article/20091212/NEWS01/912120317/1006/rss01 "Grant earmarks funds for Marine families with special needs children" dated 17 December 2009 by HOPE HODGE from Eastern North Carolina Today at http://www.enctoday.com/news/families-70903-jdn-grant-children.html "Anonymous donors come to the rescue of 80 autistic children" dated 17 December 2009 by Amanda Stanzilis from KENS5 News at http://www.kens5.com/news/Anonymous-donors-come-to-the-rescue-of-80-autistic-children-79573007.html "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 "Military helps families find care for special-needs kids" dated 28 December 2009 by Emma brown from The Washington Post at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/27/AR2009122702058.html "Couple's Insurance Denies Coverage For Autism- Mary, Jon Bourgeois Say They Need $700 Car Seats" dated 29 December 2009 from KETV7 News at http://www.ketv.com/health/22080679/detail.html "Autism and the Military Family" by Lisa Rupe from Autism One.org at http://www.autismone.org/content/autism-and-military-family-lisa-rupe |
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