FREE ASD Support Groups and Workshops from YAI April 30, 2008
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The YAI/NIPD Network is sponsoring:
MAY AND JUNE PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS FOR CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE ON THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM – Information, Support and Resources!
URGENT AND TIME LIMITED!
Each session will include a one hour presentation from a knowledgeable professional and one full hour of support and discussion – See attached flyers for the schedule of presenters. Sign up for one or sign up for all!
LOCATION: 460 West 34th St. 11th Floor, NY, NY 10001 (corner of 10th Avenue) - Caregivers from all NYC boroughs welcome!
May and June DATES: See attached schedule parent-support-series-2008-flyer-master or visit our website at :
Note: KEEP CHECKING AS WE ARE ADDING GROUPS REGULARLY!
ELIGIBILITY: Must be a parent or a caregiver of a person with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Groups are available in English and Spanish.
ATTENDEES MUST PREREGISTER BY CALLING YAI LINK:
212-273-6182 or toll free at 1-866-2-YAILINK
This Series is supported in part by grants from NYS OMRDD and The New York City Council’s “1 in 150 Autism Awareness Initiative”
NYPD Gets Training in Autism Recognition and Response April 28, 2008
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NYPD Gets Training in Autism Recognition and Response
Dennis Debbaudt and David Legacy produce training video on behalf of ASA’s Safe and Sound rogram
To say that first-responder training for autism is a personal issue for Jim Holohan is putting it lightly. The retired NYPD captain has a teenage son with Asperger’s, and his efforts helped bring that training to the largest police department in the world.
“When my son was first diagnosed at the age of 5, I knew zero about autism,” Holohan said. “New York police come into contact with someone on the spectrum at least once every day and have no idea about it. Training is absolutely essential and it’s never been done before.”
Holohan made contact with first-responder training expert Dennis Debbaudt after he presented to a local New York autism and Asperger’s group. The retired captain brought Debbaudt’s work to the attention of NYPD training commissioners, and Debbaudt and award-winning videographer, editor and producer David Legacy established a seven-minute training video for the department on behalf of ASA’s Safe and Sound Program.
“We got a heck of a lot in seven minutes, that’s for sure,” Debbaudt said. “I’m just happy that through ASA we were able to get NYPD the most top-quality program designed for their needs with the best materials available.”
The instructional video was presented to a group of training officers on February 29; participants then went back to train the officers under their command. As a result of this one short training session, approximately 25,000 members of the New York Police Department will receive a background in interacting with individuals on the autism spectrum.
“ASA is honored to be a part of this historic endeavor,” said ASA President and CEO Lee Grossman, who attended the February training. “Thanks to the efforts of these dedicated advocates, the biggest police department of the world will now be able to learn more about autism and the special challenges facing children and adults on the spectrum.”
Future training sessions are still in the works. The program is easily adaptable, and Debbaudt hopes to replicate it elsewhere.
“It’s kind of like a dream come true, to know that people like my son may get treated with more dignity and respect that they deserve when they have an encounter with members of law enforcement,” Holohan said.
Barnes & Noble Autism Event – Monday, April 28, 2008 April 28, 2008
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National Autism Awareness Month
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The Office of Continuing Education & Professional Development & The Office of Disability Services of The College of Staten Island are teaming up to offer educators of Staten Island an opportunity to participate in professional development specific to Autism Spectrum Disorders as part of an awareness campaign hosted by Barnes & Noble Booksellers, “National Autism Awareness Month”.
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Staci Weile, Director of Continuing Education & Professional Development & Karen M. Gallo, Counselor, Disability Services will be offering instructional strategies, discussion on available resources, IEP’s and the importance of identification of the student population with ASD’s.
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The event will be held on Monday, April 28th at 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm with a reading from the book, “All Cats Have Asperger’s Syndrome”. The professional development component of the event will commence at 4:00 pm and will include a review of selected titles of literary resources that will be available for purchase. Hand outs will be made available to participants of this event and a question/answer session will follow.
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The Barnes & Noble retailer is located at 2245 Richmond Avenue. Please RSVP to Michele Murray, Community Relations Manager for Barnes & Noble Booksellers at 718.982.7623.
Important April PTA Meeting and Assistive Technology Workshop April 14, 2008
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Please come to our next PTA meeting on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 @ 9 AM at our MAIN SITE, 91 Henderson Avenue. The PTA will be taking nominations for ALL PTA POSITIONS at this meeting and up until the day of the PTA elections. The elections will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. The PTA positions available are: President (or Co-Presidents), Recording or Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer. Please call Siri Kagan, current PTA President, at (917) 558-3316 if you have any questions.
The workshop at the meeting will be about Assistive Technology Devices. This is an important workshop if you have a non-verbal child. Carol Conroy and Mark Corallo from our Speech Department will present.
Autism Books – Explaining Autism to Children April 4, 2008
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Here is a list of some wonderful books which explain and teach about autism in a way that is accessible to children. The books will help to explain to a sibling about their brother or sister with Autism. The book “All About My Brother” is written by Sarah Peralta, an eight year old sister’s introduction to her brother who has Autism.
Link to the list: http://www.asha.org/public/books_aas.htm
