The Reason For It All

Teenage Boys Detective Club

Temecula Autism Asperger Group

Autism Summit, July 29th

Why Juice Plus+???

Autism Research Institute ENewsletter

Parent needs advice about chelation....

CARES: LITTLE BUILDERS

$10/hr for participation in Autism Research; 13-17 year olds needed

GRASP has a new network/support group in San Diego!!

Comment on feeling isolated....

Experts to Discuss One Puzzling Autism Case, as a Second Case Has Arisen

RDI Inspired Camp

ACES: Social Cognition Groups

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Gray Center Resource SALE

Empowering Through Information & the Fostering of Connections

I never endorse anyone or anything. Opinions expressed in what I send out, may not be shared by me. Everything is for informational purposes only.

People who "advertise" through this newsletter have never been checked out by me. This includes professionals and even people who are interested in babysitting, etc.

Please take the time to thoroughly check out anyone and everyone that will be working with or caring for your child. We are all sadly aware, through news stories and word of mouth, of people who pray upon special needs children because of their extra vulnerability.

Thank you,
Valerie Dodd-Saraf
My enewsletters are archived on my website:
www.ValeriesList.com

ASC's long-running TBD Club will be opening up to new members this summer. TBD is an activity-based social group that does different activities each week. Summer outings include Boomers, Miramar Speedway, picnics at the beach, Balboa Park and others.

WHO: High functioning children with autism or Asperger's, ages 13-17

WHAT: A 2 hour fun-filled session, with group activities, adult social facilitation and opportunities to make friends and participate fully in community activities!

WHEN: Wednesday afternoons, 4:30- 6:30pm, Begins June 25th and runs for 10 weeks thru August 27th.

PAYMENT: School district or private funding accepted, $45/session, with a minimum 7 of 10 week attendance policy.

Please contact Dr. Dawn Holman in the ASC office for more details. 858.272.2662 or email sam@autismconsultants.com

We are pleased to announce a new Support Group in Temecula Inland Empire Autism Society of America - IEASA
Temecula Autism Asperger Group

If you are the parent(s) or caregiver or a professional who works with individuals on the spectrum, you're in good company.
Meet and get to know others in your community.

MEETING AGENDA
6pm - INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
6:15pm - 8pm - OPEN DISCUSSION ON FAMILY NEEDS AND CONCERNS.
·Coping with Autism/Asperger Syndrome
·Appropriate services and education
·How can we best help and support you?
8pm - ADJOURN

Mark your calendars:
DATE: July 24th, 2008
TIME: 6-8 pm
LOCATION: Temecula Public Library Community Room
30600 Pauba Road, Temecula
(parking is available)

Free Admission
If you are interested please RSVP by email: TAAG@temeculapost.com
Catherine and Douglas Snodgrass, Group Leaders (951) 643-4212

Inland Empire Autism Society
http://www.ieautism.org/
(909) 204-4142 x339

The Autism Society of America (ASA) is the leading voice and resource of the entire autism community in education, advocacy, services, research and support. The ASA is committed to meaningful participation and self-determination in all aspects of life for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. ASA accomplishes its ongoing mission through close collaboration with a successful network of chapters, members and supporters.

July 29th, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
(Vendor Expo 5:30pm to 6:30pm)
Rancho Community Church's Family Life Center

Join us for our firt "Autism Summit" to be held on July 29th at the Rancho Community Family Life Center off of Highway 79 South/Temecula Parkway! The event will be from 5:30 to 8:30 and will feature local resources for families in the Temecula and Murrieta Valley that have been impacted by Autism. We will also have local businesses and city officials in attendance as we discuss the increasing number of children diagnosed with Autism in the Valley and how we as a community can come together to provide more local therapies and resources for all families in need.

If you are a business and are interested in more information about setting up a table or speaking at the even, please email Mark at mkanselmo@verizon.net.

Why Juice Plus+?

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Juice Plus+ provides the natural nutrition (millions of nutrients) of fully ripened, RAW fruits and vegetables in a capsulated form for adults and chewables and gummies for kids.

The cost for adults is $41.50 per month, or $1.36 per day. (Could your buy a serving of 15 fruits and veggies, and eat all of them, RAW for $1.36 per day?)

The cost for kids for Chewables or Gummies is $22.50 per month, or .74 cents per day? Could you even get your kids to eat 15 RAW, fruits and veggies per day?

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Has anyones child had chelation treatment? If so, how does it work? Did you notice any obvious results both negative and positive from your child? Would you recommend the treatment?
mggillespie@cox.net

July Summer Intensive has been scheduled!!!
July 21-Aug 1, 2008
Monday through Friday
9-11 am.

If you are interested in enrolling your child with ASD, age 3-7 CONTACT Courtney Olinger 858-444-8823 x1221 colinger.cares@yahoo.com

I am a graduate researcher at UC San Diego. I am working with Professor Karen Dobkins on a research project looking at visual perception in teenagers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). I am contacting you because we are looking to recruit teenagers with autism, and teenagers with siblings with autism for the study. I would like to request your help in publicizing the project, by sending out information (see attached documents) about the study to families on your email list.

What do the teenagers have to do?
Each subject will be paid $10.00/hour and will receive a small gift for participating. Participation involves two visits (each lasting 60-90 minutes) to our UCSD laboratory. They involve assessment of the child's cognitive development/general ability. The vision tasks will require the child to look at pictures of simple designs on a computer screen (e.g., moving lines), and press buttons to tell us the location and/or direction of those designs. We will also be asking parents to complete two questionnaires regarding how their child behaves in different social situations.

What do teenagers and parents do if they are interested to participate?
Teenagers and parents who are interested in our study will directly contact us about participation. Both parent and child will need to sign a consent form before a child can be enrolled in our study. Subjects can refuse to participate or withdraw at any time, and the subject's identity will remain confidential.

What does our study hope to find?
The objective of the study is to understand how children with ASD, siblings of children with ASD and typically developing children may differ in the way they see moving images and how that may provide clues about the neurobiological basis of autism. It hopes to find a new indicator for ASD, leading to earlier diagnosis and treatment.

This research study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at UC San Diego. You may contact them directly if you have any questions at 858-455-5050.

The project has clear potential to help advance our understanding of human vision and autism spectrum disorders. The teenagers and their families will thus be making an important contribution to the understanding of autism spectrum disorders.

If you have any queries please feel free to contact me at 858-349-6259 (cell phone) or email hkoh@ucsd.edu.

Thank you for your time.
Hwan Cui Koh (Miss)
Graduate Research Student
Infant Vision Lab
University of California San Diego
Cell Phone: 858-349-6259
Office Number: 858-822-0541

San Diego GRASP Network will be having monthly meetings. For information contact the San Diego Regional Facilitator Kari M. Marchant, kari@marchantfamilylaw.com

The meetings will be held the second Monday each month from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. commencing July 14, 2008.

They will be held at:
Location:
The Layton home
962 Santa Hidalga
Solana Beach, CA 92075
(858)350-1759

All GRASP groups are absolutely FREE to attend.
http://www.grasp.org

Hi V!
I just wanted to respond to the parent feeling isolated. I think we all struggle with this issue at one point or another. One of the things several of us are considering doing is starting our own special ed PTA that better focuses on the needs of our parents and children. The general PTA typically does not. There are special ed PTA's around the country a/k/a SEPTA's. See, eg. http://www.ctpta.org/membership/septa/

Putting together a SEPTA is not difficult but it does require parents willing to lead the program to get it up and running. It can be a highly effective way of bring parents and children together with similar issues so that they feel better connected to the schools, more empowered to raise money for their specific needs (because the SEPTA keeps its own bank account), more empowered to speak as a "group" where necessary before the school boards and other entities, and better able to implement programs that can benefit parents, children and teachers who are involved with the special needs community..

Just some thoughts for possible sharing.
Lucile Lynch

Federal health officials on Sunday will call together some of the world's leading experts on an obscure disease to discuss the controversial case of a 9-year- old girl from Athens, Ga., who became autistic after receiving numerous vaccinations.

The deadline for RDI Inspired Camp is quickly approaching so be sure to register as soon as possible if you are planning on attending. Registration closes on Tuesday, July 1. Camp will be held from Monday, July 14-Thursday, July 17 from 9:00- 1:00 in Rancho Bernardo. For more information, please visit www.theautismgroup.com or contact Amy at aolts@theautismgroup.com. We hope to see you there!

Could you please post the following notice on valerieslist. Thanks for all your help and the great service you provide. Mahalo, Malia Wilson

SOCIAL COGNITION GROUPS
ACES is excited to inform you that we are once again beginning our summer session social cognition groups. We have held these groups at our office in Orange for the past two summers and parent response has been very positive. The groups will be conducted in a small group format consisting of four to six children with a minimum of two experienced adult facilitators. Groups will provide a therapeutic setting in which children can practice peer social skills, with an emphasis on helping them gain improved social understanding of when and why to apply these skills. Groups consisting of children who are all on the high end of the autism spectrum, grouped together according to age, allow participants to practice these skills in a supportive and fun setting with other children who experience similar stressors. Groups are scheduled to begin the second week of July. We expect the demand for these groups to be high, so please contact us as soon as possible for more information and/or to reserve a place for your child. Contact Malia Wilson at 714-873-8570 or mwilson@acesangels.com.