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It has been a tremendous help. Please send all comments, criticisms, renewals,
etc. to:
Autism NewsEmail address is [email protected]
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Don't hesitate to send me stuff, I love to read it all and do appreciate everything that is sent to me.
Happy Reading,
Amy
All contents are copyright 2002 by the Newsletter mom.
Total freedom is granted to recopy and share information as long as
Autism News gets credit.
Saturday June 8, 2002
DeSoto House Hotel
230 S. Main St
General Smith Room
10:00AM-1:00PM
Topic: IDEA for Spanish Speaking Parents
We have invited a representative from the National Center for Latinos
with Disabilities to inform parents, students, etc of their rights under
State and Federal Laws.
Target audience: Spanish speaking parents, teachers, paraprofessionals,
related service providers, administrators.
Please contact us for a registration form (registration required).
June 10-14 & June 17-21 Downers Grove****Call now to schedule times******
July 8-12; July 15-19 Dyer Indiana
Auditory Training & Education Center
Sharon K. Hurst, M.S.
17220 Ashdale Court
Granger, Indiana 46530
(574) 272-2795 or (888) 248-0990
e-mail: [email protected]
These are the dates for the Northeast Illinois Chapter of the Autism Society of America meetings from June thru August.
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June 4 Rockford 8:30-4
How Families and Schools can collaborate to improve education
June 15, 2002
Holiday InnGuest Speaker: Dr. Patrick A. Schwarz
222 Potomac Blvd.
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Linda Davis, Family T.I.E.S. Network 1-800-865-7842 or [email protected]
I got this off of an email so you may want to email her or try 847 area code. I have heard Barbara speak and she is very informative and speaks a little from experience, she has a relative with autism.
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Asperger Syndrome Support & Awareness of Central IL.
Welcomes Barbara T. Doyle, M.S. Clinical Consultant-
June 18, 2002, from 6:45-8:15 p.m. at the Springfield Lincoln
Library
This topic is focused towards Asperger Syndrome and related disorders.
Everyone’s welcome. $7.00 donation at the door.
Wednesday, July 10-11, 2002**For more information contact PROJECT CHOICES 630-778-4508
Project CHOICES Summer Institute
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Springfield, Illinois
For a schedule go to www.projectchoices.org/Program2002.pdf
It' s F r e e
Welcomes Dr. Karen Kirkendall,
Associate professor in the psychology department at the University of
Illinois, in Springfield, a counselor for asperger syndrome children and
a board
Member for our support group will be at our meeting to answer questions.
Thursday-July 11th
At the Koke Mill First United Methodist Church at 7 p.m.
We are hoping for a big turn out!
For registration information, please email us at:
Monday, July 28 - 2nd Annual Golf Outing at Arrowhead Golf Course, Chillicothe - details to follow. Questions or commentss call Renee Killion at 309-692-1433
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August 6, 2002
6:45 – 8:30
Springfield Lincoln Library
Capitol and 7th Street
Springfield, Illinois
Guest Speaker: Chris Wasik, Family T.I.E.S.Sponsored by Family T.I.E.S. Network and Asperger’s Syndrome Support and Awareness of Central Illinois
To register please contact:
Linda Davis, Family T.I.E.S., 1-800-865-7842 or email [email protected]
Diana Noble, 217-585-7276
The dates are as follows: August 6, 7, 8, 14 and 15 October 2 and 3
November 19 and 20
Parents: Let your school staff know about this and organize a
team ASAP.
Call Amy Gatch at 815-485-6969 or Kathy Gould at 708-354-5730
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| August 14-15, 2002 | Functional Analysis and Positive Programming with Victor Morris |
| September 25, 2002 | Asperger Syndrome with Barbara Doyle |
| October 2, 2002 | Communication with Jenny Potanos and Nan Negri |
| October 23, 2002 | Sensory Processing with Sheila Frick |
| November 21, 2002 | Strategies for Success with Peg Mazeika |
| December 3, 2002 | Teaching Social Skills with Peg Mazeika |
Visit the NIA website at www.thenia.org for final dates and registration
information.
These workshops sold out quickly when presented last year. Please register
early to ensure participation. Workshops are suited for parents, teachers,
related service providers, paraprofessionals, etc. If you are the parent
of a child with autism, you MUST attend these seminars and if at all possible,
encourage your school district to sponsor you AND your child's educational
team!!!
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Lincoln Mall, Bally Total Fitness and HMH & Associates have are
all sign on as Silver Sponsors for the I-Run/Walk 5k for Autism.
Silver Sponsors are sponsors who have donated funds or in-kind gifts
worth $1,000-$2,000.
Click here for a copy of the flyer.
A big thank-you to Lincoln Mall who has donated $1,000 worth of gift
certificates to be awarded at the award ceremony.
Attached is the race information for this year. Please
feel free to pass it on to family, friends, or business members of the
community.
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August 15th 2002 at:
"The General"Watch the newsletter for more information as we approach summer!!
Eagle Ridge Inn and Resort-Galena
1:00PM Shotgun Start
18 Holes of Golf, Cart, Box Lunch, Dinner, Raffles, Prizes, Hole in One Event and more!!!!!!
August 19 Vernon Hills White Deer Run Golf Club
2002 Autism Seminars for staff and families
by Barbara T. Doyle, M.S. Clinical Consultant, (217-793-9347)
August 20 and 21, 2002
Quad Cities, Illinois Continuing Education Units (and CPDUs) will be
available.
For more information contact: C.J. Sizemore (217) 356-8323
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Sponsored by: Family T.I.E.S. Network and PACE
To register please contact:
Linda Davis, Family T.I.E.S. 1-800-865-7842 or email [email protected]
**More information will be added at a later date.
October 14 - 15, 2002 Kansas City, Missouri
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The conference registration fee includes all materials and handouts, continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon refreshments. Participants can either register for either day or both days. Early registration fees will be $175 for BOTH days and $125 for ONE day. For Groups of 4 or more, please contact BusyWeb Solutions, Inc. for information on discounted fees.
Registration received after September 1, 2002 will be $215 for BOTH days and $165 for ONE day.
Fees can be paid by check, credit card, money order or purchase order. Please contact BusyWeb Solutions by phone 618-397-2131 or e-mail to receive a registration form. A printable registration form is also available at www.tonyattwood.com
October 25-27 San Diego
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Email: [email protected]
Speakers: Sidney Baker, M.D. * Jayne Barese, R.N. * Mark Blaxill,
MBA * Kenneth Bock, M.D. * Jeff Bradstreet, M.D. * Timothy Buie, M.D.,
Ph.D. * Jane El-Dahr, M.D. * Barbara Loe Fisher * Sudhir Gupta, M.D., Ph.D.
* Paul Hardy, M.D. * Walter Herlihy, Ph.D. * Woody McGinnis, M.D. * Jon
Pangborn, Ph.D. * Karl Reichelt, M.D., Ph.D. * Bernard Rimland, Ph.D. *
Karyn Seroussi * Paul Shattock, Ph.D. * Andrew Stoll, M.D. * Andrew Wakefield,
M.D. * Rosemary Waring, Ph.D. * Carol Wester, MSN, CSN *
Topics: Neuro-toxic effects of and successful treatments for elevated mercury and other heavy metals
Refrigerator Mothers will
broadcast on national public television July 16 at 10 PM EST. That would
be on WTTW in the Chicago area, but you will need to check local listings
for exact time and date (sometimes stations change their local air dates)
in your area.
There will be a big screen premiere at the Gene Siskel Film Center
downtown Chicago on July 13 at 8 PM. Tickets can be purchased in advance
through Ticketmaster, and it is recommended that you do so as there is
only one screening and it is expected to sell out. At least three of the
seven mothers in the film will be at that premiere. The film can be purchased
for educational use at www.fanlight.com, or you can call them at 617-469-4999
to get a special deep discount price if you are a parent of a person with
autism.(editor's note…I will try to get the exact time and date for Chicago
in time for the July newsletter)
To all those who think their child's autism is a result of vaccinations,
please take the time to contact your Congressman and urge him to support
of
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program Improvement Act of 2002.
To read the Bill Summary & Status, go to Thomas, Legislative Information
on the Internet http://www.thomas.loc.gov/
Enter hr3741 in the Bill Number Search, select Link to the Bill Summary
& Status File, and finally select the All Bill Summary & Status
Info
To find out who your Federal Representatives are, go to http://www.congress.org/
You can enter your Zip code, which will give you the name of your congressman,
and senators.
If I can be of help to anyone who is interested in contacting their
representatives but are having a problem doing so, please do not hesitate
to contact me mailto:[email protected]
Please, please, take the time to do this if you believe vaccines are,
at least in part, the cause of the rapid rise in autism.
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*DADDY'S TEN RULES OF DATING*
Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd
better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything
up.
Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter in front of me.
You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her
neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body,
I will remove them.
Rule Three: I am aware that it is considered fashionable
for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear
to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but
you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair
and open minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may
come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes to
big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes
do not, in fact come off during the course of you date with my daughter,
I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place
to your waist.
Rule Four: I'm sure you've been told that in today's world,
sex without utilizing a "Barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let
me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you.
Rule Five: It is usually understood that in order for
us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and
other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I
require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter
safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject
is: "early"
Rule Six: I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with
many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as
it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my
little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished
with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry.
Rule Seven: As you stand in my front hallway, waiting
for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and
fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating.
My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process than can take longer than
painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't
you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?
Rule Eight: The following places are not appropriate for
a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything
softer than a wooden stool. Places where there is darkness. Places where
there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient
temperature is warm enough to introduce my daughter to wear shorts, tank
tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and
a goose down parka -- zipped up to her throat. Movies with a strong romantic
or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which features chain saws are
okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks homes are better.
Rule Nine: Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a potbellied,
balding, middle-aged, dimwitted has-been. But on issues relating to my
daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless God of your universe. If I ask
you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel,
and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me.
Rule Ten: Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little
for me to mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a chopper coming
in over a rice paddy near Hanoi. When my Agent Orange starts acting up,
the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for
you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveways you
should exit the car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter
password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home
safely and early, then return to your car -- there is no need for you to
come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine.
I got that from another list so I apologize to all the dads out there without daughters. Sons are just as good.
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