A New Day and Our Last Activity (sister cities/San )

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Forwarding as is:

The Autism Society of Greater San

Upcoming ASGSA Event

Our Last Training Session

*Note: No child care is provided for the training sessions

Sponsored by:

" Guided Participation: Developing a Mentoring Relationship with an

Individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder "

Presented by Dema Stout M.A., Certified RDI Consultant

Saturday November 1, 2008 9am-12pm

The University of Texas Health Science Center

Main Campus

7703 Floyd Curl Dr. San , Tx. 78229

Lecture Hall Room 3.102

Maximum Capacity is 280!!

No need for a reservation come and see us out with a bang!

Monthly Meeting

The ASGSA will no longer hold meetings.

Check the 212 Resource Guide for the many options in

San !

Moving Forward

We in San are grateful for the groundbreaking work started by

The Autism Society of America over 40 years ago. However, we feel

that in the current economic climate it is in the best interest of all

to defer our efforts into other local, stronger non-profits.

In San we believe there are more than 6,000 people who live

with an Autism diagnosis. If each person has an average of two local

family members, four neighbors, six teachers, two therapists, two

doctors, and visits six merchants it is clear to see that the impact

is staggering. We have a desperate need to prepare the next

generation of service providers and for a general culture shift of

acceptance towards all individual differences.

It is not feasible to operate this type of effort out of one family's

home with less than $10,000 a year. We are fortunate that in San

there are many strong local organizations who work tirelessly

to support people who are affected by Autism and other differences.

If you have not downloaded our 212 page resource guide, please do it

now! If there is a specific service that you feel is lacking give

them a call --keep in mind that if you ask for something then you must

be willing to help support it.

When you are called to support the cause financially or through

volunteer hours --contact these groups. We believe that it takes a

village to raise a child; and it takes a large city to support the

needs of people with Autism.

Thank you for your support and remember this is not the end it is only

the beginning of a new day! When we are divided we will be conquered,

but together we can make a real difference.

Sincerely Yours,

Theresa

Look for more San autism news to come from our friends at Any

Baby Can's- " Reaching Families Facing Autism " program in the future.

State Conference

1outof150imageAnnual Texas State Conference on Autism

December 4-6, 2008

Arlington Convention Center

Arlington, Texas

Hosted by: ESC-Region 2

For the latest conference information please visit:

www.autism.esc2.net or contact Dina -Hinojosa at (361)561-8524

or dina.hinojosa@...

Walk for Autism 2009

Save the Date:

The 5th Annual Walk for Autism

Saturday April 18, 2009

Brackenridge Park--Kohler Pavillion