Guest guest Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 below, please go to http://www.autism-society.org/site/MessageViewer/. IN THIS ISSUE ASA News >>Advocacy >>Research >>Education >>Conferences >>Resources >> REGISTER TODAY! FEATURED Update email preferences | Forward to a friend NEWS Helping HANDS for Autism Act Introduced in the House Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a companion to the Helping HANDS for Autism Act this week. The Helping HANDS for Autism Act (HR 6282) is a three-part legislative package designed to support families dealing with autism spectrum disorders, increase awareness among first responders and public safety officials and provide housing options and services for adults with autism. Read more … 2008 ASA National Conference, July 9-12, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in OrlandoOnly three weeks away! Save money and register online before July 3! After July 3, only onsite registration is available. Hotel spots are going fast! Register today! Daily Highlights: Wednesday, July 9: Nine preconference sessions with experts in the field Walt Disney World Epcot World Fare® Ticket Event available for all attendees Thursday, July 10: Opening Keynoter: Bob Hendren, DO, UC MIND Institute Town Hall Meeting on Health Care in America sponsored by the National Health Council and ASA CME Track sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Friday, July 11: Keynoter Jim Ball, Ph.D., BCBA Individuals on the Spectrum Town Hall Meeting ASA Evening of Champions Event Saturday, July 12: Keynoter Temple Grandin, Ph.D. Also at the conference: 157-booth Exposition Respite care available onsite BCBA, ASHA credits available GFCF menu options at the hotel Don’t miss the nation’s premier autism conference! Learn more or register at www.autism-society.org/conference. The ASA Exposition is officially sold out of exhibit space. 130 exhibiting firms will participate in 157 booths. Sponsorships are still available! Contact ellacott@... for more information. ph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation Seeks Fellows The ph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation is seeking outstanding professionals working in the field of inclusive services and supports for people with mental retardation, intellectual and developmental disabilities for an intensive one-year public policy fellowship in Washington, D.C. During this one-year fellowship, the successful applicant will learn how legislation is initiated, developed and passed by the Congress, and how programs are administered and regulations promulgated by federal agencies. Read more … Save the Date! Zoowalk 2008, Saturday, October 18 This year's ASA Greater Phoenix Zoowalk for autism will take place Saturday, October 18, in Phoenix, Ariz. Proceeds from the walk will support research on effective treatments for autism at the Autism Research Institute and the Autism Research Program at Arizona State University. Sponsorships are still available! For more information or to register as a walker or sponsor, visit http://www.zoowalk.org/. ADVOCACY ASA Signs on to Environmental Health Bills To protect Americans, especially children, from toxic chemicals in everyday consumer products, a bill called the Kid Safe Chemical Act of 2008 has been introduced. ASA has signed on as a supporter. Also, the Collaborative on Health and the Environment’s Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative has published a Scientific Consensus Statement on Environmental Agents Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders, signed by more than 50 scientists and health professionals, including ASA. Read more … Congress Poised to Complete Supplemental Appropriations Bill The House is scheduled to vote on the Supplemental Appropriations bill today, bringing the bill one step closer to the President’s desk. While the legislation primarily focuses on providing funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, it also includes several domestic provisions. Specifically, the legislation contains moratoria on six of seven regulations issued earlier this year that could hurt the Medicaid program. Read more … Americans with Disability Act Amendments Clear House Committees Two House Committees passed amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration Act (ADARA) this week, following months of intense negotiation with the business community. Although the Americans with Disabilities Act has been law since 1990, court decisions have eroded many of its protections and have led to situations where employers can deem a person is “too disabled†to do the job but “not disabled enough†to be protected by the law. Read more … RESEARCH Colorado State University Study Helps with Diagnosis Through the use of electroencephalograms (EEGs), a research project at Colorado State is looking at the underlying neural mechanisms of sensory processing deficits commonly displayed by children with neurodevelopmental disorders. EEGs measure and record electrical activity of the brain and provide results that could potentially impact the diagnosis and treatment of children with autism, Asperger’s and ADHD. Read more … Study Links Social Skills, Brain Connections A new study from the University of Washington Autism Center found a relationship between social skills and brain connectivity in individuals with autism. According to a Science Daily story, “The most severely socially impaired subjects in the study exhibited the most abnormal pattern of connectivity among a network of brain regions involved in face processing.†Read more … EDUCATION Product Offers Special Education Data Collection A Denver, Colo., firm is offering a new product that can allow special education practitioners, parents and medical practitioners to collect instructional, social and behavior therapy data in a manner that allows them to monitor student progress, and may help them improve productivity or decision making based on this hard data. Read more … CONFERENCES NASDDDS Conference Materials Now Available Online The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services focused on autism at its mid-year meeting last month. Presentations from “Beyond the Spectrum: New Knowledge, Perspectives, and Strategies to Support People with Autism and other Complex Needs†are now available on the NASDDDS Web site. Read more … Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc., Offers Free Training Series Resources for Children with Special Needs presents its 2008-2009 free training series on “What’s Out There and How to Get It.†These sessions are geared towards families and professionals needing programs and services for children with disabilities in the New York City area. Read more … RESOURCES Free Autism Documentary: “Children With Autism: One Teacher’s Experience†Model Me Kids presents “Children With Autism: One Teacher’s Experience,†a documentary about a classroom of children with autism at the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Lower/Middle School in Baltimore, Md. Read more … Book Teaches Children with Autism Which Behaviors Are O.K. Best-selling author Kari Dunn Buron has a wealth of experience in working with teens and young adults living with autism. In her book A 5 Is Against the Law! Social Boundaries: Straight Up! An Honest Guide for Teens and Young Adults, she explains in simple, direct terms why certain behaviors could land teens and young adults on the spectrum in trouble with friends, or even the law. Read more …Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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