CARD Launches Skills 4 America

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Hi Members,

Here's one more exciting news from CARD.

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Center for Autism and Related Disorders Extends Skills 4 America™ Worldwide to

Meet Critical Developmental Disability Needs

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders has announced it will now offer its

charitable initiative to schools across the world, and provide free web-based

tools to treat, track and help recover children from autism.

WORLDWIDE, April 11, 2011 ---- The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc.

(CARD) today announced the extension of the Skills 4 America™ grant program to

administrators worldwide in order to make universal access to effective autism

treatment a reality. Skills 4 America began as a nationwide grant program to

provide one-year scholarships for Skills, a breakthrough web-based program for

assessing and designing treatment curricula for students with autism and other

developmental disorders. CARD expects to award the Skills 4 America grant to

every applicant who meets the minimum criteria.

To be eligible, schools:

• Must provide evidence of need

• Must be K-12

• Must be proficient in oral and written English

• Must complete a free, 30-minute Skills webinar

Administrators can apply for the 2011 Skills 4 America grant by first

registering online at www.skills4america.com to attend a free, 30-minute Skills

webinar. The webinar will be held on April 21 at 3:30 pm (EST). Following the

webinar, attendees will receive a code and link to apply for the Skills 4

America grant.

" There are many schools around the world that have reached a critical point in

addressing developmental disability needs, " says Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, PhD,

BCBA-D, founder and executive director of CARD and co-creator of Skills. " We are

confident this grant program will not only address this concern, but also

enhance our long-standing efforts to encourage and support educators and fellow

practitioners who are working to help children with autism and related disorders

reach their full potential. "

Dr Granpeesheh adds, " My initial intent in developing Skills was to empower both

parents and educators. I wanted to provide the highest quality training, the

most accurate assessment, and the most comprehensive curriculum for students

with autism. Skills 4 America goes one step further by placing autism before

profits. We believe that the future of a child with autism should not be

dictated by whether or not their parents can afford the necessary tools the

child needs to reach their full potential. "

Skills features:

• BCBA mentorship from BCBA clinical support staff (additional fees apply)

• Access to the most comprehensive assessment and curriculum in the world for

students with autism

• Extras such as lesson plans, teaching guides, visual aids, worksheets,

tracking forms, IEP goals and benchmarks, and access to online support

• The ability for teachers to track skill acquisition, at the operant and

activity level, as well as the effects of challenging behavior and alternative

treatments on each student's progress

• Tracking of known and newly mastered skills, as well as progress-tracking

charts

The Skills 4 America grant is administered through Autism Care and Treatment

(ACT) Today!, a 501©(3) nonprofit organization, whose mission is to raise

awareness as well as provide treatment services and support to help children

with autism achieve their full potential. For more information about ACT Today!,

visit www.act-today.org.

" Autism is an urgent matter not only in the US, but around the world, and it

requires our attention, " says Alspaugh-, executive director of ACT

Today!. " We can do something about it. We are proud to offer Skills 4 America in

partnership with the world's largest organization that is effectively treating

children with autism. "