Fwd: UM-NSU CARD: Week of July 28, 2008

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NEXT WEEK AT

July 28, 2008

UM-NSU CARD: Broward SOFA Group

(NSU

Satellite)

Facilitator: Roselione

Time: 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm

For more information please

contact at: or lezonne@...

July 29, 2008

UM-NSU CARD: Asperger Support Group for Adults (Daytime)

(UM

Campus)

Facilitators: Diane Adreon & Deborah Chin

Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Room: 434

For more information please

contact at: or mlisdegasperi@...

July 31, 2008

UM-NSU CARD: Social Skills Group for Adults with Aspergers

(NMB

Office)

Facilitators: Deborah Chin & Yehl

Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

For more information please

contact at: or dchin@...

******************OTHER

ANNOUNCEMENTS******************

Presents

Montagner, M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech Pathologist and Director of

Kids Chat Therapy Inc. Pragmatics

Using dynamic

language and social skills to facilitate pure interaction.

What are

pragmatic skills and what do children on the spectrum need to know in

order to socialize.

August

7, 2008

9:30- 11:30

a.m.

UM-NSU CARD

Center for Autism and Related Disabilities

5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard

Room 201

RSVP by August 6 to Lis at

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Nominate

Someone from Our Miami Community for a Parent to Parent of Miami Award!

Parent

to Parent's Journey of Dream Gala is a time to recognize individuals in our

community that have contributed to the well-being of children with disabilities

and their families.

Follow

the link below to nominate someone in one of the categories.

http://www.journeyofdreams.info/forms/Award_Nomination_Form2008.pdf

There

are so many deserving people in our community. Please take the time to

recognize one or more of them with a nomination.

Sincerely,

Dr.

Alessandri

Board

Vice President

Parent

to Parent of Miami

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You are invited to

the

2nd

Annual UM-NSU CARD Community Connections

Open House

August 23rd, 2008

1:00 pm –

4:00 pm

Nova Southeastern

University

Clinics for Speech,

Language, and Communication

6100 Road

Davie, FL 33314

Please come enjoy a fun informative

afternoon and meet our growing staff.  Connect with families and learn more

about the free services that UM-NSU CARD provides to the community. Community

service providers will be participating to bring you the latest information on

services available for you and your family.

The mission of UM-NSU CARD is to provide support and assistance with the goal

of optimizing the potential of people with autism and related disabilities.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Directions:

From

I-95 exit Road heading west. Pass under the Turnpike to SW 61st

Ave.

Make a left heading south onto SW 61st Ave and the building

will be on the right.

From I-75 exit Road

heading east. Continue east on to SW 61st Ave., turn right

and the building will be on the right.

From I-595 exit at Davie Road

heading south.  At Road turn left heading east.  At SW 61st

Ave. turn right and the building will be on the right.

Please RSVP to

Roselione

Phone: 

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Dear

Friends and Families,

We

at Kinetic Kids, Inc. are proud to announce a new program in collaboration with

Florida International University. We will begin recruiting and training

occupational therapy students to work with children with special needs, in lieu

of graduate assistant work.  Each student will be heavily screened and trained

to begin working as shadows during school hours and program implementers in the

after school hours.

Each

student will be available at a very reasonable rate of  $4,000 per semester

(roughly $13 per hour).  And will work with your child roughly 15-16 hours a

week with additional hours provided to the students from Kinetic Kids Inc. for

training or on research specifically catered to prepare him or her to help your

child. While none of the students will yet be occupational therapists, they

will have had significant course work in the field and demonstrate interest in

pediatrics. Each student will have received exceptional marks in the course of

his or her studies, and will be well on his or her way to becoming a fully

licensed therapist with a master’s degree.

If

you are interested in participating in the program or finding out more

information, contact us as soon as possible at or email jgober01@...  , as spots are

extremely limited do to our very tight screening process.

Thank

you,

Gober, MSOT, OTR/L, CTRS

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Together… 

You & Me

Engage your

child and share the moment

“Important elements of intervention programs for

preschool children with autism include a focus on the development of pragmatic

and functional communication skills (whether verbal or non-verbal), joint

engagement and joint social activities, promotion of emotional engagement and

regulation, and helping parents to manage behavioral tantrums and maladaptive

routines.” (Charman, T., Autism & Its Impact on Child Development,

Institute of Child Health, UK. Published online Sept. 16, 2005)

Interactive program for 2

year olds

Modeling

strategies for increasing social engagement & joint attention

between parents and toddlers

10:00 –11:00 a.m.

8 sessions total, 2

sessions per week

Tuesday       September 2

Thursday     September 4

Tuesday       September 9

Thursday     September 11

Tuesday       September 16

Thursday     September 18

Tuesday       September 23

Thursday     September 25

NSU Satellite CARD Office

Facilitator: Lori Wise

Cost: FREE

To Register: Call

*If

you would like to be added to our email list or if you would like to be removed

from our email list, please click here: http://www.umcard.org/contact.php

UM-NSU CARD is a state-funded resource and support program dedicated to improving

the lives of individuals with autism and related disabilities including

deaf-blindness and pervasive developmental disorders. UM-NSU CARD does not

endorse specific programs or points of view presented in this email.