UM-NSU CARD: Week of July 28, 2008

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ACE Chair Shapiro wrote: For your information and sharing. ---------- Forwarded message ----------Date: Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 5:08 PMSubject: UM-NSU CARD: Week of July 28, 2008To: Muñoz 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-SLPSpeech 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 Disabilities5665 Ponce de Leon BoulevardRoom 201 RSVP by August 6 to Lis at ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 RoselionePhone:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.-- ACE Chair