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Become the Most Important Team Leader at an IEP Meeting

Does the IEP process scare you? Individual Education Plans, teachers, negotiations and meetings can feel so intimidating to parents with special needs children. It does not have to be so scary or so overwhelming, I promise! We already sense deep down that we are our child’s best advocates and we…

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Added by Kareen Hannon The Autism Coach on November 10, 2011 at 9:37am — No Comments

SIBS NH- Support for siblings of individuals with special needs

SIBS NH is a new organization commited to supporting the brothers and sisters of individuals with special needs.

SIBS NH offers sibling (Sib) support groups to children and youth in first through twelfth grade who have a brother or sister that experience developmental disabilities, chronic health conditions, mental illness, physical and/or learning disabiltities.

The groups offer a chance for the sibs to get together and share a time of fun and support. It is…

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Added by Kaleigh Hansen on November 9, 2011 at 3:34pm — No Comments

A Conversation with John Elder Robinson

November 3rd, I attended “A Conversation with John Elder Robinson.” John Is the Author of Look me in the Eye and his new book Be Different. These are stories about his experiences growing up with aspergers and his new adult reflections and realizations. He hopes by sharing these personal stories it will educate others…

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Added by Samantha Quick on November 8, 2011 at 10:39am — 2 Comments

My top iPad/iPod Touch Apps for students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder

The iPad/iPod technology is continuing to grow and become a part of our kid’s daily life. Many families have purchased an iPad and many classrooms have at least one iPad if not more for their students. The app market continues to grow. To date, there are over 425,000 apps! I have continued my search for the best apps to use in my work with children with special needs. Below is my current favorite list of apps that for my students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. These apps have been… Continue

Added by Sue Drouin M.S., CCC-SLP on September 23, 2011 at 12:20pm — 5 Comments

Upcoming elections

Hello everyone,
Services for individuals with ASD are expensive, as you know. At a time when local, state, and federal budgets face cuts, it is essential to protect the necessary educational, mental health, and medical services.

Before you go to the polls for the primaries or general election, find out where the candidates stand on services for ASD.

This is not a year to avoid the ballot box!

Teresa Bolick

Added by Teresa Bolick on September 2, 2010 at 7:36pm — 1 Comment

Letter me and my Son wrote for the new teachers in Highschool.

In preparation for the start of High school, Bobby and I spent some time talking about what he would like his new 8 teachers to know about him, especially now that there is no much time shared with one specific teacher. The start was from a seminar form the Summer Institute, when Bobby read it said, exactly, that's what I need. Then…

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Added by Lilia M. Morales on August 24, 2010 at 8:24pm — 1 Comment

We are starting hyperbaraic oxygen treatments tomorrow. Has anyone tried it? What was the outcome?

We are starting hyperbaraic oxygen treatments tomorrow. Has anyone tried it? What was the outcome? Continue

Added by MELISSA MONTGOMERY on May 3, 2010 at 7:59pm — 2 Comments

Systems of Care & Best Practices in the Treatment & Support of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, ARCH of the Upper Valley, Inc and Administrative Director, NH Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders will be presenting. The workshops are designed to give parents, other

caregivers and professionals "the big picture". Maps and other visual

representations are used as templates to organize the wide range of information

that family caregivers typically…

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Added by Michelle Abbott on April 20, 2010 at 5:34am — No Comments

link to autism video

http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/?gclid=CLuFw5XjkKECFciA5QodNG4uPQ

Added by Hayley Silva on April 18, 2010 at 1:43pm — No Comments

Great website!

This is like Facebook for the Autism community of Nashua! Thanks for putting this up. I am always looking for parents to connect with and for opportunities for my boys (3 and 5) to have playmates. The 3 yr old has Autism and my other boy has PDD-NOS.

Added by Cindy Caron on March 18, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

New Jersey Hotel caters to families with Kids with Autism

New Jersey hotel caters to families with autistic kids

by Melanie Nayer (RSS feed) on Feb 9th 2010 at 10:30AM

One New Jersey hotel is hoping to help families with autistic kids take another look at vacations. The Clinton Inn Hotel in Tenafly has opened its Alpine Suite, specifically designed for autistic kids.

Tony Morreale, the hotel's manager, and parent of an autistic child, came up with the idea after having trouble finding hotel rooms that were safe for children… Continue

Added by Noel Marcoux on February 10, 2010 at 7:50am — No Comments

Mind, Disrupted - How Toxic Chemicals May Change How We Think and Who We Are

Thought this project on the website listed below was interesting.

Kelly

http://www.minddisrupted.org/index.php

Added by Kelly Walker on February 8, 2010 at 7:13pm — No Comments

all about those pesti"cides"

short but revelatory video--worth seeing--it captures realities we now suspect--but it's nice to see it all together in a powerful video message

http://awakeupstory.healthychild.org/?utm_source=Convio&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=awakeupstory

Added by Hayley Silva on February 6, 2010 at 11:27am — No Comments

1998 Study Linking Autism to Vaccination Retracted

On February 2, The Lancet retracted its 1998 study linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccines to autism.

Added by Lawrence M. Lutton on February 3, 2010 at 1:02pm — No Comments

ANTIOCH SEEKS CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS TP PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL COMMUNICATION GROUPS

Antioch Seeks Children and Young Adults to Participate in Social Communications Groups

As part of the Antioch University New England Certificate Program in Autism Spectrum Disorders, the Advanced Class in Social Communication will be offering two demonstration groups in pragmatic language: one for elementary school children between the ages of 8 and 11 and one for young adults who are in their last year of high school or post-high school. The groups are designed for persons with… Continue

Added by Hayley Silva on January 29, 2010 at 5:02pm — No Comments

ZAC Browser

A friend of mine who works in special ed recently told me about ZAC Browser. It's an internet browser specifically designed for children on the autism spectrum. Here's a blurb from the website:

"Here you will find the best environment on the Internet for children living with various autism challenges.

Zac Browser is a totally free software package. It is the first Internet browser developed specifically for children living with variants of autism spectrum disorders (ASD),… Continue

Added by Kelly Garcia on January 28, 2010 at 4:18pm — No Comments

Quoted From the Nashua Telegraph, dated Sunday - January 24: Regarding EYP in Nashua

"Small reductions to have big impact in district

Although the big-ticket cuts being proposed to the school district budget grabbed the headlines last week, many of the small reductions will still have an impact.

For example, the school district’s extended-year program for special needs students will be cut by $100,000, which means the length of the program will have to be shortened. Superintendent Mark Conrad said the program is intended for students who would likely… Continue

Added by Pam Eddy on January 26, 2010 at 12:09am — No Comments

I phone adds IEP checklist to available apps

To download the IEP Checklist app, visit the Apple iTunes store, and
type IEP Checklist in the search box.

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Added by Hayley Silva on January 25, 2010 at 9:20pm — No Comments