Morgan Autism Center & Santa Clara University Autism Conference
Check out the information on this year’s annual conference, September 25, 26, and 28, 2009. The conference website is http://www.morgancenter.org/conference.
Archive for August, 2009
Great Website for Parents
This website has great resources for parents and professionals. Check out www.rethinkautism.com.
New Vision Tool for Children with ASD
PediaVision has a new tool to make eye exams easier for children with autism. For more information, see this article.
Genetic Study of Asperger’s Syndrome
Check out this article published by the Autism Society of America.
Back to School for Special Needs Kids
Check out this great advice from TACA and from Autism Speaks. Both include great information about getting both children and parents ready for a new school year. The TACA article has great ideas for staying on top of the IEP process.
IPod Tool for Aspergers Teens
Thanks to some really forward thinking professionals in St Paul Minneapolis, Aspergers teens have a cool tool in their iPods to help navigate the social world. The staffers at the Fraser Child and Family Center came up with the idea after they noticed how students with Asperger’s would use iPods as a calming device, to block out noise or other sensory distractions.
See the link here.
The Marin Autism Collaborative (MAC) came together to identify and address the service needs of all ages of individuals on the autistic spectrum and their families. Our members include family members, service agencies, educators, non-profit organizations, medical and therapeutic professionals, and government organizations.