Legislative Alert
I recieved this email from Autism Speaks and thought I would pass it along.
You are receiving this notice because your member of Congress has not yet cosponsored the ABLE Act. With your calls and emails today, they might!
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Accounts Act of 2009 – or Achieving a Better Life Experience Act [...]
Free Seminar for Neurobehavioral Disorders
Don’t forget about this weekend’s free seminar regarding childhood neurobehavioral disorders in Tampa Florida. Topics under discussion will include hemispheric integration therapy, functional medicine for autism spectrum disorders and learning disabilities, autism assessment and intervention and RDI. The speakers will include Dr. Danielle Sutton and Kathryn Peter as well as myself. Jules Burt from the [...]
ADA 20th Anniversary and Info
I received this notfication from Monica Wharton of Disability Radio and thought I would pass it on to everyone. I know many of you are very in touch with politics and the law.
EEOC to Celebrate ADA 20th Anniversary July 22
Speakers to Discuss Landmark Disability Law
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will observe the [...]
Another Possible Risk Factor for Autism: Pregnant Mother Beware
It has often been said that the best way to deal with a problem is to not have it in the first place. A ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In the case of autism, we are always looking for risk factors. Things that someone who is concerned about the possibility of having [...]
Is the GFCF Diet for Autism a Waste of Time?
Approximately 1/100 children are affected by Autism. The Gluten Free/Casein Free Diet, which is considered a major alternative treatment for Autism, was studied by Dr. Susan Hyman; a researcher from the University of Rochester Medical Center. The study is to be presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research in Philadelphia. Dr. Hyman “did not [...]
Conference Tomorrow
Just a reminder that our conference is tomorrow at the Hillsborough County Children’s Board. The Conference is free as everyone including the speakers are volunteering their time. In addition to myself, Dr. Sutton,Suzi Azizi and June Paulsen CLTC. Attorney Mary Greenwood who specializes in special needs planning will also be participating. We have a full [...]
Nice Book Recommendation
I had a parent recommend this book to me as a good book for kids to develop creativity and expression. It has quite a bit of variety with regard to level of ability required so it she serve quite a large group of people. This is the way these recommendations get started. If you all [...]
Autism Hangout Interview
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to do a video interview regarding my favorite subject Hemispheric Integration Therapy as it relates to Autism Spectrum for the very informative and influential web site Autismhangout.com. It is still very disheartening to see how many people have never even heard of Hemispheric Integration Therapy or Functional [...]
Parenting Special Needs Magazines: Everyday Hero
I had the honor of being selected by Parenting Special needs Magazine as their “Everyday Hero” for the month of April 2010. As all of you know by now, April is Autism Awareness Month, so this has extra special meaning to me. It is nice to be win the award but more important is that more [...]
Summer Social Skills Group in Tampa
Here is the flyer for a social skills camp bieng put on by Erica Dupont LCSW this summer. Please consider this as you make your summer plans.
Erica DuPont, LCSW
(813) 966-7064
www.protherapyplus.com
Social Skills Group
12 week group For summer time!!
uGroup will be held at Erica’s new, new office location:
19023 North Dale Mabry Highway Lutz, FL 33548 (Located in [...]
