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 Parents' Night Out Dinner & Respite Care!

 For more information, visit our info website at:  http://www.asdcalvert.org/ParentsNtOutInfo.htm

Topic:  Summer Programs, Services and Resources Available in Southern Maryland

This meeting will afford parents an opportunity to learn more about a variety of planned summer programs, services and resources available to families facing autism, and other developmental disabilities, in Southern Maryland.  Members of the public are invited to join us. Coffee, tea & light fare will be served.

The AAACC will host a panel discussion with adults with autism who will share their perspectives on transitioning into adulthood with an autism spectrum disorder.  Ruth Snyder is an author, advocate and parent.  She is one of the authors of the recently published Asperger Syndrome and Girls.  Ari Ne’eman is the founding president of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, an organization with chapters in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois and New York.  Mr. Ne’eman is also a student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus.

Q&A to follow presentations.

This meeting is open to the public.  Refreshments and light fare will be served.  

Topic:  How to be an Effective Advocate for your Child

Speaker:  Missy Alexander, Parent Educator

                 Parents' Place of Maryland

Participants will learn strategies to help them be effective advocates for their children with special needs.  Topics such as getting organized, creating a paper trail, present levels of performance, measurable goals & objectives, decoding assessment scores, measuring progress, effective communication and conflict resolution will be presented and discussed.   For more information and to register for this event, visit the AAACC Parent Advocacy Training website, or contact Liz Lowenthal at 410-257-3226, or LLowenthal@asdcalvert.org.

**This event generously sponsored by the AAACC, the LDA of Calvert County, the Parents' Place of Maryland, Calvert County Parks & Recs Therapeutic Recreation Services (CCP&R-TRS) and the Help Association.  Tax deductible donations are encouraged and appreciated.**

* MEETING CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER *

Topic:  Resources and Services Available in Southern Maryland

Speakers:  Local Resource & Service Providers

This meeting will afford parents an opportunity to learn more about a variety of existing and upcoming services and resources available to families facing autism in Southern Maryland .  Members of the public are invited to join us. Coffee, tea & light fare will be served.

Holiday Break for the AAACC and member families

Meetings will resume in January, 2008

Guest:  Rose Crunkleton

This meeting will afford an opportunity for parents to share and discuss the educational, social and emotional challenges faced by their children with autism and related special needs.  Members of the public, and especially those interested in special education issues, are invited to join us.  Coffee, tea & light fare will be served.

Topic:  New Biological Clues to the Diagnosis & Treatment of Autism

Speaker:  Dr. Valerie Hu, Ph.D., Professor
                 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

                 The George Washington University Medical Center

Learn more about this groundbreaking autism research and the impact it is expected to have on future diagnostic procedures and treatment options. Coffee, tea and light fare will be served.

September 20, 2007

 Back-to-School Parent Social

 Feel free to bring your latest kitchen creation!  Let's get together over

 coffee & snacks to discuss summer and back-to-school issues.

SUMMER BREAK

for Officers, Directors and Member Families of the AAACC

April 26, 2007

7:00 - 9:00 PM

 Public/Private Partnerships in Educating Students with Autism

 Speakers:  April Arford, M.S., Instructional Director

                  Kennedy-Krieger at Southern High School

                  Anne Arundel County

                  Joe Dickson, M.S., Program Director

                  Tracey Gillis, M.S., Assistant Program Director

                  Type II Schools

                  Hannah More Anne Arundel County Programs

March 15, 2007

7:00 - 9:00 PM

 Strategies for Identifying & Improving Sleep Problems in Children

         with Developmental Disabilities

 Speaker:  Dr. Daniel S. Lewin, Ph.D., D.ABSM

                 Licensed Clinical Psychologist

                 Director, Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine

                 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry

                 Children's National Medical Center

January 25, 2007

9:30 - 11:30 AM

 Preview of Wrightslaw video:  Surviving Due Process:  

                                                   When Parents and the School Board Disagree

                                                   (available for purchase at www.wrightslaw.com)

HOLIDAY BREAK

for Officers, Directors and Member Families

October 19, 2006

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Transition from Summer to School:  Parent Sharing and Caring Night

SUMMER BREAK

for Officers, Directors and Member Families

May 18, 2006

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Transition and Employment

April 20, 2006

10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

 IEP Questions & Answers

        Focus on Goals & Objectives, Services and Accommodations relating to

        Behavioral, Sensory and Speech & Language Needs

March 16, 2006

7:00 - 9:00 PM

 Dr. Trevor Valentine M.D.

 Developmental Pediatrician

 Calvert Memorial Hospital

February 16, 2006

10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

 Summer Camp and Recreation

January 19, 2006

7:00 - 9:00 PM

 Noelle Welch, OTR /L and Tiffany Blumling, OTR /L

        Solutions for Sensory Integration Disorders 

HOLIDAY BREAK

for Officers, Directors and Member Families

November 17, 2005

10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

 Erica Haines, Therapeutic Recreation Services (TRS)

 Calvert County Parks and Recreation

        Preview of Winter & Spring Programs for Individuals with Disabilities

October 20, 2005

7:00 - 9:00 PM

 Robin Welsh, attorney, CCPS (previously, Director of Special Ed, CCPS)

        Changes in IDEA law:  How will it affect your child?

SUMMER BREAK

for Officers, Directors and Member Families

May 16, 2005

7:00 - 9:00 PM

 Dr. Susan Mattingly, SLP, CCC, PhD

         Language/Speech and the Spectrum:  Typical treatment areas

         and when to request testing

April 15, 2005

10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

 Janel Jackson, Resource Coordinator

 Developmental Disabilities Administration

 Calvert County Health Dept.

         Review of Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) eligibility, 

         funding, and how to access services/supports.

March 21, 2005

7:00 - 9:00 PM

 Dr. Janelle Love, M.D. - DAN! Physician

         Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Biomedical Treatments and the DAN! Protocol  

February 18, 2005

10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

 Gary Greenwald, Attorney at Law

         Estate Planning and the Special Needs Child

HOLIDAY BREAK

for Officers, Directors and Member Families

September 13, 2004

7:00 - 9:00 PM

School Board Candidates’ Night:  Our September meeting will be a jointly sponsored meeting with the Learning Disabilities Association of Calvert County (LDA) and the Arc of Southern Maryland.  This meeting will provide the public an opportunity to become acquainted with the candidates vying for positions on the Calvert County Board of Education.  Equal time will be given each candidate to present his/her platform.  The audience will also have an opportunity to pose questions to them & to view candidates’ responses to questions formulated by the LDA, AAACC and the Arc.