The Echo….
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September 2014 Volume 13, Issue 1
ASCC Parent Education Presentation Monday – September 8, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Creating Success for Your Child at School: Establishing Positive and Effective Relationships with Your Child’s Teachers, IEP Team, and Other School Staff Presented by : Amy Perry, ASNC Autism Resource Specialist (see pg. 2) Having a successful child at school requires a team effort. This presentation will focus on fostering a successful relationship with your child's teacher and IEP team. We will discuss creating an "All About Me" sheet for your child and the benefits of regular teacher conferences and communication logs. This presentation will also cover strategies to keep documentation and create paper trails to prevent or solve problems.
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Personalized Approach Enhances Communication Skills In Children With Autism
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ASCC Programs & Events Find information on upcoming programs and events in the enclosed program and calendar pages.
University of California, Los Angeles (2014, July 17). Science Daily.
UCLA-led study has found that the communication skills of minimally verbal children with autism can be greatly improved through personalized interventions that are combined with the use of computer tablets. The three-year study examined different approaches to improving communication abilities among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and minimal verbal skills. Approximately 30 percent of children with ASD overall remain minimally verbal even after years of intervention. UCLA professor Connie Kasari, the paper's senior author, worked with researchers at Vanderbilt University and the Kennedy Krieger Institute. They found that children's language skills greatly improved when spoken- and socialcommunication therapy was tailored based on their individual progress and delivered using computer tablets. The trial involved 61 children with ASD, ages 5 to 8. For six months, each child received communication therapy focusing on social communication gestures, such as pointing, as well as play skills and spoken language. Half of the children were randomly selected to also use speech-generating applications on computer tablets for at least half of the time during their sessions. The tablets were programmed with audio clips of words the children were learning about during their therapy sessions and images of the corresponding objects. The researchers found that children who had access to the tablets during therapy were more likely to use language spontaneously and socially than the children who received the communication intervention alone -- and that incorporating the tablets at the beginning of the treatment
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ASCC Camp Sunshine 2014 An overview of summer camp memories
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was more effective. Researchers conducted follow-up visits with the children three months after the initial study period and found that their improvement had been maintained during that time. The study was the first ASD research to use a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial, or SMART, design. The approach enables researchers to tailor interventions according to how each child in the study responds. It was the first randomized, controlled trial on this underserved population of children to use a computer tablet combined with an effective behavioral intervention. Other study authors were Rebecca Landa of Kennedy Krieger and Johns Hopkins University, and Ann Kaiser of Vanderbilt. The study was funded by a High Risk High Impact grant from the Autism Speaks Foundation. The findings were published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. To view the article in its entirety, go to: http://www.sciencedaily.com/ releases/2014/07/140717151505.htm
Spring & Summer Donor & Volunteer Support– Thank you! See Pages 4-5
Save the Date! Learn more about how you can help make the 9th Vera Bradley Bingo event a great success!
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ASCC Programs-Opportunities for Parents and Children Parent Education Program Please join us on Monday, September 8, 2014, 6:30 pm at the
Partnership for Children Resource Center 351 Wagoner Drive, Multipurpose Room 343 for a presentation titled
“Creating Success for Your Child at School: Establishing Positive and Effective Relationships with Your Child’s Teachers, IEP Team, and Other School Staff” by
Amy Perry ASNC Autism Resource Specialist
Free respite care will be available on site through Community Based Developmental Services. Please contact Cynthia Billops at 488-5820 or 488-4584 to reserve your space at least 24 hours in advance.
ASCC Support Groups Support Groups provide an opportunity to share, learn, and connect. Parents, caregivers, guardians, and professionals are welcome to participate in all of our support groups. Please check the calendar on page three for meeting dates/times/locations. The HFA/Asperger’s Support Group meets every second Monday of the month, Sep—Nov, Jan—May, immediately preceding the Parent Education Program. This group meets in Room 414 of the PFC Resource Center. Focus: Families of children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with HFA or Asperger’s. Childcare will not be provided.
The Autism Lunch Club (ALC) Support Group meets every second Tuesday of the month at various Fayetteville restaurants. Focus: Families of adolescents and adults with ASD. Childcare will not be provided. The Autism Breakfast Club (ABC) Support Group meets every first and third Wednesday of the month at the PFC Resource Center, Room 414. Focus: Families of children with ASD up to age 12. Childcare will be provided. The Preschool Support Group (The High Fives) meets weekly on Thursdays at the PFC Resource Center, Room 343. Focus: Families of young children with ASD ages 1-5 years. Childcare will be provided. While every group focuses on a specific age range, parents of children of all ages are welcome to attend all support groups!
Workshops Please call the ASCC office at (910) 826-3004/3005 to register for all workshops. The After the Diagnosis Workshop is led by Amy Perry, ASNC Parent Advocate, and is held every first Tuesday of the month from 9:30 am—12:00 pm. (odd calendar months) Autism Resource Roundtable is led by Amy Perry, ASNC Autism Resource Specialist, and is held every first Tuesday of the month from 9:30 am12:00 pm. (even calendar months) The Individualized Education Plan Workshop, led by Amy Perry, provides an opportunity for parents and providers to learn all about IEPs. It will be offered quarterly. The Little Miracles Child Development Services Workshop will be offered every fourth Wednesday of the month by Board Certified Behavioral Analysts. The workshops cover different parenting topics each month.
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amp Sunshine 2014 proved to be another wonderful experience for campers, their families, and staff as they enjoyed five weeks of fun activities! Forty-three children, adolescents, and young adults attended camp this year which was hosted at Lloyd Auman Elementary School. In addition to a structured academic program in which campers worked on developmental, life and social skills, campers enjoyed a variety of recreational field trips, including swimming, bowling, roller skating and a trip to the movies at Millstone Theatre! Other enrichment activities included Rhythm and Rhyme Story Time, visits from the Clark Park Mobile Unit, and learning about the history of the Cape Fear Region during a special visit from the Museum of the Cape Fear. One of the highlights of the summer was when a local boy scout made sensory and activity boards for the campers and visited for a ”show and tell” demonstration! Campers enjoyed learning how to operate various types of locks and feeling the textures of different reptiles. We would like to say thank you to our parents for entrusting us to care for your children and to our teachers and camp directors for a job well done. In addition, we would also like to thank the Cumberland Community Foundation (CCF) Summer Time Kids Grant partners, The Ben Lucero Family and our community sponsors and partners for making Camp Sunshine possible. Your support allowed the ASCC to host another great year at Camp Sunshine!
See you at Camp Sunshine next summer!
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Newly Diagnosed Workshop 9:30 am - noon
ABC Support Group 9:30 - 11am
Preschool Support Group 10am-12pm
2014 Greek Festival
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2014 Greek Festival Hellenic Center
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Autism Lunch Club (ALC) Support Group 11:30 am - Cracker Barrel on Skibo Rd.
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Preschool Support Group 10am-12pm
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Rhythm and Rhyme Sensory Story Time Hope Mills Library
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Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive See below
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Preschool Support Group 10am-12pm Multi-Purpose Rm 343
2014 Greek Festival: September 5th, 6th, & 7th For more information, contact Sandra Surles at Surles1064@aol.com or call 910-4250821.
Knight of Columbus: Tootsie Roll Drive: September 6th-Ramsey Street Wal-Mart; September 20th-Spring Lake Wal-Mart October 18th & 25th: Spring Lake Wal-Mart For more information, call 910-826-3004/3005.
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8th Annual Autism Awareness Golf Tournament Thank you for another successful Autism Awareness Golf Tournament at King’s Grant Golf Course! Thank you to our corporate sponsors, hole sponsors, golfers, volunteers, and community partners who made this tournament an event to remember. We look forward to seeing you on the ’green’ next year! CORPORATE SPONSORS Paris & Potter Management Group (KFC & CiCi’s Pizza) Hank’s Car Wash Valley Regional Imaging Apple Crate Natural Market United Steel Workers Local 959 Jerome and Gwendolyn Scott Captain Jerry’s Seafood Restaurant, Inc. Peter Tilton Cape Fear Valley Health System American Federation of Government Employees
HOLE SPONSORS Mary Pollard Potter Hank and Anna Finch Katherine Fasul Dena Potter Carlie C’s
IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
Representative Rick Glazier
David Hedgecoe, DDS
David and Kathleen Quinn
Apple Crate Natural Market
Village Family Dental Camp Ground United Methodist Men McDuffie Pest Control Robert and Anita Lucero Rudolph and Jenny Singleton Fayetteville Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, P.A. Dell and Pat Locklear
KFC Valley Regional Imaging NAPA Luigi’s Italian Restaurant & Bar PDQ Joe’s Crab Shack
Highland Pediatric Dental
Baywood Golf Club
Jersey Mike’s Subs (Ramsey St)
Cracker Barrel
Dr. and Mrs. John Pollard
Logan’s Roadhouse
James and Angelica Pantelakos
Hope Mills Rapid Lube
Spinners Pizza
Market Fair 15
Stacy Bledsoe - Merrill Lynch
Bonefish Grill
Richard and Wanda Bordone - Merrill Lynch
Healy Wholesale Company
David and Kathleen Quinn- Merrill Lynch
LocalEdge
James McLean - Merrill Lynch
Stein Mart
Highland Family Practice Public Works Commission Luigi’s Italian Restaurant & Bar
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The Work of Volunteers is Priceless! We would like to thank the following volunteers who donated many hours of their time
iPads for Autism Project Who?
For children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder FREE iPads for Autism Project
during the months of April, May, and June of 2014: John Allen
Juanita Moody
Jasmine Borque
Jillian Penn
What?
Lucy Borque
Austin Penn
Kevin Briscoe
Ralph Plourde
When? Second Tuesday of the month from 1-4 pm
Samantha Brockney
Mary Potter
Brenda Brown
Raina Hamilton
Lori Bish
Erin Hammond
Kelly Charles
Ronda Holden
Stephanie Craig
Adam Jackson
Sandra Endres
Aulani Keehy
Anna Finch
Kohl’s Cares for Kids
Suzanna Fletcher
Chris Leacock
Brooke Gantenbein
Gina McCoy
Kristofer Gantenbein
Brandy Mello
Theresa Thomas
Kimberlee Hamilton
Tony Mello
Kalin Williams
Chris Roberts
Where? Autism Society of Cumberland County, 351 Wagoner Drive, Suite 410 Fayetteville, NC
Gwendolyn Scott Ashley Sears
Register by calling : (910) 826-3004/3005
Johnny Sears Andrew Smith Tanisha Snipes Misty Surles
Thank You to ASCC Donors! We would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for their monetary donations and in-kind donations to the ASCC during the months of April, May, and June of 2014: Cape Beard Follicles of Freedom
In-Kind Donations Nona Fisher - Bottom Line Accounting
Bronze-Level Sponsor
Grace McGrath Tildon & Bettie Downing
Sandy Riopel - Lucki Multimedia
Mary Pollard Potter
(in memory of Carolyn Dorrol)
Melissa Hendricks
Hank and Anna Finch
Robin Bridges
Eric Williams - Coastal Family Services, LLC Grace Roman AT & T Employee Giving Campaign The Dragon’s Lair Comic Shop Nancy Williams
Chris Leacock
Vera Bradley Bingo
Donald Smith Jason and Michelle Dooney
Gold-Level Sponsor
Alexis and Mandy Tejedor
Freedom Biker Church of Fayetteville
Elja Bowens, Poetry in Fayetteville
Kohl’s
Harvey Insurance
Best Buy
John and Catherine Pollard
Wilbert Gunter
GAP Inc.
Jeff and Tifanni Samardzija
Monica Haynes
Tildon and Bettie Downing
Jerome and Gwen Scott
In-Kind Sponsorship
(in memory of Scott McFayden)
Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch, LLC
Silver-Level Sponsor
Misty Manning
Hank and Anna Finch
Yvette Mauldin
John and Clarissa Allen
Power Swain Chevrolet
William and Kimberly Evers
Little Miracles Child Development Services
Dr. Debra Japzon Gillum and Family
Need Speech? Inc.
Anthony and Brandy Mello
Lee Hyundai
Therapeutic Destinations, Inc. Union Home Mortgage Community Based Developmental Services
Shooting Star Tattoo, LLP Robert and Anita Lucero
The Pilgrim Gifts & Antiques Jersey Mike’s (Bordeaux) Market Fair 15 Dunkin’ Donuts (Raeford Rd.) Dell and Pat Locklear
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Friday, October 10th, 2014 6:00 pm Doors open at 5:00 pm HOSTED BY THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church 2844 Village Dr. Fayetteville, NC $20 and $25 packages offered at the door 20 Regular games, 1 bonus game, 20 door prize drawings
A fun-filled evening of Vera Bradley products and door prizes purchased at Concessions will be available. *Children are welcome, but they must be paid participants. For more information, please call: 910-826-3004 or 910-826-3005 Not affiliated with Vera Bradley, Inc
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The Autism Society of Cumberland County is an affiliate of the Autism Society of North Carolina.
Please make checks payable to: Autism Society of Cumberland County 351 Wagoner Drive, Suite 410 Fayetteville, NC 28303
Mission Statement: The Autism Society of Cumberland County is committed to providing support and promoting opportunities which enhance the lives of individuals within the autism spectrum and their families.
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FY 2014/2015 Board of Directors & Staff
Funded In Part By:
Board of Directors: Anna Finch, President Gwen Scott, Vice President Brandy Mello, Secretary Chris Leacock , Treasurer John Allen Cynthia Billops Dr. Kelly Charles Ronda Holden
Staff: Jeannie Hodges, Director of Programs & Outreach Nabila Gomes, Program & Outreach Assistant
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