Register for the ASLC Birthday Club

THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF LARIMER COUNTY BIRTHDAY CLUB! WE WANT TO HELP YOU CELEBRATE YOUR CHILD'S BIRTHDAY Celebrating December, January & February Birthdays Whether it is our child's birthday celebration quarter or not everyone is welcome to join the fun.   Siblings are welcome too!   Join us at Pump It Up: The Inflatable Party Zone for an autism-friendly birthday party. Kids of all ages will love ...Bouncing ...Sliding ... Climbing and ...Tumbling on Pump It Up's giant inflatable play areas.   Would you like your child(ren) with autism to receive a birthday party invitation? Please give contact information when you register your child(ren) and we will send a personal invitation to attend that party. If you child has a birthday that falls within the quarter of the party, s/he will be one of the children who will celebrated. Just let us know when you register. Reserve your party spot to share in the celebration for our next party on: February 18, 2010 TIME: 4:45 pm—6:45 pm LOCATION: Pump It Up of Fort Collins 1420 Riverside Avenue, Ste 114 Fort Collins, Co 80524 Pizza, Cake & Goodie Bags will be available. Space is limited. Pre-registration required: call (970) 377-9640 or email aslc@autismlarimer.org by Tuesday, February 16, 2010 　 *Important Note* - Childcare will not be available at this event. A parent/guardian/adult support person must attend this party with your child(ren). A parent/guardian must sign a Pump It Up Waiver form for each child. Waiver forms are available at: http://www.pumpitupparty.com/waivermadison.pdf             If you do not wish to receive future e-mails or newsletters, please reply to this message with 'Remove' in the subject line.

The next More Than Words® program will begin in on February 10, 2010 and will conclude on June 9.  Sessions will be held at Respite Care on Wednesdays from 12:30- 2:30.  Please contact Elise Tobler at 419-0486 for more information about registration and funding.     More Than Words – The Hanen Program For Parents of Young Children with ASD ®   This program helps children communicate by providing intensive and innovative training programs for the most important people in a child's life - their parents or caregivers. Parents/caregivers spend the greatest amount of time with their children, and have the greatest opportunity to help their children communicate. Given information and strategies, parents/caregivers have many more opportunities to improve their children's social communication skills than are possible through weekly therapy appointments.   Specifically, More Than Words®: ·         Gives parents/caregivers the strategies they need to help their child interact, communicate, and improve understanding of language: ·         Combines the benefit of shared interactive group learning with individual guidance and consultation through videotaping and feedback ·         Is led by a speech-language pathologists who is Hanen trained and certified ·         Is supported by excellent print and video resources   Participation in this program requires a commitment to attend an orientation and 8 class sessions for parents/caregivers conducted by a Hanen trained and certified speech-language pathologist. In addition to these sessions each family will receive an initial home visit and each child and parent/caregiver will be scheduled for 4 individual sessions, 3 with video feedback.  Families are also contacted for a follow-up meeting 3 months after the program has ended. A commitment to attend all sessions is essential.   We believe that parents/caregivers and children with identified communication needs benefit greatly. The More Than Words Program is felt to be an effective intervention approach to address specific social communication needs. More Than Words Program was developed 10 years ago through the Hanen Centre. It translates the most current research on language acquisition and early language intervention into a practical, hands-on approach that is respectful of parents'/caregivers' and children's individual differences..   The cost of the More Than Words Program: Very few insurance companies fund intervention programs that focus on parent/caregiver training, or services that do not involve the child directly in the sessions. However, the Scottish Rite Foundation will provide scholarship funding to eligible families enrolled in this program through Children's Speech & Reading Center. The total cost of the More Than Words Program is $1200. This cost covers 20 hours of parent/caregiver group instruction and 4-6 hours of individual home visits, with video-feedback therapy time. Funding assistance for this program may be available.  Funding depends on individual family needs and availability of grant monies.   The next More Than Words® program will begin in on February 10, 2010 and will conclude on June 9.  Sessions will be held at Respite Care on Wednesdays from 12:30- 2:30.  Please contact Elise Tobler at 419-0486 for more information about registration and funding.   The program will focus on children, ages 2-5 years, who have little or no verbal language, are beginning to use words, do not yet intentionally communicate, are beginning to communicate intentionally, and who interact with parents briefly or in familiar situations, but rarely or never with other children.  This program is not appropriate for parents of children who are using verbal language to consistently communicate or are interacting with peers on their own or with minimal support.  Determination of the appropriateness of program participation for each family will be determined by the Hanen® Speech-Language Pathologist.

Fw: Free PEAK Workshop in Ft. Collins

Click to view this email in a browser Hello Phyllis, Topic: Accommodations and Modifications to Curriculum: Assuring Meaningful Participation in General Education Classrooms Get answers to these questions and more: • How can accommodations and modifications help my child in the general education classroom? • What are some tools and strategies both families and educators can use so students are successful? • How are accommodations and modifications included in IEPs? Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010 Time: 5:30 p.m. –6:00 p.m. – Free dinner and time to network/chat. 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Workshop Place: Blevins Middle School – in Auditeria 2102 S. Taft Hill Rd. Fort Collins, CO 80526 Also: 2.5 Contact Hour certificate. Free childcare available. Spanish translation and sign language interpretation are available – Contact PEAK Parent Center to request these services by January 8, 2010. Co-Sponsor: Poudre School District Special Education Advisory Committee Everyone in the North Central area is welcome! To sign up online go to: * go online www.peakparent.org/workshopsTrainings.asp * call PEAK Parent Center  800.284.0251  800.284.0251 or * email info@peakparent.org   If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Click here to forward this email to a friend PEAK Parent Center 611 N Weber, Suite 200 Colo. Springs, CO 80903 Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy.

ASLC Community Education December Meeting - The Hanen Program: More Than Words

Autism Society of Larimer County Community Education Meeting The Hanen Program: More Than Words Date: December 7, 2009 Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Location:  Respite Care inc. 6203 S. Lemay Ave, FC Childcare Reservations: 207-9343   FREE CHILDCARE REQUIREMENTS: All children must be registered with Respite Care 5 days prior to meeting time. Once paper work (no cost) is filled out families may use the ASLC Community Education Meeting Series Child Care FREE of charge.  Childcare packet can be downloaded at www.autismlarimer.org under the "Support" page. For more information about sign-up procedures please call 207-9343 or email leann@respitecareinc.org   Join the ASLC and the Children's Speech and Reading Center for an informational filled presentation of "More Than Words" More Than Words presents a step-by-step program for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in an extensive, practical, and user-friendly format. Strategies are drawn from current research to help children develop more advanced communication skills, focusing on helping the child reach the following four goals: 1) improved two-way interaction, 2) more mature and conventional ways of communication, 3) better skills in communicating for social purposes and finally, 4) improved understanding of language. Come learn how you and your family can join the next Hanen Program For Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to be offered by the Children's Speech and Reading Center. Highlights Of More Than Words: - How your child communicates and the next steps to take - How your child learns best - What motivates your child to communicate - How to turn everyday activities into opportunities for learning to communicate - How to use pictures and print to help your child's understanding - How to talk so your child can understand you - How to develop your child's play skills - Why your child behaves in certain ways and what you can do about these behaviours - How to help your child make friends Date: December 7, 2009 Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Location:  Respite Care inc. 6203 S. Lemay Ave, FC Childcare Reservations: 207-9343   FREE CHILDCARE REQUIREMENTS: All children must be registered with Respite Care 5 days prior to meeting time. Once paper work (no cost) is filled out families may use the ASLC Community Education Meeting Series Child Care FREE of charge.  Childcare packet can be downloaded at www.autismlarimer.org under the "Support" page. For more information about sign-up procedures please call 207-9343 or email leann@respitecareinc.org                                                                                                               I GoodSearch & GoodShop for the Autism Society of Larimer County Raise money for the ASLC just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com (powered by Yahoo), or shopping online with GoodShop.com      www.autismlarimer.org aslc@autismlarimer.org 970-377-9640 If you do not wish to receive future e-mails or newsletters, please reply to this message with 'Remove' in the subject line.

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SOCIAL SKILLS~ESTEEM BUILDING GROUPS Groups for Pre-Schoolers, Elementary, Jr.High and Sr.High Students   Leaders: Nancy Smith, Ph.D., and Melinda Lee, M.A., LPC Center for Family Care, LLC, Ft. Collins, Co., 970-416-1480   Many children and adolescents struggle with social skills, low self-esteem or the ability to connect in positive ways with peers.  In CFC's social skills groups, the experienced leaders provide a supportive environment where youth have the opportunity for personal challenge and social growth . Children and teenagers gain the skills through experiential learning to develop meaningful peer relationships, self-confidence and self awareness.   Weekly sessions…1.5 to two hour sessions…three to five peers per group On & off site activities…promote cooperation, connection, problem solving   Children and Teens learn to… Make and keep friends                       Understand and verbalize feelings Feel good about themselves              Appropriately express needs and wants Share attention,give and receive        Listen/respond to verbal/nonverbal communication Address and resolve conflict             Take responsibility rather than blaming others               Practice coping skills                          Practice on-the-spot problem solving with peers   Call NOW…Winter-Spring Groups for Children & Youth Children's Groups: The Center's relational activity groups provide fun, playful activities, group projects, and the creative arts to enhance children's self concepts, to cooperatively work and play with peers, to better read social cues, solve problems/ resolve conflicts with peers through the group members' interactions that occur during  group sessions.  A safe experience for learning/ implementing new relationship skills.   Teenage Groups:  Teenage groups follow an experiential format…learning by doing, creating, giving life to their joys and fears, both in the experience and in the sharing of that experience.  Topics run the gamut of relationships, peer pressure, family conflict, self-esteem, self-expression and help in navigating the storms of adolescence.   Groups for Youth with Learning Disabilities, Aspergers, Autism and Other Developmental Disorders: Both Dr. Smith and Ms. Lee have extensive experience working with children and youth with developmental and learning disabilities in both educational and therapeutic settings.     (See reverse side for more information and enrollment process.)       CFC Groups Help Children and Adolescents Mature           The Center for Family Care is housed in a historically restored house in Old Town, Fort Collins, a place that seems to convey a feeling of warm welcome and homecoming to all who enter.  The true heart and soul of the Center is grounded within the caring nature and clinical expertise of the professional staff…therapists, Nancy Smith, Ph.D., and Melinda Lee, M.A., LPC, and early childhood specialist, Dori Mann.               CFC's team has developed a unique approach to social skills groups for children of all ages, based on the philosophy that youngsters learn best experientially, "by doing", rather than just "talking about" what to do, particularly when the goal is to develop social skills and self-awareness needed to build meaningful relationships.   Most crucial to a group's success is having the right combination of participants in each group.  The Center staff carefully selects each group member so as to create the right therapeutic balance within the group needed to facilitate growth.  As group members spend hours together each week, they soon begin to experience a sense of belonging to something greater than themselves.. .being accepted even when they make mistakes…bonding with one another through their shared play and group discussions  and learning to trust themselves and one another as a result of the honest feedback exchanged as group members work to solve problems and resolve disagreements that emerge during their time together. In essence, the group functions as a microcosm of the youngster's world and becomes the catalyst for change.               The group experience generally seems to be "just for fun" for members; yet the methodology comes from research based therapeutic principles and techniques shown to foster healthy outcome in children and youth. By design, each group creates a safe place for these children and teens to build themselves into strong young people who are able to learn, to decide and to create for themselves a bright, hopeful future.   Who Benefits from Group?                                         Location, Scheduling,  Fees, Child/teen may benefit from group if he/she:                                 Parent Consult-Free of Charge ·       Feels left out, picked on, overlooked                                Contact:  Nancy Smith/Melinda Lee ·       Has trouble making or keeping friends                             Location:  420 So. Loomis, Ft. Collins ·       Withdraws behind shyness or disinterest                         Free Parent Consultation:  Call ASAP ·       Displays acting out and at risk behavior                           due to limited space. Separate session                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     &a mp;n bsp;                            nbsp;           ·       Has excessive need to please or boss peers                   with child/teenager for assessment. ·       Keeps feelings, wants, problems to self                           Fee Range: Two hr. group - $60-$120 ·       Has difficulty trusting and connecting                               Insurance:   CFC will prepare claim. ·       Explodes or exploits with emotional outbursts                  Phone:  Center 970-416-1480 ·       Struggles with verbal/non verbal communication                            Mobile:  970-218-2056   CENTER FOR FAMILY CARE 420 So. Loomis, Ft. Collins, CO, 970-416-1480, E-mail  jean.cfc@comcast. net

RESPITALITY NIGHTS ARE BACK A collaborative effort with the Foothills Gateway Family Support Services Program and Respite Care, Inc. WHAT: A night of FREE childcare for children (through age 21) in the Family Support Services Program (or on the waiting list for the Family Support Services Program) and their siblings. WHEN: January 16, 2010 6:00-10:00p.m. February 13, 2010 6:00-10:00p.m. March 6, 2010 1:00-5:00p.m. April 10, 2010 6:00-10:00p.m. May date to be announced 6:00-10:00p.m. WHERE: Respite Care, Inc. 6203 South Lemay Ave. Ft. Collins, CO 80525 HOW: Please call Jen Houska @ 207-9435 Limited number of spaces available at Respite Care, Inc. ~ first come first served. *The Family Support Council is offering this Respitality opportunity as the result of their fundraising efforts.