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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 25, 2013 11:48:40 GMT -5
Join the 2013 Disability Policy Seminar Does what happens in Washington, D.C., really matter? You bet! Every day millions of Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are impacted by the public policy decisions – big and small – made by their representatives in Congress. Read more: support.autism-society.org/site/R?i=c5yqIzw4jVLDa-zXgiM3bAInteragency Autism Coordinating Committee Meeting to Take Place Next Week Please join us for an IACC Full Committee meeting that will take place on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 10: 00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET at the William H. Natcher Conference Center, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD. Onsite registration will begin at 9:00a.m. Read more: support.autism-society.org/site/R?i=deYxl6yfSiX0lZb1JmaJzA
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 25, 2013 11:49:42 GMT -5
Study Documents that Some Children Lose Autism Diagnosis Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has claimed. Read more: support.autism-society.org/site/R?i=SZuiTxNV9vqxJ74-9h6kQQ
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 25, 2013 11:51:51 GMT -5
RESOURCES I Would Have Said Yes If God asked your permission before a blessing or hardship, how would you answer? Most would say “yes” to the blessing and “no” to the hardship, especially if it involved our children. Thankfully, God does not ask; rather, he gives us the gift of hindsight—to look back and say "yes" to the hardship that made us who we are. Read more: support.autism-society.org/site/R?i=qk3SIUKGlwbK3D6v5nkT0wSuccessful Problem-Solving for High-Functioning Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders The objective of this book is to teach you how to integrate the Problem-Solving Chart into classrooms, homes and social skills groups to help individuals with ASD to learn to problem solve effectively. Read more: support.autism-society.org/site/R?i=Aq8WnTqid6S6ol-0zKDNGwThe Panicosaurus: Managing Anxiety in Children Including those with Asperger’s Syndrome Sometimes, the Panicosaurus tricks Mabel’s brain into panicking about certain challenges, such as walking past a big dog on the street or when her favorite teacher is not at school. Read more: support.autism-society.org/site/R?i=kOfjfxDk1zzfxySlwzCk-gAutism Society 4340 East-West Hwy, Suite 350, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 301.657.0881 or 1.800.3AUTISM
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 25, 2013 16:10:59 GMT -5
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 28, 2013 17:46:12 GMT -5
Today: State of the State Governor Bill Haslam will deliver his third State of the State Address tonight. From the House Chamber of the State Capitol, he'll be speaking to a joint session of the Tennessee General Assembly starting at 6:00pm CST. Also broadcast live, you can tune in to watch the Governor outline his budget and policy priorities for the coming year. Watch it online at: www.tn.gov/stateofthestate/index.shtmlTues: Legislative Reception Join us at 5:00pm CST to welcome the 108th Tennessee General Assembly. The Legislative Reception is an opportunity to get to know your policymakers over a little food and drink. Our RSVP deadline has passed, but email: ddh@tndisability.org or call 615-515-8631 for more information. Primary sponsors of this event are AARP and the Tennessee Mental Health Consumers' Association. Wed: Disability Day on the Hill Families, individuals with disabilities and friends will be coming together at Legislative Plaza on Wednesday for Disability Day on the Hill. Many have appointments with their legislators, and several organizations representing disability will be exhibiting to share information. Join us from 9:00am-3:00pm CST at 301 6th Ave North, Nashville, TN 37243. Questions? email ddh@tndisability.org or call: 615-515-8631
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 28, 2013 17:47:10 GMT -5
Calling all Self-Advocates! We need your input. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey that will provide very helpful information for a new project called Tennessee Allies in Self-Advocacy (TASA). Tennessee Allies in Self-Advocacy (TASA) is a statewide group of individuals with disabilities and agency representatives working together to make it easier for individuals with disabilities to get the resources and support they need to become self-advocates. We want to know what people, like you, need and want TASA to do to support more individuals with disabilities in becoming self-advocates. Your feedback will make a big difference in the future work of TASA. We look forward to receiving your responses to the survey. Thanks, Tennessee Allies in Self-Advocacy (TASA) You may open the survey in your web browser by clicking this link: TASA Survey If the link above does not work, try copying the link below into your web browser: redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=5bAqvk
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 28, 2013 17:48:39 GMT -5
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 28, 2013 17:49:24 GMT -5
United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD) Youth in Development Program Deadline: February 18, 2013 usicd.org/template/page.cfm?id=257 With support of the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF), USICD is launching its first internship program focusing on youth with disabilities who are interested in international affairs careers. The project follows from a vision, core to USICD’s mission, to increase disability inclusion in U.S. foreign affairs by supporting future generations of Americans to invest their skills and talents in this field. The Youth in Development Program (YiD) will bring a handful of talented college students, graduate students, and recent graduates with disabilities to Washington, DC for nine weeks in the summer of 2013 to expose them to the international development arena.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Jan 28, 2013 17:50:59 GMT -5
Developmental Disabilities Planning and Policy Council (DDPPC): The DDPPC has a vacant seat for an intellectual or developmental disabilities service provider representative. Please submit the attached form to Diana Davis at Diana.Davis@tn.gov if you are interested by February 22, 2013. The Council meets in Nashville quarterly, with the next meeting set for April 18, 2013. Information about the Council is on our website under the link “DIDD Planning and Policy Councils” on the main page if you would like to learn more. I appreciate all those who are willing to volunteer their time.
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