FEBRUARY 2007

Febrero 9, 2007: Fiesta Educativa, Inc. 10:00 – 12:30 p.m. La Importance de Organizarnos, se Les Dara Una Agenda y Carpeta para Notas. Presentador, Martha Montealegre, Westside Family Resource Center. Todas las juntas son completamente gratis. Podemosa compartir estilo “Potluck” traiga un platillo. Para mas informacion y reservar, Josefina Nieves 323.221.6696 o jnieves@fiestaeducativa.org. Para todas las juntas tienen que reservar, cupo es limitado. Esto talleres estan disenados para informar a los Padres, no habra cuidado de ninos

Autism/Aspergers Conference Saturday and Sunday, February 10 and 11, 2007 Organized by Autism Conferences and Arizone State University, the Anaheim Autism/Aspergers Conference will be held Saturday and Sunday, February 10 and 11, 2007 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The event is for parents, teachers, doctors and other professionals and will feature experts in the areas of gastroenterology, speech and managing emotions, nutritional supplements and chelation, and education/behavior. For more information visit www.autism-conferences.com or call 562.864.3049.

February 14-15, 2007  Social Thinking Workshops in Los Angeles, California with Michelle G. Winner, MA CCC, author of Thinking About You Thinking About Me: Philosophy and strategies to further develop perspective taking and communicative abilities and CEO of Michelle G. Winner's Center for Social Thinking. For educators, clinicians and parents of people with Asperger's Syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, NLD and others who have social cognitive deficits. "Thinking About YOU Thinking About ME" on Feb. 14; "Strategies for Organization - Preparing for Homework and the Real World" on Feb 15. Register for one or both days. ASHA and State CEUs available. Location: UCLA Campus, Covel Commons in Sunset Village. Cost: 0-5 with early registration; group discounts available. Registration includes workshop, handouts, breakfast, lunch and on-campus parking. Information and registration: visit www.socialthinking.com or email bmika@socialthinking.com.

February 15, 2007 The Help Group National Autism Foundation Distinguished Lecture Series presents The Essential Guide to Asperger’s Disorder in Early Childhood: What to Look For and What to Do, in Sherman Oaks, California. Speaker: Laurie Stephens, Ph.D., Director of The Help Group Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Assistant Clinical Professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Parent Lecture: February 15, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Continuing Education Lecture on February 16, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Location: The Help Group Sherman Oaks Campus, 13130 Burbank Blvd. Registration: http://www.thehelpgroup.org.

Febrero 23, 2007: Fiesta Educativa, Inc. Taller De IEP se informara con detalles que es el IEP, quien debe estar en la junta y la ley que lo protégé. Favor de traer un platillo para compartir ya que sera toda la manana. Presentador, Carmen Varela, Advocacy Protection & Advocacy, Inc. Todas las juntas son completamente gratis. Podemosa compartir estilo “Potluck” traiga un platillo. Para mas informacion y reservar, Josefina Nieves 323.221.6696 o jnieves@fiestaeducativa.org. Para todas las juntas tienen que reservar, cupo es limitado. Esto talleres estan disenados para informar a los Padres, no habra cuidado de

ninos

February 24, 2007: Team of Advocates for Special Kids presents: BASIC RIGHTS: An overview of the four basic rights and procedures under IDEA, a brief overview of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and an explanation of record keeping and the assessment process. Saturday, February 24, 2007. 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., East Los Angeles Regional Center, 1000 S. Fremont Ave., Lower Level Bldg A6, Conference Room. FEE . Scholarships are available. Regional Center Vendor #P25310. Reservations required. To register call Suzanne @ (626) 300-1043 or visit the web at www.taskca.org. All

workshops should be prepaid prior to the workshop.

MARCH 2007

Cure Autism Now, Los Angeles Chapter Meeting White Matter Changes in the Autistic Brain: Thinking About the Implications by Martha Herbert M.D., Ph.D. We encourage you to join us for this rare opportunity to hear the most current neurobiological findings in autism & the doors they open to new ways to understand the origins  & nature of the disorder. Note: Please park in Parking Structure A.
Mar 5 Santa Monica 1pm-3pm, free Santa Monica College, Business Building Room 111, 1900 Pico Boulevard, 90405 Lisa Hill www.cureautismnow.org RSVP: Lisa Hill: lhill@cureautismnow.org or 888-8AUTISM x38. Please reference the LA-Herbert Event.

Marzo 9, 2007: Fiesta Educativa, Inc. Como hacer metas efectivas en el IEP, y saber comunicarnos efectivamente con el distrito escolar. Todas las juntas son completamente gratis. Podemosa compartir estilo “Potluck” traiga un platillo. Para mas informacion y reservar, Josefina Nieves 323.221.6696 o  nieves@fiestaeducativa.org. Para todas las juntas tienen que reservar, cupo es limitado. Esto

talleres estan disenados para informar a los Padres, no habra cuidado de ninos.

March 17 – 24, 2007 CSUN Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference Los Angeles. The longest running and largest annual university sponsored conference on assistive technology; this annual conference serves as a major training venue for professionals around the world involved in the field of disability and technology. For details and registration information: http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/index.html

March 20, 2007: Eastern Los Angeles Family Resource Center will offer a free workshop at the

ELARC/Whittier office conference room, located at 13215 Penn St., Whittier, CA. This workshop will be from 8:30 - 1:30 p.m.  It will include information on educational rights, discussion of the IEP process, and conclude with strategies that will help parents to be their child’s best advocate. This workshop is a collaborative between The Office of Client’s Rights Advocacy, Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center, Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK), and the Eastern Los Angeles Family Resource Center. A one-hour clinic with the Office of Clients Rights Advocate, Matthew Pope and TASK Advocate Suzanne

Galindo will follow the formal presentation. For additional information regarding this workshop please contact the Family Resource Center at 626.300.9171 or at ybaptiste@elafrc.org.

Marzo 23, 2007: Fiesta Educativa, Inc. Servicios desponibles del distrito escolar y centro regional,

cual es la diferencia? Presentador, Carmen Varela, Advocate Protection & Advocacy, Inc. Todas las juntas son completamente gratis. Podemosa compartir estilo “Potluck” traiga un platillo. Para mas informacion y reservar, Josefina Nieves 323.221.6696 o jnieves@fiestaeducativa.org. Para todas las juntas tienen que reservar, cupo es limitado. Esto talleres estan disenados para informar a los Padres, no habra

cuidado de ninos.

APRIL 2007

Cure Autism Now's Los Angeles WALK NOW Event on Saturday, April 28. Cure Autism Now's annual WALK NOW event is coming on Saturday, April 28, 2007 to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. WALK NOW events will be held in 21 cities this year. Rally your families, friends and co-workers to put on their walking shoes and join in walking toward a common goal--to find the causes, effective treatments and a cure for autism. WALK NOW unites the community in support of those affected by autism with a noncompetitive 5K walk and community resource fair, where parents meet a variety of autism service providers and kids enjoy arts and crafts, moon bounces and other fun activities.