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Ansari Center for Autism



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Bowling Extravaganza March 16

The LOGAN Bowling Extravaganza will take place Friday, March 16 at Kelley's Bowl, 2705 Cleveland Ave., St. Joseph, Michigan, from 6:30 - 9:30 pm. This annual event helps raise funds for autism services and therapies for families in southwest Michigan. This event has raised over $30,000 for these services in the past few years.

You can be a sponsor for this event to help insure its success. Sponsors will be recognized for your tax-deductible contribution durin gthe evening and in all publications highlighting the event. Sponsorships include

• $15,000 Diamond Sponsor
• $10,000 Platinum Sponsor
• $5,000 Gold Sponsor
• $2,500 Silver Sponsor
• $1,000 Bronze

To become a sponsor or make a donation in support of the event, click the donate button below. You will be directed to our secure PayPal account, where you will complete your transaction. Once you have completed your donation, PayPal will re-direct you to the Sonya Ansari Center for Autism website. Thank you for your participation in this event. Please contact Matt Harrington, Director of Development, for more information.

Michigan Alliance for Families IEP Series

The Michigan Alliance for Families will offer a series of Webinars on specific parts of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. Complete information and registration for this and other Webinars can be found at michiganallianceforfamilies.org/webinar.

Autism Center to Expand

This summer, the Sonya Ansari Center for Autism will expand services to a new location in Granger, IN. The Center has acquired the Bridges Preschool property, and will move our intensive ABA program to that facility. Our other autism services such as 1:1 behavior therapy, social skills classes, recreation, and teen group will remain at LOGAN Center. Read more.

Michigan ASD Plan Website

For information on the development of the Michigan Autism Spectrum Disorders State Plan, visit this website.

Autism Staff Co-Authors ASD Book

Ansari Center for Autism Behavior Analyst Nicole DeWitt has co-authored the book, "Key Learning Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, A Blueprint for Life," with Notre Dame Professor Thomas L. Whitman. Click here for a blurb about the book and how to order.

Family Support and Outreach Meetings

The Ansari Center for Autism holds Outreach and Family Support group meetings monthly. Parents, caregivers, teachers and health professionals are invited to attend. Limited chilcare is available. Check the calendar for upcoming dates and details of each meeting.

Education & Transitions

Parents, educators and profressionals will benefit from autisminternetmodules.org

Autistic Kids Learn to Survive, and Thrive, in College NPR

Autism resources and information autismcollege.com

School readiness for preschoolers www.iidc.indiana.edu

Institute for Educational Leadership's Career Development Guide for youths with learning disabilities.

Support links for school:
 • Middle-to-high school transition
 • Motivating adolescents
 • School counselor - Parent connection
 • Working with students on the spectrum
 • Art, music & physical education
 • Higher education resources

Ansari Center for Autism College Planner

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is a great place to learn

IU Resource Center on Autism forms help families communicate with school

Working with Students on the Autism Spectrum - IRCA Facts and Tips

Skills for transitioning out of high school: youthhood.org

Prepare for college with this IIDC publication, "Is College for You?"

"Teens with Asperger's learn about college life through Camp Campus" University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Help your child with Asperger's prepare for the work world www.coultervideo.com

"Students with Autism Learn how to Succeed at Work" NPR

 

Family Life

The Autism House: Resources for Home www.iidc.indiana.edu

Autism resources and information autismcollege.com

How and Where to Obtain a Diagnosis/ Assessment in Indiana resource list

Special Education Law blog accesseducationmi.com

"Taking Your Son/Daughter with an Autism Spectrum Disorder to the Dentist" www.iidc.indiana.edu

Growing up with autism agingwithautism.org

Described and captioned media resources dcmp.org

Free resources for parents and teachers at autismbuddy.com

ND-SMC Special Friends Club helps friendships form with children and teens on the Autism Spectrum

Resources for military families: www.operationautismonline.org

"Homeschooling and Autism" pdf

Resources for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, their families, and caregivers familyvillage.wisc.edu

Giving teens more independence autismsupportnetwork.com

Bullying - a civil rights violation? A letter from the Asst. Secretary for Civil Rights, Dept. of Education

"Bullying and Autism Spectrum" Kennedy Krieger Institute

"Introducing Your Child to His or Her Diagnosis of Autism or Asperger Syndrome" IRCA

Holiday help for parents and families

More resources

Financial Support

Grants Offered to Attend IMFAR Meeting May 12-14 autismsciencefoundation.org

Washington, DC summer internship program sponsored by AAPD

Caregiver Supports Services applications are available at local Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services district offices

Visit this link for a list of grants available to families dealing with the challenges of autism.

Easter Seals' Assistive Technology Award application neindiana.easterseals.com

Legislation

Information on Indiana's Autism Insurance Mandate:
iidc.indiana.edu
earlychildhoodmeetingplace.org
autismvotes.org
AutismMandate.org

Description of the TRAIN Act

Media

South Korean study says autism rates are underestimated npr.org. Watch TODAY report on the study.

Parent stories of Asperger Syndrome Diagnosis coultervideo.com

"They're Assets at Work - and they're autistic" TwinCities.com

"When Care Runs Out" pbs.org

What Would You Fight For? NBC commercial featuring the Autism Center

"Beating Behavior Whac-a-Mole" coultervideo.com

"Autism's First Child" The Atlantic

Autistic Girl Finds a Voice video

"Students with Asperger's Syndrome do not misbehave, they react!" www.helium.com

MSNBC.com talks to Temple Grandin about her HBO biography and her life with autism.

Autism Gives Woman an "Alien View" of Social Brains NPR

Temple Grandin on "The world needs all kinds of minds"

Autism, Asperger's and DSM5 discussed on NPR

NPR's Speaking of Faith, "Being Autistic, Being Human"

YouTube video, "Q & A," from NPR's StoryCorps

NBC Nightly News story Circle of Friends

"The Culture of Autism" video

Growing Up with Autism, Baltimore Sun

Disability Scoop: "Autism Moms Face Tough Go at Work"

Study shows divorce rate not linked to autism

 

Research

Study finds children with autism have more brain cells Time.  JAMA abstract

Autism research, resources and articles at Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative

South Korean study says autism rates are underestimated npr.org. Watch TODAY report on the study.

ND Professor John Duffy is interviewing ASD adults for a book. Contact jduffy@nd.edu to participate.

Visit the F.U.N. Lab at Notre Dame

Find the latest news on developmental disabilities at disabilityscoop.com

MIT researcher Mark Bear's Fight To Decode Autism

"No Evidence for Using Antidepressants in Autism" boston.com

Social Policy Report "Autism Spectrum Disorders," published by the Society for Research and Child Development

"Study Reveals Differences in Brain Connections" Autism Speaks blog

Autism symptoms not evident in children under 6 months

The Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation is seeking participants for a study of ASD and typically developing children

Tips

Parents, educators and profressionals will benefit from autisminternetmodules.org

Autism resources and information autismcollege.com

"Taking Your Son/Daughter with an Autism Spectrum Disorder to the Dentist" www.iidc.indiana.edu

Growing up with autism agingwithautism.org

"Introducing Your Child to His or Her Diagnosis of Autism or Asperger Syndrome" IRCA

Training

STAR Autism Support Training 2-day workshop

Online training at insource.org Indiana Resource Center.

Free online lectures and materials from the Yale Child Study Center

Free online training covering transition, discipline, non-public school education, and parental rights

On-Line Course: Foundations of Autism Spectrum Disorders

More training

Websites

Michigan Department of Vocational Rehabilitation

ARC of Michigan

Apps for children with special needs a4cwsn.com

Growing up with autism agingwithautism.org

wrongplanet.net Fun web site for Asperger's

Talk About Curing Autism is a great web site for parents to connect with parents

Informative website: autismnetwork.org

More websites

Ansari Center for Autism
2505 E. Jefferson Blvd. • South Bend, IN 46615
(574) 289-4831

autismcenter@logancenter.org