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FYI

Visit www.aspennj.org for additional information and links

Events:

o The Bergen County YJCC in Washington Township recently announced

the introduction of a new specialty program called " Sunday FUNday " designed

for children, ages 3-8, on the autistic spectrum and those with Asperger's

Syndrome. This is an opportunity for these special needs children to learn

and practice recreational and social skills. The eight-week program will

begin on January 20th; each session will run from 10:30-12:30. For more

information or to register, call Wellington at 201-666-6610, x268 or

e-mail gwellington@.... Space is limited.

o Special Services Advisory Council of Glen Rock is pleased to

welcome Macri, PhD., School Psychologist, Parenting Strategies: How to

Help Your Child Without Losing Yourself on Thursday, January 24th at the

School Learning Center, 100 Pinelynn Ave, Glen Rock at 7:30 pm.

This meeting is open to the public. Please email Sara Lowry at

lowrys37@... or Eileen Besser at e.besser@...

o The next SPEC Meeting will be held at Hackensack Medical Center,

ICD, 30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack (Room Number 241) on Wednesday, January

30th at 7:30 p.m. The topic will be " The New Guidelines and Resource Kit

for Pediatricians for Diagnosing and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorder " .

Dr. Randye F. Huron, M.D. Chief, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatricians

Director will speak about this topic and answer any questions parents may

have about Autism. (Parking is located under the Child Development Building

in the lower level garage on Atlantic Street and 2nd Street.) Please RSVP

to Lori at lruschman@... if you are interested in attending

o SPAN's START Project Mini-Conference on Transition to Post

Secondary Education for Students Receiving Special Education Services on

Saturday, February 2nd from 9:00-1:00 at Montclair High School, Montclair,

NJ. This event is free of charge, but pre-registration is required by 1/28;

please visit www.spannj.org/START/transitionregistration or call

973-297-5300.

o 14th Annual Northern New Jersey Camp Fair, Sunday, February 3rd,

11-3, Crowne Plaza, Englewood, NJ. For more information call 201-525-1595

or e-mail northernnewjerseycampfairs@....

o The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, NJ, presents Parent

Education Workshops:

o Tuesday, February 26th, 7:30-9:00 pm, Transitioning: From Early

Intervention - Joy Hammerman of Helpful Hands will discuss the process of

transitioning from early intervention to your local school district, and

will cover the laws and tips on dealing with the CST and evaluations.

o Tuesday, March 4th, 7:30-9:00 pm, The Public School System and The

Special Needs Child - Dr. Edmund Eyerman, formerly a member of the

Ridgefield Board of Education, shares insight into the following areas:

integration, privatization, effects of NCLB, state objectives, federal

intervention, advocacy groups, etc.

These workshops are free and open to the community. For further

information, please call Esther Woletz at 201-569-7900 x232.

o SPAN's 20th Anniversary Conference " Strengthening Families,

Building Communities " will take place on Saturday, March 1st (registration

begins at 7:30; the last session ends at 4:30) at the Sheraton of Eatontown

(Route 35). NEW for 2008 - SPAN IEP Clinic - SPAN staff and volunteers will

assist you in preparing for your next IEP meeting! (Must pre-register for

IEP Clinic.) See http://www.spannj.org/conference/index.html for more

details; last day to register for the conference at a discount is 2/15.

o ASPEN's Spring Conference is scheduled for Sunday, April 6th at the

Hilton Woodbridge - " Life After High School: The Journey Continues. "

Keynote presenter is Zosia Zaks, an adult with AS and author of Life and

Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults - her topic will be

" Relationships and Family Life on the Spectrum: Bridging Our Differences,

Sharing Our Strengths. " Please visit www.ASPENnj.org for additional detail

and the registration form.

Articles:

o Autism Cases Rise, Even With Vaccine Change - " Autism cases in

California continued to climb even after a mercury-based vaccine

preservative that some people blame for the neurological disorder was

removed from routine childhood shots, a new study found.. "

http://www.autismspeaks.org/inthenews/autism_cases_up_even_with_vaccine_change.p\

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OR http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22542677/

Member Inquiries:

o " My name is Goodman and I'm a doctoral student in Fordham

University's clinical psychology PhD program. I'm currently working on my

dissertation research project, which is focused on the experiences of

parents of children on the autism spectrum. I'm looking to recruit parents

who have a child on the autism spectrum between 2 and 10 years old to

participate in my study. I was wondering if it might be possible for me to

invite parents from the Bergen County chapter of ASPEN to participate? "

Please contact directly via e-mail at sagoodman@... if you

are interested.

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