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Can Your Young Adult with Autism Go To College?

Aug 11, 2011

This article tackles the issue of a young adult with autism attending college. Dr. Roel and Katrina Laygo’s son was diagnosed with autism just before he turned three. With a total of five kids, the Laygo’s did all they could to help Nathan, but they felt that speech and occupational therapies weren’t enough. Nathan is now involved in ABA, therapeutic horseback riding, music, social skills, and on a gluten-free/casein-free diet. Knowing how much this has cost them, the Laygo’s have established Nathan’s Something Special Scholarship Fund, which awards a scholarship each year to a child with autism or cerebral palsy to attend a year of college or vocational school. Katrina Laygo has also started a lifestyle publication, Something Special Magazine to help other parents of kids with special needs.

Read original article: How to Help Children with Autism Attend College


States Struggle and Innovate to Handle Education for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Delays

Dec 3, 2010

As the number of children with autism who need to be educated increases, so do struggles and innovations by the various states. This article provides some creative ways that parents, school districts, and states are working to ensure that kids with developmental delays are not left out of the education system. Everyone seems to agree that there are shortfalls and huge expenses for special education; however, the bottom line is that everyone be allowed to reach his full potential. Some of the programs highlighted include: New Jersey’s Search Day Program, Florida’s McKay Scholarship Program, and University of Kansas’ Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation (CETE). CETE just received a federal grant to develop a learning assessment tool that will help teachers identify exactly what skills each child need. Dr. Neal Kingston of CETE explains, “So when a student needs remediation, we can be as diagnostic and prescriptive as a physician can be.”

Read original article: In Special-Education System, Innovation Leading the Way


Project to Make Weighted Blankets Earns Student Scholarship

May 7, 2009

Vania Boland, a Junior at Des Moines Iowa's East High School, recently received $5oo to fund her project making weighted blankets for children with autism. In addition she received a $4,000 scholarship to the college of her choice. Sewing technology classes at East will spend next year making weighted blankets as a community service project. Weighted blankets can offer soothing pressure to some children with autism, especially those with sensory integration disorder.

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Piece by Piece Learning Center Uses Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism

Dec 16, 2008

Dr. Renee Terrasi of Florida opened Piece by Piece Learning Center to provide applied behavior analysis (ABA) for children with autism. She found that public schools were not required to provide ABA when she had a foster child with autism who needed the intervention. Piece by Piece is open year round so that children don't lose their skills during the summer months. Her fees are lower than most ABA schools and the learning center is a McKay Scholarship provider.

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Autism and Deafness Event

Oct 20, 2010 by Deaf Autism

Calling all educators, health care personnel, family members and other allies


interested in individuals (children & adults)


with autism spectrum disorders who also are deaf or hard of hearing


 


Understanding a Dual Diagnosis: Children and Adults with Autism who are also Deaf/Hard of Hearing


< Special Educational Event! >


 


Why:   To learn more about this dual diagnosis and how to better serve people affected


          


To give your ideas on creating a statewide support and information association for professionals and parents  


 


What: Guest presentation by Joseph Trapani, representative from the National Deaf    


           Academy, Mt. Dora, Florida.  NDA has a specialty program aimed at serving


            deaf/hh children & youth with co-occurring autism spectrum disorders.


           


Small group and large group brainstorming and visioning for new association


 


When: Wednesday, November 10, 2010,     


 9:30 – 12:30 presentation and visioning


 1:00 – 2:00 PM - Planning for next steps for interested stakeholders/Logic Model                                                


 


Where: Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind


33 N. Institute Street
  Colorado Springs CO 80903


 


Cost:  This event is free but donations would be greatly appreciated to pay for refreshments, interpreters, and materials. Some support may be available for families to attend: apply for a scholarship to Janet@handsandvoices.org.


 


To register: Contact Lorri Park, Autism Society of Colorado lorri@autismcolorado.org


                    720-214-0794 x11 by November 4, 2010.


        Please advise if interpreting or other access is needed.


 


Unable to attend in person, but interested in possible webinar attendance?


Unable to attend, but want to give feedback on needs and desires for this population we serve?  


Please contact lorri@autismcolorado.org. Lorri will email information about potential webinar attendance and email a prepared survey to you to return by November 4, 2010. 


 


Event Hosts:    Autism Society of Colorado (Lorri@autismcolorado.org)


                         Colorado Families for Hands & Voices (editor@handsandvoices.org)


                         Rocky Mountain Deaf School


                         Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind


                         Colorado Department of Education


                         Bill Daniels Center for Children’s Hearing       and more to come…            


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