PEACE
Parental Education &
Encouragement for
Autism in
Children
Everywhere
Note: We believe in the importance of using person first
language (Ex: Children with Autism) but for the sake of
keeping the acronym, we had to phrase it in its present
form.  
**Our Mission**
Our mission is to educate,
empower
and provide a positive
support environment to
families who have children on
the Autism Spectrum.
All are welcome!
**Meetings**
Date - 1st Tuesday of Each Month
Time - 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Place -Family Fundamentals
1021 Lakeland Hills Blvd.
Lakeland, Florida  33805
2nd Floor
A Support Group Serving Lakeland and Polk
County, Florida
PEACE wants to help you stay
connected with other members in our
area. Please feel free to join our

PEACE web forum
Next PEACE meeting March 2nd 2009
PEACE  has a MySpace page created
by Sabrina McDermott. To add your
child's picture to our slideshow
please e-mail Sabrina at
lsjcmcd@yahoo.com
Upcoming Conferences and Workshops






A Worldwide, Internet-Based Radio Station
for the Care,
Treatment, and Recovery of All Children with
Autism
http://www.autismone.org/radio
Can't make it to the meetings or workshops? Click on the links below to view these tutorials
and workshops from the comfort of your own home.
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**Advocacy, Legislation and Support**

New online presentation from
Central Florida Parent Center
CALLED:
It's Those Wonderful Rights
CHECK IT OUT, THEN PASS THIS LINK ON
TO ANOTHER PARENT
www.CFLparents.org/presentations

Autism is the fastest
growing
developmental
disability in our
nation
F.A.C.T. –Fathers of Autism Coalition Team

The Autism Help Network has started a national group
for fathers dealing with Autism. F.A.C.T. –Fathers of
Autism Coalition Team.  If you are interested email
cswanson@autismhelpforyou.org for the informational
brochure to be emailed to you. Forward this info on to
anyone else who might be interested.

Alumni Cruises and Autism on the Seas is
offering a group cruise in August 2010.

This will be an autism, disability and service dog friendly
cruise and accommodations will be made. All the ports
we are visiting (Key West, Cozumel and CocoCay
Bahamas) allow service dogs.

On the cruise there will be various instructional
workshops on service dogs. This is a great time to
vacation with other families of all abilities and service dog
users.

Alumni Cruiseswill also be offering their normal services
and accommodations for those of all abilities. Please
check it out and if you have any questions, please feel
free to contact Heather at Heather@AutismOnTheGo.com

Departing from Ft Lauderdale, FL on
Saturday August 14, 2010 for five nights.

The flyer can be downloaded from the CARD server at
http://card-usf.fmhi.usf.edu/CARDannounce/2010_0814
AutismCruise.pdf
FND presents the 4th Annual Heart and Hope
Statewide Family Conference

Registration is now open for the 4th Annual Heart and Hope
Statewide Family Conference on
Saturday, February 20, 2010
from 8:30am to 4:30 pm at Southwest Middle School in Orlando,
Florida.

What is Heart and Hope? It’s a full day event that is designed to
help bring individuals who are at risk, families who have
children with disabilities and the professionals who serve them
awareness in of their options and rights that are available to
them within the school system and beyond.

There will be workshops, keynote speakers, an IEP Clinic (one-
on-one assistance with you child’s IEP), a FunCamp for kids
(registration required as space will be limited), vendor displays
and information, a silent auction and more! Topics to be
covered in the workshops will include IEP, IDEA, Dispute
Resolution, Response to Intervention (RTI), Collaborative
Communication, Evaluation, and more! Workshops will be
presented in English, Spanish and Creole.

Who should attend Heart and Hope? Parents/family members of
students with disabilities, self-advocates, professionals,
agencies, providers and other interested parties. Southwest
Middle School 6450 Dr. Phillips Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819

Check back soon for a complete agenda at
www.fndfl.org

To register Click here
Parenting with Positive Behavior Support (PBS)
Polk County FDLRS, in collaboration with Polk County
Exceptional Student Education, and the Center for Autism
and Related Disabilities is offering a series of free
workshops for families of students with disabilities. Each
workshop can be attended separately; however, the
information builds with each session.

Presenter: Ellen Weber, CARD Consultant, USF

Topic: Parenting with Positive Behavior Support (PBS):
This workshop will define Positive Behavior Support,
review common behavioral terms and discuss how to
incorporate in parenting.

Date: February 4, 2010 Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Repeat
session from Nov. 3, 2009 in Bartow)

Place: Jim Miles Development Center, 5204 US Hwy. 98 S.,
Live Oak Room, Lakeland, FL

To register for classes email FDLRS at laura.taft@polk-fl.
net
or call for more information at 863-647-4258.
FREE Web/Teleconference Event

You are invited to participate in a FREE teleconference/web
event,
Seclusion and Restraint: Concerns and Solutions.

Teleconference discussion date: Monday, February 8, from
12:00 to 12:45 PM (ET)

Presented by: Lise Fox (Florida Center for Inclusive
Communities), Sylvia Smith (Advocacy Center for Persons
with Disabilities), Margaret Hooper (Florida Developmental
Disabilities Council), and F. Daniel Armstrong (Mailman
Center for Child Development).

Registration Link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SeclusionWebinar

Developing Communication to Replace
Challenging Behavior


Polk County FDLRS, in collaboration with Polk County
Exceptional Student Education, and the Center for Autism
and Related Disabilities is offering a series of free
workshops for families of students with disabilities. Each
workshop can be attended separately; however, the
information builds with each session.

Presenter: Ellen Weber, CARD Consultant, USF

Topic: Developing Communication to Replace Challenging
Behavior:: This workshop will define communication, its
function and assess communication enhancement
strategies.

Date: February 11, 2010 Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Repeat
session from Nov. 11, 2009 in Bartow)

Place: Jim Miles Development Center, 5204 US Hwy. 98 S.,
Live Oak Room, Lakeland, FL

To register for classes email FDLRS at laura.taft@polk-fl.net
or call for more information at 863-647-4258.
PECS Basic Training

Presented by Pyramid Educational Consultants, INC.

Participants will leave the workshop with a fundamental
understanding of how to implement PECS (Picture
Exchange Communication System).

Call for group discounts. 1.3 ASHA CEUs & 7.0 BACB CEUs
available.

Date: February 18 -19, 2010
Location: Orlando
Time: 8:00 am -4 pm
Cost: $395 professional / $295 parent

For information contact: Alexis Bondy at 888-732-7462 or
Alexisb@pecs.com
Visual Strategies for Children with Autism
Polk County FDLRS, in collaboration with Polk County
Exceptional Student Education, and the Center for Autism
and Related Disabilities is offering a series of free
workshops for families of students with disabilities. Each
workshop can be attended separately; however, the
information builds with each session.

Presenter: Ellen Weber, CARD Consultant, USF

Topic: Visual Strategies for Children with Autism::
Participants will use knowledge gained from the previous
workshops to identify visual strategies used to prevent
challenging behaviors. There will be a chance for parents
to create materials to take and use for their children.

Date: February 25, 2010 Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Repeat
session from Nov. 17, 2009 in Bartow)

Place: Jim Miles Development Center, 5204 US Hwy. 98 S.,
Live Oak Room, Lakeland, FL

To register for classes email FDLRS at laura.taft@polk-fl.net
or call for more information at 863-647-4258.
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