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
Join us for our next PEACE meeting September 7th, 2010
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.
***Website designed and managed by Nikki***Site last updated on 7/22/10
Be a part of the PEACE support group. Join us for the events listed below
For information on food allergies, the Gluten free
-Casein free diet (GFCF), or recipes please
contact Dory Hubbard
at
carzmom2000@yahoo.com
ffddnews.org
To learn more about Advocacy,
Legislation and Support

Wrightslaw
For accurate, reliable
information about special
education law, education
law, and advocacy for
children with disabilities
**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
When the world
says, "Give up,"
Hope whispers, "Try
it one more time."
~Author Unknown
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_0814Auti
sm
Cruise.pdf
HOT DOCS
Helping Our Toddlers -- Developing Our
Children's Skills

HOT DOCS classes are available in both English and Spanish,
and are offered several times a year at various sites in the
community, including our USF site located in the Children's
Medical Services (CMS) building. HOT DOCS has been
recognized as an outstanding community resource, and has
received awards from Early Steps, Early Childhood Council,
and the Hispanic Heritage Committee. HOT DOCS is funded
by the Children's Board of Hillsborough County. For more
information about this program, call us at 974-1189.

Funded by the Children's Board of Hillsborough County.

Download brochures for details and information from
http://health.usf.edu/medicine/pediatrics/child_dev_neuro/HO
TDOCS.htm.
A great training resource that is available around the
clock is
ChildNett.TV -- You can view lecturers,
workshops, news releases and it opens a world of
information about the autism spectrum, right on your
computer.

- A powerful parenting tool for creating Chore, Behavior,
and Study Charts, Handipoints features HandiLand, a safe
virtual world where kids adopt their own cartoon cat, play
games and watch movies. Free members can upgrade to
the Cool Cats Club to unlock special clothes, furniture, and
games. Great for kids from 5 to 13, Handipoints helps
teach kids how to work and save for fun virtual rewards.
http://www.handipoints.com/index.php?kw=&landing=
The Monarch School's Open House will be
Thursday, August 12 from 6-8pm! We will all
meet in the gym, then divide by program to
meet new teachers, see new classrooms,
and meet new friends!! Tell your friends!!
www.themonarchschool.org
The Angel Clinic and IYC present
Love in Action
A series of 5 training sessions for parents,
teachers, carers & therapists to practice & develop skills
for managing specific needs of children
with Marcia Angel Postema
Occupational Therapist

Action methods will be used to explore solutions to real
situations presented by those who are in attendance
Sessions will be held on Wednesday Evenings
starting
July 21st till August 18th
from 6:30 to 8:00 pm
at Family Fundamentals
1021 Lakeland Hills Blvd. Lakeland 33805
call Nikki Torres for details: 863 686-1221 ext. 228
All sessions are from 6:30pm-8pm
at Family Fundamentals
1021 Lakeland Hills Blvd
Lakeland FL 33805

ADMISSION FREE . . . DONATIONS ACCEPTED
FOR ADULTS ONLY
Teen Social Gatherings - July Event

Join the fun -- Mickey's Retreat

Who: Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder, aged 13 to 19
years,
will be paired with a peer buddy!

When: July 2010 -- Date: TBA -- Time: TBA

Where: TBA

Thanks to fundraising efforts of CFAII supporters and
generous donors there is no cost for participating teens and
peer buddies.

Contact Dawn Van Meter if you, or someone you know,
would like to be a peer buddy or for more information at
(863) 816-5886 or email: terry@cfaii.org

Applications can be found at
http://www.cfaii.org
SPARC 2010

STAND-Pinellas Accessing Resources Conference (SPARC
2010)

SPARC is one of the Best Annual
Educational/Social/Emotional Resource Conferences
in the Tampa Bay Area!
STAND-Pinellas is pleased to announce the 4th Annual
SPARC Conference to be held on:

Saturday September 11, 2010

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School. Largo, Florida


$25.00 Registration Fee

Includes Entrance, Conference Materials & Lunch
also enters you into the door prize drawing!!!

There will again be NO Child care offered, so please plan
accordingly and get your sitters lined up now!!!

Contact Melissa Tremblay at
melmom@tampabay.rr.com
for questions.

Tentative Agenda for the day

7:00am Registration Opens
8:00am Exhibitor Area Opens
9:00-10:00 AM First Breakout Session
10:30-11:30 Second Breakout Session
11:30-1:00 Lunch / Exhibitor Visiting Time

1:00-2:00 PM Third Breakout Session
2:30-3:30 Fourth Breakout Session
4:00 Exhibitor Area Closes
4:00 Closing / Door Prizes

4:30 Time to Head Home

Check out Exhibitors, Presenters, and Advertisers
http://www.standadvocates.org/sponsors.html
Save the Date
Are you there world? Its me Autism.


The Family Care Council, FDLRS and PEACE are proud to
welcome speaker James Williams to our area. James is
a young adult with Autism who travels the country
speaking about his experiences. The author of 2 books,
The Self-Help Guide For Special Kids and Their Parents
and the author of Out To Get Jack, James will be
speaking September 13th at the Jim Miles Professional
Center in Lakelandr. Time to be announced