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Parental Education &
Encouragement for
Autism in
Children
Everywhere
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.
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 smCruise.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 |