Event Listings
August 2008
Milestones Active Calendar 2008
August 16, The Arts Against Autism (Autism Speaks) FREE
11:00 am - 2:00 pm. Geauga Lyric Theater Guild, Chardon. This family-friendly event is open to the public. A multitude of local talent and experienced professionals will join together to bring your family an exciting interactive day including crafts, auctions, raffles, music, magic, and more! Free Admission! For more information contact Anthony Nedelman at 440 313-5018 or anthonynedelman@gmail.com.
August 18, “We Want You Back: Strategies and Solutions for Helping Families with Special Needs in the Church.” (Key Ministry Foundation) FREE
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
St. Rita Church, 33200 Baldwin Road, Solon OH 44139. It will feature a panel of experts to whom participants may address questions about how children with a variety of special needs can be better served in the church and in religious education settings. Panelists will include Stephen Grcevich, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist, Cara Daily, Ph.D., a child psychologist specializing in autism, Rhonda Martin, L.P.C.C., a counselor specializing in anxiety disorders, Sheri Halagan, National Board Certified Teacher, Karen Sunderhaft, contributor to ADDitude Magazine and teacher specializing in learning disabilities, and Mary Ann Colegrove, parent and St. Rita parishioner. For more information about Key Ministry, please visit our website at www.keyministry.org or contact
Rebecca Hamilton at
440/708-4488
August 18-19, Comprehensive Programming for Individuals with ASD(SST4) FREE
9:00 am - 3:30 pm. Region 4 State Support Team 30 South Park Place Suite 150 Painesville, OH 44077. The two-day institute involves a process-planning framework/model for designing comprehensive positive behavioral interventions. The model provides participants with the tools to assess a students specific needs by examining the student's underlying characteristics and addressing those needs with individualized specifically designed interventions that are evidence-based and systematically implemented throughout the day. The process encourages parents and professionals to work collaboratively to develop positive behavioral supports to meet the needs of students across all settings. For more information contact Pat Cronin at 440-350-2563.
August 27 Core Features of Autism Spectrum Disorders and How these Present in the Classroom (Orange City School District and Orange Parent Education Network) FREE
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm. Orange High School Media Center. Speaker: Dr. Max Wiznitzer, Pediatric Neurologist, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital of Cleveland. Picnic dinner reception immediately following program. You must register online at the OPEN website--click on link below. For more information call 216-831-8600 or go to http://open_orangeschools.tripod.com/id51.html
August 28, Milestones Family Workshop: Basic ABA (Milestones Organization) FREE
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Mayfield Public Library; 6080 Wilson Mills Rd. Mayfield Village, OH 44143. This workshop is for family members, caregivers, tutors or others interested in learning basic ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) strategies to use in their home. Topics include: Applied Behavior Analysis overview, Identifying student goals (assessment), and ABA tools and techniques. Same workshop will presented in two locations: Sunday, September 7 at Twinsburg Public Library; 10050 Ravenna Rd.Twinsburg, OH 44087 from 1:30 pm-3:30 pm. For more information contact Kiersten Johnson at 216-371-4765 or milestonesorg@gmail.com.
Family Fall Sib's workshops! (Monarch Services at Bellefaire JCB) For children/teens who have siblings with Autism. Bellefaire JCB 22001 Fairmount Blvd. Session I ( 6:15 pm -7:15 pm.)- For children, ages 7-12 yrs.Session II (7:30 pm -8:30 pm)- For teens ages 13-19 yrs. The 2nd Thursday of each Month; September, October, November and December. Facilitated by Monarch staff: Karin Hess-Hopkins, MSSA and Rebecca Remmer, SLP. Cost $80. For more information contact Karin Hess-Hopkins at 216-320-8658
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September 10, Score Par for CMR!
Breakfast at 9:00 am and shotgun start at 10:00 am. Coppertop/Cherokee Hills Golf Course in Valley City, OH. The Second Annual CMR Open Benefit Golf Outing will cost $125 per golfer if registered by August 8th, $150 after August 8. Included in the event are 18 holes of golf on a great course with GPS scoring, cart, giveaways and prizes, breakfast, lunch, and dinner with awards ceremony. All proceeds benefit CMR/The Arc of Cuyahoga County, an independent voice fighting for equal rights and equal access to services for individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities, and their families. For more information and registration form visit us on the web at www.cmr-cleveland.org or contact Paulette Kadis Gaia at 216-622-0755.
September 10, PECS for Teachers (Achievement Center for Children), 9:00 am-3:00 pm. Achievement Centers for Children, 4255 Northfield Rd, Highland Hills. PECS for Teachers is designed to teach teachers, therapists, and any other professionals who work with students that have communication difficulties, the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Each participant will receive a training binder as well as a PECS book. For more information, please contact Helen Mack at Helen.Mack@achievementctrs.org or 216-292-9700 x 248
September 12 Paraprofessional Workshop on Behavioral Techniques (Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital)
9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Shaker Campus, 2801 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Cleveland 44104. This one day workshop is designed for paraprofessionals who work with children who have special needs. The workshop will provide the skills needed to facilitate socialization, communication, class participation, independence and daily living skills using Applied Behavioral Analysis strategies. Data collection methods will be outlined. Participants will be actively involved in discussion, role-play of scenarios and interactive video-observation. Cost: $150. For more information on the workshops contact Jennifer Manning at 216-721-1292 or manninj@ccf.org.
September 11 & 12, "Community Employment:A Priority of First Consideration" (ARC of Ohio)
Holiday Inn 7007 N. High St. Worthington, OH 43085. Presented By The Arc of Ohio, Inc. in partnership with Ohio APSE - The Ohio Network on Employment, Ohio Association of Adult Services (OAAS), Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS). Keynote: "Full Employment: What Does It Take?" David Mank, Ph.D., Director of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University. To register online at www.thearcofohio.org. For more information contact Jodi Murray at 800-875-2723.
September 13, PECS for PARENTS (Achievement Center for Children), 9:00 am- 12:00 pm. Achievement Centers for Children, 4255 Northfield Rd, Highland Hills. PECS for Parents is a training designed to teach parents of children with communication challenges the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Each participant will obtain an understanding of the system and learn how to effectively implement the system at home as well as in the community. In addition, each participant will receive a training binder as well as a PECS book. The training cost is $10 per registrant (sponsored in part by the generosity of the Susan and John Turben Foundation). For more information contact Helen Mack at Helen.Mack@achievementctrs.org or 216-292-9700 X 248
September 14, ABA Everyday During Play (Milestones Organization), 1:30-4:30 pm. Mayfield Village Civic Center, Mayfield.
* Behavioral strategies to use in the home during play
* Learn how to encourage reciprocal play
* Learn how to engage your child in fun, interactive activities
* Learn how to use play to target specific social, communication or academic skills
$30 per person per session -- $75 per person for any three workshops in the series. $45 for two family members/caregivers per workshop -- $135 for any three workshops for two people. Group Discounts/Scholarships Available
For more information or to register contact Kiersten Johnson at 216-371-4765 or infomilestones@yahoo.com
September 21, Siblings of Children with Autism: For Parents (Milestones Organization), 1:30-4:30 pm. Mayfield Village Civic Center, Mayfield.
* Identify the concerns of siblings of children with autism and their understanding of autism at various ages
* Explain autism to siblings
* Learn how to get siblings to share their feelings and concerns and foster play between siblings
$30 per person per session -- $75 per person for any three workshops in the series. $45 for two family members/caregivers per workshop -- $135 for any three workshops for two people. Group Discounts/Scholarships Available. For more information or to register contact Kiersten Johnson at 216-371-4765 or infomilestones@yahoo.com
September 25-26 & October 3, Paraprofessional Training: Working with Pre-K & K-5 Students with Autism (Achievement Center for Children)
8:30 am - 3:00 pm. Achievement Centers for Children 4255 Northfield Road. This 3-day training for Paraprofessionals in Public School Districts will address autism and the developmental challenges associated with the disorder. The role and responsibilities of the paraprofessional working with individual children within the context of the classroom and school environment will be overviewed with an emphasis on effective strategies that will enhance children's developmental skills in the areas of social interaction, language/communication and cognitive processing/problem solving. Cost: $450.
For more information contact Helen Mack at 216-292-9700 x 248 or helen.mack@achievementctrs.org
Family September 28, Cleveland Walk Now for Autism FREE
Registration begins at 8:00a.m. and the Walk will start at 10:00 a.m. Progressive Field, Cleveland. Walk Now for Autism is a fun-filled, family friendly, non-competitive Walk and community resource fair with activities, refreshments, entertainment and more! You can start a team, join a team or register as an individual. You can also register your family members, colleagues and friends. Remember the more people you recruit to register, the faster your fundraising will grow. Please take the first step in raising critically-needed funds for autism research and awareness and visit us online to register!
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October 10-12, The First Annual International Autism Summit (Autism Today and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital)
Renaissance Hotel, Cleveland. Summit for Parents, Medical Professionals, Educators, Speech Therapists, and Occupational Therapists interested in the latest advances in autism and related disorders. Come hear leading edge topics, trends, treatments and therapies surrounding Autism. Conference participants will leave the Summit with proven, practical strategies and tools that can be used immediately as well as a deeper understanding of Autism and Asperger's. For more information visit the website www.autismsummit.org
November 7-8, Ohio Adult Sibling "Sibs" Conference
Columbus Airport Marriott Hotel. The conference's goal is to promote sibling awareness and activity in the life of their brother or sister with a developmental disability. For registration and conference information, visit the website at www.ohiosibs.com. For additional information contact Tom Fish, Ohio SIBS, The OSU Nisonger Center 257C McCampbell Hall 1581 Dodd Drive, Columbus, OH 43210. Phone 614-292-7550 or email fish.1@osu.edu.
November 19-21, 2008 NATTAP Conference (The Autism Society of America-ASA and
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence-OCALI)
Greater Columbus Convention Center Columbus, OH. The objectives of the conference are to review current systems models for addressing the needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), promote use of best practice in research and intervention and provide methods for capacity building - all of which contribute to the ultimate goal of improving outcomes for individuals ages 3-21.Early Bird Rate: $185; Parent/Family Member Rate: $100; Pre-Conference Session Rate: $100. Conference registration and information available at: http://www.nattapconference.org
Have you purchased your Ohio Autism Awareness License Plate yet? To purchase yours, visit www.oplates.com and click on "Specialty Plates" or visit the website at www.autismohio.org for more information.
Event Links
Milestones Active Calendar 2008
OCALI Calendar
Tools for Today and Tomorrow Calendar
Autism-PDD Message Boards: Autism Conferences
Ohio Autism Society Events Database
The Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism Education Programs
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