Johnson County Autism Support Group, Inc.  609 Treybourne Drive, Suite D  Greenwood, IN  46143
Text Box: Beginning Thursday February 7, 2008, A Work in Progress, LLC will be offering one hour family workshops. The workshops will be from 11:00am – 12:00pm each Thursday at 6011 E Hanna Ave Suite M, Indianapolis, Indiana 46203. These workshops are designed to give families information on various topics. Each workshop will be presented by an occupational therapist and a speech language pathologist. The cost is $50 for each adult that attends the workshop. This fee includes handouts related to the presented topic. You will need to arrange child care for your children. A minimum of 3 attendees will be required. Feb. 7 Developing Planning /Organizational Skills Feb. 14 Encouraging Spontaneous Communication (ages Text Box: 6 and under) Feb. 28 Encouraging Spontaneous Communication (ages 7 and up) March 6 Questions I never have time to ask March 13 Developing Play Skills (6 and under) March 20 Developing Hobbies and Leisure Skills (ages 7 and up) March 27 Sensory Diets April 10 Social Skills Group (6 and under non-verbal) April 17 Social Skills Group (ages 6 and under verbal) April 24 Social Skills Group (ages 7-12) May 1 Social Skills Group (ages 13 and up) Text Box: May 8 Self Stimulating Behaviors May 15 Receptive Language (ages 8 and under) May 22 Receptive Language (ages 9 and up) May 29 Visual Supports June 5 Picture Communication Systems June 12 Social Stories June 19 Addressing Puberty with kids on the Autism Spectrum To sign up, call (317)787-3375 or email aworkinprogress@consultant.com Text Box: Family Workshops Offered Text Box: Autism One 2008 Text Box: Wendy Fournier, President of the National Autism Association will present Raise Your Voice: The Politics of Autism. This session will provide strategies to become an effective political advocate for families affected by autism. It will include step-by-step Text Box: instructions on contacting legislators, corresponding with staff members, setting appointments, meeting preparation, making your meetings as productive as possible and how best to follow up on your requests. It will also include information Text Box: on pending legislation needing the support of our community and ways attendees can participate in guiding the direction of federally funded research. Autism One 2008 will be held May 21-25 in Chicago. Visit www.autismone.org for max the mooseautism updatevolume issueheaderText Box: Max the Moose Coming April 17, 2008

February Meeting:

Amy Moore-Gaffney, CCC-SLP, a Decatur Twp Autism Lead Teacher, will be addressing behavior, communication and social skills for students with ASD.

 

February 21 @ 7pm

Community Church of Greenwood

RSVP to Sheila@jcasg.org

Meeting Childcare:

It is very important that you RSVP childcare needs for meetings to Sheila@jcasg.org.