Here is your update on the TACA (TALK ABOUT CURING AUTISM) Group for May 2003 - #3.  As always, email your thoughts and or questions. 

 

I want to make this e-newsletter informative for you. Let me know your thoughts on how I can improve it.

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IF this email is NEW to you and you don't recognize the name... WELCOME!   These emails happen two to four times a month for Southern California Autism support called TACA.

 

 We focus on parent support, parent mentoring, gluten / casein free diets, the latest in medical research, special education law, reviews of the latest treatments, and many other topics as it relates to Autism. 

 

Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) provides general information of interest to the autism community.  The information comes from a variety of sources and TACA does not independently verify any of it. The views expressed herein are not necessarily TACA’s.

 

IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE THESE EMAILS, just respond and I will be happy to remove you from the list.   EMAIL ADDRESS IS:  contact us

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TACA has an official web site at www.talkaboutcuringautism.org  

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In this edition of TACA e-news:

  1. Next TACA Meeting Information
  2. Upcoming TACA Schedule & other TACA meeting schedule info – June - August 2003
  3. Dr Jerry Kartzinel Medical Seminar– important information! Some spots left!
  4. General News:
    1. Very own TACA Family on PBS!!!
    2. SEHO (Special Education Hearing Office) contract renewed for 13 mos!
    3. IDEA Law re-authorization –
  5. Vaccine News – 2 articles
  6. New resources
    1. Big Fun introduces “the Gene Pool” – Swimming Lessons for special needs kids
    2. ABC has some openings for ABA!!
  7. Free SOCIAL EVENT FOR TACA FAMILIES!
  8. Upcoming Conferences

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1)  Next TACA COSTA MESA support group meeting:

 

Date:                           Saturday, June 14th, 2003 (always the 2nd Saturday of each month)

 

Time:                           2:30 - 5:30

Kirkman Labs – the new world of supplementation
Presented by Kirkman Labs – Rhonda

PLACE:           VINEYARD NEWPORT CHURCH - 102 East Baker Avenue - Costa Mesa

 

(Please do not contact the church for meeting details.  They have graciously offered use of their facility, but are not affiliated with TACA.)

 

Directions:

405 FWY South, Exit Bristol

Right on Bristol

Left on Baker

Go under FREEWAY.

The Vineyard church is on the corner just after the FWY - turn left onto the freeway access road, MAKE FIRST right into the Vineyard's parking lot.

 

And remember, we are still a non-faith based group!

 

CONTACT PHONE FOR DAYS OF THE MEETING ONLY:  949.678.9010

Please do NOT use the cell contact for days outside of the meetings.  Thank you!

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2)  UPCOMING TACA Costa Mesa Meeting Schedule:       

 

May 31, 2003:           Rescheduled Dr Jerry Kartzinel Medical Seminar
(see announcement in the next section on details!)

July 12, 2003:            Child Neuropsychologist: Dr Christine Majors
- What is in a test and outside evaluations?  Why are they important? 

-          Where should you start?  How should you continue?


August 8, 2003:           Who pays for WHAT SERVICES?

                                    Parent options for PAYING services for their children.

 

Much more is being planned for September – December of 2003! Stay tuned!

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TACA has FIVE So. California meeting locations:

 

1)    Costa Mesa:  2nd Saturday of each month (info in item #1)

2)    West Hills (the valley man!): the 1st Sunday of every month, on the Cal State University Northridge Campus in the Early Intervention Psyche Clinic... - Info: Contact Us

3)    San Diego:  4th Tuesday evening – 6:30- 8:00pm – Info: Contact Us

4)    Corona:  3rd Saturday – 2:30pm – 5:30pm – Info: Contact Us

5)    Torrance:  3rd Monday of each month at Whole Foods Market on PCH In Torrance – 6:30-9:00pm.  Info: Contact Us

 

 

3)  Dr Jerry Kartzinel MEDICAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION:

 

Special Medical Seminar

 

Topic:                          Dr Jerry Kartzinel – Pediatrician from ICDRC

                                    International Child Development Resources Center

                                    Palm Bay, Florida

                                    COMMON MEDICAL PROBLEMS & TREATMENT OPTIONS

                                    FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM       

-          Guidelines and suggestions for PARENTS

 

Date:                           Saturday May 31, 2003

Time:                           9:30am – 3:00pm (lunch on your own)

Location:                     TACA meeting local – Newport Vineyard Church - 102 East Baker Avenue - Costa Mesa

Costs:                         After May 21 and On-Site:  $35.00

                                    Scholarship opportunities are available if needed

Registration:                Payment is $35 per person

PAY AT THE DOOR TO THE FIRST 40 folks (that is all we have left!)

Note: This event will sell out. Please be sure to mail your check early.  Thank you.

 

Questions??               tacanow@cox.net

Who is Dr Jerry?         www.icdrc.org

Babysitting:                 Unfortunately no babysitting is available for this event

 

FINAL NOTE:  Do not mail a check for this event if you want to attend! Come to the door and pay the $35 to attend!  PLEASE RSVP via email at contact us

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4)    General News:   

 

Special note from our very own TACA Family on PBS!!!

 

Hi everyone,

Last month the boys and I worked with a local producer on a program called Full Focus.  This program airs on KPBS.  (This is the San Diego PBS station for those of you north of us.)  I received confirmation today that our episode is going to air on Tuesday, June 3rd @ 6:30 p.m. and again @ 11:30 p.m.

The show is looking at the autism epidemic and the possible link to vaccines.  Dr. Woeller, Dr. Trauner and my family will be featured during the first fifteen minutes.  The second fifteen minutes will be a panel discussion about these topics.  Dr. Rimland will serve on the in-studio panel.

The camera crew spent five hours with us on the shoot.  I have no idea how the final product will turn out.  I will be a tad nervous next Tuesday.  The producer seemed very sympathetic to our cause.  I hope the episode turns out nicely for us TACA families.

Take care,
Becky

SEHO CONTRACT RENEWED (FOR A 13 month period!)

 

     As most of you probably know, there was some uncertainty about our continuing to provide mediation and hearing services in the field of special education. 

 

     The union that represents state attorneys and ALJ's filed a complaint last summer alleging that our contract with the Department of Education was invalid because it conflicted with Government Code provisions that require state work to be done by civil servants. 

 

     About two weeks ago, the Executive Officer of the State Personnel Board issued an opinion that our contract was invalid under those laws. He failed, however, to address the Education Code Section that requires the Department of Education to contract out these services to a private non-profit organization. 

 

      As our current contract is set to expire at the end of this month, there was some concern about a renewal of the contract in light of the opinion by the Executive Officer of the State Personnel Board. 

 

     The Department of Education and McGeorge filed an appeal of the opinion to the members of the State Personnel Board.  By so doing, the opinion of the Executive Officer was stayed. 

 

      Today, McGeorge received a new contract that continues our responsibilities to provide mediation and hearing services for a period of 13 months, ending at the end of June, 2004.  The contract was approved by the Department of General Services.

 

     Because we anticipated the continuance of the contract by the State Department of Education, we made no changes in how we calendared hearings or mediations.  We also continued the training of five new hearing officers who will be ready to conduct hearings in about mid June.

 

     Thank all of you for your patience and support.  Throughout this period of crisis, I am proud to say that all of our mediators, hearing officers and support staff continued to provide the high level of service to which you are all entitled.  They will continue to do so.

 

     Please spread the word to others that you know who might not be on the Due Process Advisory Committee.

 

     If you have any questions about this or any other matters, please feel free to call me or any member of the SEHO staff. 

 

     Again, thank you for your patience and support. 

 

                                Glenn Fait, Director

                                California Special Education Hearing Office

 

Thanks to all parents who replied to call of action request from Karen Nagy!

 

 

IDEA LAW RE-AUTHORIZATION - update

 

SENATE BILL EXPECTED EARLY JUNE

The U.S. Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has announced plans to introduce a bill to reauthorize IDEA on or about June 3, 2003, following next week's recess. The bill will proceed to Committee markup approximately 2 weeks after introduction, giving advocates a brief time for review and reaction. As soon as the bill is introduced we will provide a summary of key issues and concerns.

Either way you feel – please let the legislators let them know what your families needs are before it is too late!

Here are some good resources for the IDEA status. 

 

IDEA National Action alerts http://www.dredf.org/    They are also acting as a National Clearinghouse and keeping track of meetings.

 

Sample letter specifically to California with statistics.

http://www.geocities.com/vshr1350/casample.htm 

 

IDEA sample letters

http://www.uniquelygifted.org/IDEAsampleletter.htm (this is the general letter)
http://www.uniquelygifted.org/IDEAsampleletter2.htm (this is the letter specifically geared toward the attorney fee cap issue, which is one of the most critical issues before the Senate)

IDEA Sample flyer

http://www.uniquelygifted.org/IDEASenateflier.htm 

 

Here are some other resources:

http://www.geocities.com/vshr1350/

 

 

(NOTE: TACA aims to make families aware of any potential legislation that could affect families with autism – we do not engage in lobbying in any way. Please take time to educate yourself on important issues and draw your own conclusions.)

 

 

 

 

In the Fundraising and press announcement:

 

The Autism Coalition is pleased to announce that its Night of Too Many Stars comedy show will be broadcast on NBC-TV at 8:00pm – 9:00pm (Eastern Time) on Saturday, May 31, 2003.  (Please check local listings to confirm the exact time of the broadcast in your area.)

 

We encourage you to invite family, friends, neighbors and colleagues to view the Night of Too Many Stars on NBC-TV on May 31.  Hosting a house party for the broadcast premiere of this show is a humor-filled way to promote autism research and education to people in your community.  Indeed, we are billing this as a night of comedy for a serious cause.  The Autism Coalition will gladly supply you with information about autism and our efforts to find a cure.  We will send you a packet that includes information about autism and what party guests can do to help advance vital autism research and education programs.

 

The Night of Too Many Stars features many past and present stars from Saturday Night Live and other performers; this comedy show was taped before a live audience and was the highlight of the Autism Coalition’s big benefit event held in New York City this past February.  A galaxy of stars, including Adam Sandler, Dana Carvey, Conan O’Brien, Jack Black, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Darrell Hammond, Tim Meadows, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Jon Stewart, David Spade, Kevin Nealon, Macaulay Culkin, and John McEnroe performed in the show.  NBC News Anchor Brian Williams served as emcee during the dinner event and made cameo appearances in several hilarious SNL-style skits.

 

Several moving public service announcements will be aired during the broadcast that inform viewers about autism and what they can do to help us accelerate efforts to find the causes of this mysterious neurobiological disorder to lead to a cure.

 

Indeed, the rate of autism is skyrocketing, and we aren’t sure why. Just a decade ago, experts estimated that 1 in 10,000 children in the U.S. were diagnosed with autism.  Today, that figure has climbed to 1 in 250 children.  Autism robs these children of their ability to socialize, communicate, play and think.  It leads to incredible stress for parents and siblings, and extended family members and other caregivers.  There is no known cause or cure for autism—yet.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact our Program Associate, Michael Russo, at 914/935-1462 (or via e-mail at mrusso@autismcoalition.com) for more information about the broadcast and house parties.  We hope that you will host, or attend, a house party and support our efforts to raise public awareness about this misunderstood disorder. (Please see attached sample invitation and house party planning tips.) On behalf of the tens of thousands of children who have been robbed of their ability to communicate, we thank you for supporting our efforts to find the causes of, and a cure for, autism.

 

 

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5)    VACCINE NEWS: - Two artcles

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7-694085,00.html

Autism: Has this mother found the key?
By Chris Ayres
In a lawsuit with worldwide implications, a British woman in Los Angeles is fighting drugs companies to prove her claim that a mecury-based preservative in vaccines caused her children's autism

CLAIRE BOTHWELL wears a big badge on her jacket with “The rate of autism” written on it in bold type. Underneath, in smaller letters, it says, “Twenty years ago: 1 in 10,000; five years ago: 1 in 500; today: 1 in 250. At the bottom are another two words, again in bold type: “Scared Yet?”

Above it, Bothwell wears another badge. It looks like a No Smoking sign, but with the lit cigarette replaced by a single, unusual word: Thimerosal. “It’s pronounced thigh-mare-o-sal,” says Bothwell, tapping the badge with her finger.

We are sitting in Bothwell’s half-decorated kitchen, the protective plastic wrapping barely off the state-of-the-art stainless steel appliances. Her nearly-posh English accent (she’s from Coventry, the daughter of a special forces captain-turned-software entrepreneur) seems rather out of place here in Long Beach, a lush, affluent Los Angeles suburb where huge mock-Tudor homes overlook a pristine golf course.

Bothwell’s effortless pronunciation of Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used in children’s vaccines, is the result of more than two years of study. During this time, Bothwell — the mother of three children, two of them autistic — has become an English Erin Brockovich, claiming a link between Thimerosal and her children’s disabilities and inspiring a legal crusade that has made national headlines in the US.

Indeed, the anti-Thimerosal chorus has reached such a crescendo that some predict it will become a key issue in the 2004 presidential campaign. It is already a subject of intense debate in California, where a study was released earlier this month showing that the number of autistic children in the state had doubled to more than 20,000 in four years. Ron Huff, the Californian psychologist who conducted the study, says: “I remember in the mid-1980s, when a child came in with autism, it was an event. You would get one or two in a year. I soon ended up getting one or two a month.

“I believed that every quarter the numbers would go down, but they just simply did not drop off. We’re now counting 800 new individuals with autism in California each quarter. And these are just the ‘classic’ cases; it doesn’t include the ones with difficult types of autism.”

Huff’s findings are not unique to California. All over America and in other countries, including Britain, the same autism epidemic is causing panic among parents. If Bothwell and her fellow campaigners can prove a link between Thimerosal and autism, Eli Lilly, the American pharmaceutical company that developed Thimerosal — along with several other drugs companies that manufactured the ingredient until the late 1990s — will be forced to pay billions in compensation.

Bothwell says this is not just opportunistic litigation by trial lawyers with big mortgages desperate to find the next Big Tobacco, and says she doesn’t want to put drug companies out of business: “They make things that help people.” But she accuses them of suspecting since the 1930s that the mercury in Thimerosal could poison children, bringing on autism in those with existing genetic weaknesses. The introduction of several new Thimerosal-containing vaccines in the 1980s, effectively doubling most children’s exposure to mercury, is the most likely reason why levels of autism began to spike at about the same time, Bothwell argues. Several thousand other plaintiffs across America agree with her.

Eli Lilly, unsurprisingly, does not share the view that they have been negligent, saying that the allegations are not based on scientific proof and that, besides, it has not made Thimerosal since 1974. Edward Sagebiel, a spokesman for the company, points out that the US Government took Thimerosal off the market in the late 1990s. “If the theory holds, wouldn’t you begin to see, from 2000, a decrease in the levels of autism?” he asks. The answer, according to Huff at least, is no: American doctors are still working their way through old stockpiles of Thimerosal vaccines. Also, it can take up to four years to come up with an autism diagnosis. However, Huff agrees that, ultimately, time will tell. “Because I’m a scientist, I don’t speculate until I’ve seen hard data,” he says. “There’s enough attention being given to Thimerosal that I think we’ll get a definite answer within five years.”

Bizarrely, Thimerosal remains virtually unknown among the general public in Britain, even though it is still used in DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) jabs. British attention is still more focused on the infamous MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination, which has never contained Thimerosal.

BY RIGHTS, Claire Bothwell should be living the American dream, not fighting multinational pharmaceutical companies. She left England when she was 19, after marrying staff sergeant Ronald Miller of the US Air Force, who had been stationed at Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire.

The young couple moved to the former Wild West railroad town of Alamogordo, New Mexico, and made a down payment on a small two-bedroom family home. Bothwell says she remembers feeling giddy with excitement as she drove to the mall in her wood-panelled Ford Pinto station wagon and brought home groceries in stiff brown paper bags. Then one day in the spring of 1985 her husband went fishing near a New Mexico town called Truth or Consequences. He never came back.

Ron’s boat, it emerged, had capsized in choppy waters. A fisherman discovered his remains a month later. At the age of just 22, Bothwell was a widow. With encouragement from her father and friends, she decided to move to San Diego, California. She didn’t like it, so kept on driving in her Ryder van up Interstate 405 until she reached the southern suburbs of Los Angeles. Her journey came to an unscheduled end when she stopped at a petrol station in Long Beach. It was home.

She found a job as a legal secretary working for a lawyer called Bruce Bothwell, ten years her senior. Within two weeks they had begun a relationship and by 1990 — Bothwell was now 27 — they had married. Two years after that, Bothwell’s first child, William Fisk Douglas Bothwell II, was born. Tragedy, it seemed, was behind her.

Like all American children, Fisk was given a cocktail of 24 vaccines in the first two years of his life. Many of them, including his four DTP shots, three hepatitis B shots and four Hib shots (haemophilus influenzae type-B), contained Thimerosal. Like most parents at the time, however, Bothwell had no idea what Thimerosal was — or that she could use a relatively inexpensive skin patch to test her son’s sensitivity to mercury.

By the time Bothwell was pregnant with her second child, Katrina, it was clear that there was something wrong with Fisk. He was obsessed with letters and numbers; he couldn’t look people in the eye; he threw violent tantrums; and he was terrified of the vacuum cleaner. As time went on, Fisk grew worse, to the point where Bothwell became reluctant to take him out in public or share her concerns with other mothers. He had no spontaneous conversation; his co-ordination was terrible; and he became engrossed in bizarre mantras and rituals.

Her husband refused to accept that there was anything wrong. “I was in denial,” Bruce, now 49 and a typical father figure in his brown cords and lumberjack shirt, admits. “Part of me still is.” Bruce’s mother was even less understanding and still, to this day, struggles to accept any talk of the A-word. This lack of understanding by grandparents is, according to doctors, normal. They are, after all, part of the generation who believed Bruno Bettelheim, the now-discredited Austrian psychologist who blamed autism on a lack of love and support at home: parental refrigeration, he called it.

Eventually, in 1994, the Bothwells decided to consult a psychiatrist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) about Fisk. Then came the news they had been dreading: Fisk, then nearly three, was autistic.

Tragically, the Bothwells’ luck didn’t get much better. Katrina, although less troubled than Fisk, was also a problem child. At two years old, she too was found to be autistic. At about the same time, Bothwell had her third and final child, Jillian. She turned out to be a normal, healthy little girl.

By the end of the decade, Bothwell became aware of the international controversy over MMR and the claims that it could cause autism. As a precaution, she refused to give Katrina her booster MMR jab. Jillian, meanwhile, was given no MMR at all. Bothwell also held back giving other vaccines to Jillian, who, to this day, has shown no signs of her siblings’ autism.

Then, out of the blue, Bothwell’s old boss called and said he had something she needed to see. Andy Waters had left Los Angeles to set up his own law firm, Waters & Kraus, in Dallas. But he had kept in touch over the years and knew that Frisk and Katrina had autism. The document Waters wanted to show Bothwell was a report called Autism: A Novel Form of Mercury Poisoning. It claimed that children were being exposed to unsafe levels of mercury because of an ingredient called Thimerosal used in vaccines. “She was the first person I thought of when I saw it,” Waters says. He went on to ask Bothwell to help him open a new Los Angeles office. She agreed, but on the condition that Waters take on the Thimerosal case. Within a few months he had filed the first Thimerosal lawsuit in civil court.

Another 300 or so claims followed, with Bothwell appearing as a plaintiff in one of them. More than 2,000 other claims also soon made their way to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Programme. For Eli Lilly and the other drug manufacturers, Thimerosal was turning into a public relations nightmare and a multibillion-dollar legal headache. The company argued that it was the victim of a legal loophole: American law protects vaccine manufacturers from being sued. It does not, however, provide similar protection for the makers of vaccine ingredients.

“That programme was developed because the US was losing vaccine manufacturers at an alarming rate, in great part due to liability issues,” says Sagebiel, the Eli Lilly spokesman, adding that the likes of Waters are “abusing a loophole” with their lawsuits.

The issue became highly politicised last year when a clause was inserted into the Homeland Security Bill giving drug companies immunity from legal action over Thimerosal. But the clause was repealed amid accusations of cronyism, with Congress agreeing to come up with a compromise by this summer. Eli Lilly has already offered to increase the statute of limitation on Thimerosal cases from three to six years, but only if the cases are heard through the vaccine injury programme, not in civil court.

Waters, however, says he is convinced that nothing much will happen until next year when the vaccine injury programme holds a hearing on the “probable causation” of autism. “There will be an election three or four months away, and this will be a significant issue,” he says. And if a link between Thimerosal and autism is found? “People will freak out. They’ll be asking what all this means and how many kids have been involved. There will be such a groundswell of public opinion on the issue, because it will become apparent that we have poisoned a generation or two of our children. At this point the Republicans will probably jump on the bandwagon and say, ’yeah, we need compensation’.” His guess is that if the link is proven, each family could be awarded a few hundred thousand dollars to ease their suffering.

Back in Long Beach, Bruce Bothwell says he was left speechless when he heard about the Homeland Security Bill. “I have never been so angry with my government,” he says. “The fact that it could disenfranchise, in such a fashion, disabled children . . .” He trails off.

Both the Bothwells agree that, despite their campaigning, they hope the vaccine injury committee finds no evidence linking Thimerosal to autism: otherwise, Fisk and Katrina’s conditions were avoidable. At this point, Fisk, looking like any American 11-year-old in jeans, T-shirt and baseball cap, blusters into the room.

His behaviour, Bothwell explains, has been much improved by applied behaviour analysis, an intensive (and hugely expensive) therapy programme overseen by UCLA. Still, Fisk makes eye contact as though he is trying to force together the polar opposites of a magnet. He is able to explain, however, that he likes to be called Will, not Fisk, because it’s easier to say. “Will’s okay, but not Willy, that’s not okay with Mom,” he says in a short staccato burst.

“We’ve been so lucky that he’s responded as well as he has,” says Bothwell, after Fisk has left the room to play on his GameBoy. “But is it enough?” As well as the UCLA therapy, Fisk is on a course of chelating agents and supplements to try to reduce the toxic heavy metals, including mercury, that have been found inside him. Dramatic results are not expected, however, given Fisk’s age. “I don’t know if he’ll be able to turn up to a job every day, balance a chequebook, pay his rent and get married,” confides Bothwell.

“As a parent, you want to tell your children, ‘you can do anything, you can be anything’. But with Will, we can’t do that. He can’t see someone else’s point of view. He doesn’t get sarcasm. He’s still bullied a lot, and those bullies end up moving into the workplace. But I think we’ve done all we can do.”

Personal note; what a great article!  Claire is a TACA mom and past TACA speaker on vaccine injury options.  Congrats go to Claire for this amazing, wonderful (I am crying now) article!

Article #2: 
Study: Childhood Vaccines Exceed Federal Guidelines for Mercury & Link with Neurological Disorders & Heart Disease in Children

http://healthy.net/scr/article.asp?PageType=Article&id=2275

 

6)    New Resources for Southern California

 

Big Fun Gymnastics introduces “the Gene Pool” – Swimming Lessons for special needs kids

For safety, for fun and just in time for summer – SWIM LESSONS!!  These are provided by qualified, special needs friends to help your child become swim ready. Here are the locations, date and times for your review:

Newport Beach:  June 19 – Sept 18 – on Tues 12:30pm-6:00pm / Thurs 10:00am-2:00pm

Van Nuys:            June 2 – Sept 18 – on Mon & Thur 9:00am – 12:00pm

Pasadena:             June 4 – Sep 19 – on Wed & Fri 9:00am – 12:00pm

Culver City:          June 7 – Sep 20 – on 1:15-2:45 on Saturdays only

El Segundo:          June 7 – Sep 20 – on 1:15-2:45 on Saturdays only

Fees are $25 for 25 minutes or $50 for 50 minutes

No swimming experience required!!  

For additional information PLEASE CONTACT Big Fun at 310-837-7849

 

Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Provider has some availability:

 

Currently ABC has a few openings for families in Northern Orange Co. and Long Beach area. The following are a list of cities we are accepting new enrollment in:

 

Downey

Cerritos

Cypress

Seal Beach

Garden Grove

 

For more information – PLEASE CALL:

Laura Roberts
Autism Behavior Consultants (ABC)
3440 Torrance Blvd. Suite 104
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 937-3633

 

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6)  CONFERENCES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

 

2003 TRAINING DIVISION CALENDER

Solutions for Language Training
 July 22-23, 2003

Teaching Play and Social Skills
 July 24, 2003
 
Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS)
 July 28, 2003

Teaching Children with Language Delays
 August 25-28, 2003

Teaching Verbal Behavior
 July 29-31, 2003

All workshops run 9:00 ­ 4:00.
The workshops will be held at:
Centre Concord - 5298 Clayton St. - Concord, CA 94521

For additional information regarding these courses, please check out our website at  http://www.behavioranalysts.com 
Register early ­ courses have a participation limit > of 20!
 
To register: Contact Laurie Winkler at winkler@behavioranalysts.com  or (925) 210 9370 ext. 100
Questions: Contact Stacy Carroll at carroll@behavioranalysts.com  or (925) 210-9370 ext.109

 

 

MAJOR CONFERENCE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY GREAT PLAINS LABS!

 

Did you know the DAN! (Defeat Autism NOW) Conference is not being held in San Diego this year? Instead it will be held in Oregon!  Here is a great conference to attend held right here in Southern California!

 

June 21-22, 2003 in Anaheim - National Autism Conference on the Recent Findings in the biological and behavioral therapies for Autism, PDD and Hyperactivity Disorders.Organized by the Great Plains Laboratory, Inc. with collaboratorion of the Talk About Curing Autism and Center for Autism and Related Disorders

 

Registration fees

After May 1, 2003 - Internet registrations   $189.00, mail, fax or phone $199.00

 

Spanish session only (Saturday night)      $25.00 (this fee does not apply if

you register for the conference)

 

No refunds are given after May 22, 2003

 

For more information and registration:  www.greatplainslaboratory.com


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7)  FREE SOCIAL EVENTS FOR TACA FAMILIES!!

South Coast Plaza FREE Carousel rides!

 

Attention all TACA members!  Diane Gallant has worked hard with South Coast Plaza management in arranging FREE CAROUSEL RIDES for children with Autism and their siblings!!

Come join us for a morning of fun and horse rides at South Coast Plaza!

Dates:               Next date is: Saturday, 6/21/2003
Times:             8:30am-9:30am (BEFORE the mall opens)

Local:              South Coast Plaza by the carousel (NOT the Crystal Court carousel!)

Costs:             FREE!!!!!!!!!

Park:                Park by ZTejas Restaurant and the Bank of America ATM’s off Bristol

Note:   Kids can ride as often as they would like and based on availability.  Come join us for some free fun!!

NO NEED TO RSVP!  JUST COME AND PLAY!!

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Hugs, thanks and be safe  -
Lisa A Jeff's mom

 

Web Page for the TACA GROUP:  www.talkaboutcuringautism.org  - check it out!

 

Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) provides general information of interest to the autism community.  The information comes from a variety of sources and TACA does not independently verify any of it. The views expressed herein are not necessarily TACA’s.

 

TACA does not engage in lobbying or other political activities.

 

P.S.  TACA e-news is now at 627 families

Of course Autism is growing – this list was 10 families in November 2000!