E-Newsletter February 2008 #1 - Mini Edition
Here is your update on TACA (Talk About Curing Autism). If you are new to our site... WELCOME! This newsletter is produced two to four times each month.
We are an autism education and support group. We want to make this e-newsletter informative for you. As always, email your thoughts and/or questions so we can improve it.
We focus on parent information and support, parent mentoring, dietary intervention, the latest in medical research, special education law, reviews of the latest treatments, and many other topics relating to autism. Our main goal is to build our community so we can connect, share and support each other.
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.
In this edition:
| 1. | TACA Goes National |  |
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| 2. | Government Concedes Vaccine-Autism Case in Federal Court - Now What? | |
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| 3. | Still Time to Sign Up for Law Day | |
| 1 | TACA Has Eight California Meeting Locations |
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In January, TACA invited over 65 friends from 12 states to Southern California to receive training. Training included all of TACA's best practices documented over the past 7 years. Many of these friends are opening TACA chapters in TACA's national push to help families.
TACA is pleased and excited to announce the following new & existing TACA chapters: Existing: New: Click on the links above to see each TACA chapter speaker schedule, dates/times, special events, news, & chapter coordinator contact information. For families who wish to obtain support on a daily basis online TACA has a free, Yahoo! Group TACA-USA. Join now! We realize that there is not a TACA chapter within driving distance of every family affected by autism. To address this area of need, we will be:
Over seven years ago TACA started in my living room with just 10 families. Today we serve somewhere close to 7,000 families. Never did I expect that TACA would grow into what it is today - sadly too many are affected by autism. As TACA grows, we will evaluate potential new chapters using the following elements:
The goals of the TACA National Chapter expansion are simple: Provide the level of support currently offered in TACA California chapters. Following Jenny McCarthy's initial media tour in September, I came to an important conclusion. That realization was sometimes you don't get to pick in life what you do – it picks you. Its impact is a lot like having children - albeit less of a challenge, amazing and life-changing event – TACA has helped shape me and drive what was needed to better serve our community. We appreciate the new and existing TACA chapter coordinators and volunteers beyond words. Each of these amazing individuals volunteer their time and effort to help families help their children affected by autism. We are humbled by their participation to be part of the solution and grateful they are here to help. TACA could not deliver the programs and services we offer without their amazing dedication and assistance to the mission of serving families in need. As TACA moves into our 8th year helping families affected by autism, we will continue to expand our reach and services to families. If you have questions or suggestions on what we need to consider – please let us know. Like Jenny McCarthy has said in many of her presentations, the laws of attraction of people finding each other is an amazing process. Families in need looking for positive answers for their children are finding TACA all over the nation. We will continue to expand as fundraising dollars continue to rise to meet TACA's needs. While we may not have all the answers as each child with autism is different. So is how it affects a family and the many dynamics there are within the day-to-day life and stress in the autism journey. Our goal is to help architect better outcomes for families and the many tremendous folks volunteering them through their crisis to reveal the best possible out come for their child – including recovery. |
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| 3. | Still Time to Sign Up for Law Day |
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Special Education Law Day: Intensive Training for Parents March 1, 2008 Crystal Cove Auditorium NO onsite registration. You must register in advance. Pre-registration closes on Thursday, February 28. Registration Fee UCI Parking $7 Please note: |
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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.
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