Camp Communicare is an Augmentative and Alternative Communication Camp For a child who uses a speech-generating device (SGD), communicating with others can be very challenging. Many AAC users don’t know anyone else at their school with a device (“talker”). Camp Communicare at SJCC Kehillah is the place where using a different way to talk is the [...]
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Augmentative & Alternative Communication – Camp Communicare Aug. 20-24
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Temple Grandin speaking in Boston March 16th – for anyone connected to an individual with autism
If you have not had the chance to hear Temple Grandin speak do not miss this excellent opportunity! Temple Grandin, her mother Eustacia Cutler, and Paula Aquilla, BSc, OT, the founding executive director for “Giant Steps”, an innovated program of intense therapies, academics, and support services for children with ASD will be speaking at the Future Horizons Autism/Asperger’s Conference in [...]
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Coming soon, Family Life Expo on March 11th
Parent Information The 1st Annual Family LIfe Expo: tots to teens is the original event of its kind that focuses on the needs of families with children from birth to age 21 in the Pioneer Valley. Admission is free and there is plenty of on-site, free parking at the Basketball Hall of Fame. Got a [...]
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Puberty & Autism Spectrum Disorder – Interactive Workshop on Dec. 15th with experts from Children’s Hospital Boston
Puberty & Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) What: Interactive Workshop Where: Speech & Language Development Center, Holyoke MA (above Pier 1 Imports) When: Thursday, December 15, 2011 Time: 6:30 pm-8:00 pm Presented by: The Speech and Language Development Center, LLC Facilitated by: Anne Snow Gallagher, Ph.D. Neurodevelopmental Disorders Phenotyping Program Division of Developmental Medicine and Genetics [...]
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