ASA National Conference in St. Charles IL

2009 ASA National Conference

July 22-25, 2009
Pheasant Run Resort St. Charles, Illinois

Highlights
This year we have two special opportunities open to all conference attendees:

ASA’s first annual Science Symposium will be held on Thursday, July 23. It promises to be a critical gathering of researchers in cross-functional disciplines working to solve the many important questions in autism and present the latest in applied research.

For the third year, we are presenting a Continuing Medical Education track. On Saturday, July 25, this day long workshop, Autism as a Complex Crisis: What are its contributors and how do they hang together?, will focus on Treatment Guided Research. *Conference attendees seeking CME credits must register and pay for those credits.

One Wednesday, July 22, there are seven Preconference Workshops including:

o Self-Advocacy and Leadership Skills for Individuals on the Spectrum
o What Interventions and Supports Does My Child with Autism Need and How Can I Determine if They Are Effective?
o When Your Child with Autism Becomes and Adult with Autism
o Autism and Theater

A special respite care theater workshop for kids with autism, which concludes with a performance open to all conference attendees.

Family Movie Night sponsored by AMC Theatres on Thursday, July 23.

For more information go to: www.society-autism.org/

Autism Heroes

Autism Heroes: Portraits of Families Meeting the Challenge by Barbara Firestone, PhD gives accounts of 38 families coming from different lifestyles that experience autism spectrum disorder in their daily lives. In the book Dr. Firestone talks to the families about their lives. Here,the families offer their experiences openly and honestly, sharing their challenges, triumphs, and hopes for the future. The stories the families tell show the many stages of dealing with autism and trying to find solutions for their children, and they offer a lifeline of insight, encouragement and hope.

Interested in checking it out? Call us at 800-437-7924. Not an Indiana resident? No worries! Find the copy nearest you with worldcat.org!

Camp R.O.C.K.S!

Camp R.O.C.K.S Respecting Other's Capabilities is the Key to Success, sponsored by the Autism Society of Indiana and Easter Seals Crossroads, is a 5-night/6-day outdoor camp for children ages 10-17 with autism spectrum disorder. At camp children will be able to enjoy outdoor camping and a variety of activities, including swimming, nature hikes, arts and crafts,music and much more.

The camp will be run be certified professionals, trained to work with children who have autism spectrum.

The camp will be held June 28,2009-July 3,2009 in Nobelsville, Indiana. Arrival/Registration begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday and ends at 10 a.m. on Friday

Interested in checking it out? Contact Beth at 317-466-1000x2501
or
visit Camp R.O.C.K.S website at www.incamprocks.org

The Kid-Friendly ADHD and Austism Cookbook

The Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet by Pamela Compart, MD and Dana Laake, RDH, MS, LD is not just an average cookbook. The first half of the book explains what it is and how this diet works. It provides scientific reasons why gluten and other associated foods may be harmful for you. The second half of the book has easy to make recipes for busy parents and also includes a section for picky eaters. However, it's not just for kid's, this informative cookbook provides delicious healthy recipes that's great for the whole family to enjoy.

Interested in checking it out? Call us at 800-437-7924. Not an Indiana resident? No worries! Find the copy nearest you with worldcat.org!

Lose the Training Wheels Camp

Lose the Training Wheels Camp
6/1/09 – 6/5/09, Evansville, IN

Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center, Evansville IN is hosting their 6th annual, “Lose the Training Wheels Camp” on June 1 - 5, 2009.
For more information,
Visit: http://www.losethetrainingwheels.org/



Or contact:

Linda Dillon, OTR,
Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center
3701 Bellemeade Avenue
Evansville, IN 47714
ldillon@evansvillerehab.com
(812) 479-1411
(812) 437-2636 (fax)

Unstrange Minds

Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism by Roy Richard Grinker is about a father's quest for answers about why autism is so much more common today than ever before. He travels all over the world and to the National Institutes of Health and made controversial discoveries that changed his understanding of the disorder as well as his relationship with his daughter. He believes that autism is not an epidemic but rather a reflection of improved awareness. A thoughtful and compelling story of a father's experience of raising a daughter with autism.

Interested in this book and live in Indiana?

If not, check WorldCat and see if your local library has it.

Beyond the Autism Diagnosis

Beyond the Autism Diagnosis: a Professional's Guide to Helping Families by Marion O'Brien and Julie A. Daggett is an excellent book for helping professionals better understand the concerns of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. Through better understanding these concerns they can further help others. Throughout the different sections of the book you can learn ASD vocabulary, emotions, what people do and do not know about autism, communication between professionals and parents and assessment issues. The book also covers ways that professionals can help families deal with the short and long-term concerns of having children with ASD and much more.

Beyond the Autism Diagnosis is great for people who have been in the professional field for years or for those just starting out in their careers.

Indiana residents may check out this book at CeDIR. Others might want to use WorldCat to find it in a library nearby.