Holiday Hours

In observance of the year end holidays, the CeDIR library will close at 4:00 p.m. today for two weeks and will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 4th. We wish everyone a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year!

Getting from me to we

"Getting from Me to We helps parents understand the roots of these problems, which take hold at a very young age, and give their kids the foundational skills necessary to form connections and friendships. The book explains how parents can teach their children social observing skills at an early stage in their development and identify:
- Where their child is on the social skills ladder
- How to set goals to fill in those gaps
- How and when to support their child during play
- How to identify play behaviors that hinder or help
- How to model good social skills and cues" -publisher

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

After the Diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder

The folks at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism in a collaborative effort with numerous organizations have put together a new brochure to help families who have children with a new diagnosis on the spectrum. This free booklet, “After the Diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Resource for Families Whose Child is Newly Diagnosed,” includes information on what it means to have an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, what services and supports are available, funding, and a state resource list.

To read more about it and to place an order, please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/after-the-diagnosis-booklet%22

Camp Yes, And

Last summer, the Indiana Institute’s Center on Education and Lifelong Learning and Indiana Resource Center for Autism collaborated to offer Camp Yes, And, an improvisational theater summer camp for teens on the autism spectrum and teachers.

Camp Yes, And was the first program of its kind in Indiana, providing both direct service to individuals with autism and a professional development experience for teachers. Recently, the Center received a grant award from the Collaborative Research and Creative Activity Funding program administered by the Office of the Vice Provost of Research at Indiana University Bloomington to conduct research around the impact of Camp Yes, And when it is offered again in the summer of 2016.

Visit their new website to join their mailing list and learn about next year's camp.

http://yesand.indiana.edu/home.php

Mobile App Monday - i Get Christmas

"i Get .. Christmas is an application providing a photo social skill story for individuals that need support in understanding the process of Christmas. Thirty pages with real picture images are used to illustrate the sequence of events. Each page can be individualized for the user by adding personal photos taking pictures with an Apple camera ready device, add text and audio. Typically developing young children participating in Christmas for the first time and individuals with developmental delays, such as PDD-NOS, autism and down syndrome will benefit from this interactive application." -iTunes

Want to learn more about this app? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id489606084

2016 OAR Scholarship Program

Each year the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) grants $3,000.00 scholarships to individuals on the autism spectrum enrolled, full-time, in an accredited post-secondary program. The program must be an undergraduate education or vocational-technical training program at any in any of the following institutions:

Four-year undergraduate college or university

Two-year undergraduate college

Trade, technical or vocational school

Cooperative life skills programs

As of December 1, 2015, OAR has awarded a total of $584,500 to 191 students from across the country.

All applications are due May 2, 2016 at 11:59PM Eastern Time. For more information check this link: http://researchautism.org/news/otherevents/scholarship.asp

Special time with Santa

On Friday, December 11th, from noon until 6:00 p.m., the Fountain Square Mall in Bloomington will be hosting a Special Time for families with people with special needs to visit with Santa Claus. Photographs will be discounted at $3.00 each. Santa will be located at the mantle scene in the main atrium of Fountain Square Mall, located at 101 W. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47404.