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YAI Family Support Series, Summer Program Highlights

June 15, 2011 Leave a comment

YAI Network (think Central Park Challenge) has an excellent Family Support Series for caregivers of people on the autism spectrum (PDD, Autism, Aspergers, etc.). I just received their summer meeting calendar – it is copied below and includes info on how to register for each of the free meetings.

Taken from http://www.yai.org/autismsupport:

The Family Support Series is supported in part by grants from New York State OPWDD and The New York City Council’s Autism Awareness Initiative.

Download Schedules:
English / Spanish | Mandarin

  • en español
  • Pre-registration is required by calling YAI LINK at 212-273-6182.
  • Parents and caregivers only! No children please.
  • Location: 460 West 34th Street, 11th floor, New York, NY 10001
  • Structure: 1st half (Presentation), 2nd half (Support)
  • Fee: None!

Date / Time

Topic

Presenter(s)
Thursday
June 16th
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM		  Hands On Sensory Tools and Techniques for Everyday Jennifer Chang, MS, OTR/L, C/NDT
Occupational Therapy Supervisor, YAI Center for Specialty Therapy
Wednesday
June 22nd
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM		 Sleep Matters! The Importance of Sleep for Children on the Spectrum and their Families Diane Liu, MD
Pediatrician, Premier HealthCare
Friday
July 22nd
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM		 Fostering Friendships between Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Typically Developing Peers Jill Krata, PhD
YAI Autism Center & Premier HealthCare Autism Research
Wednesday
July 27th
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM		 Discussing Diagnosis with your Child Jenny A Frank, LCSW, JCCA
Compass Project
Wednesday
August 3rd
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM		 Autism and Allergies: Is there a Link? Jessica Petros, MD,
Premier HealthCare
Monday
August 8th
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM		 Stand, Stretch, Breathe: A Yoga Class for Parents with Take Home Tips for Your Child Laura Mitchell, LMSW, LMT
YAI LINK, Certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor
Kami Evans,
Special Needs and Children Certified Yoga Instructor, Elahi Yoga
Monday
August 15th
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM		 Behavior Management 101: How to Use Prompting and Fading Lana Small, MSW,
Coordinator, YAI Project Assist
Mary Downing, BA
Senior Supervisor, YAI Project Assist
Monday
September 12th
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM		 Bullying Ruth DiRoma, Outreach and Information Specialist,
Brooklyn Parent Center, Brooklyn
Center for Independence of the Disabled, Inc. BCID
Monday
September 16th
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM		 “I Just Don’t Understand!” Bring all your questions about the service system for people with developmental disabilities to an interactive Q&A session Panel of YAI LINK Staff
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