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ASA Broward Scheduled Events

September 19, 2007
ASA Broward General Meeting - Strategies For Successful Inclusion
7:30pm at ARC Broward, 10250 NW 53rd Street, Building #2, Sunrise (One block south of Commercial between Nob Hill and Hiatus Road)
Speaker: Stacey Hoaglund and Barbara Krakower of Broward Schools
Our meetings are open to all that are interested in autism. Refreshments will be served. Please call 954-577-4141.

Please note: In addition to the inclusion lecture, this will be our chapter's annual meeting and we will vote on the slate for next year's officers and board of directors.  In addition, we will vote on the proposed by-laws amendments.

October 17, 2007
ASA Broward General Meeting - Special Needs Dentistry
7:30pm at ARC Broward, 10250 NW 53rd Street, Building #2, Sunrise (One block south of Commercial between Nob Hill and Hiatus Road)
Speaker: Dr. Abby Wilentz
Our meetings are open to all that are interested in autism. Refreshments will be served. Please call 954-577-4141.

November 21, 2007
ASA Broward General Meeting - Functional Curriculum: In Preparation for The Workplace
7:30pm at ARC Broward, 10250 NW 53rd Street, Building #2, Sunrise (One block south of Commercial between Nob Hill and Hiatus Road)
Speakers: Sonia Aleman and Stacey Wolfe, Autism Coach, Bright Horizons School
Our meetings are open to all that are interested in autism. Refreshments will be served. Please call 954-577-4141.

December, 2007
No ASA Broward General Meeting - Happy Holidays!

January 16, 2008
ASA Broward General Meeting - Obsessive Compulsive Behaviors
7:30pm at ARC Broward, 10250 NW 53rd Street, Building #2, Sunrise (One block south of Commercial between Nob Hill and Hiatus Road)
Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Hoffman, Psychologist
Our meetings are open to all that are interested in autism. Refreshments will be served. Please call 954-577-4141.

February 20, 2008
ASA Broward General Meeting - TBD
7:30pm at ARC Broward, 10250 NW 53rd Street, Building #2, Sunrise (One block south of Commercial between Nob Hill and Hiatus Road)
Speaker: Dr. Robert Naseef, Author
Our meetings are open to all that are interested in autism. Refreshments will be served. Please call 954-577-4141.

March 19, 2008
ASA Broward General Meeting - Camps and Community Resources
7:30pm at ARC Broward, 10250 NW 53rd Street, Building #2, Sunrise (One block south of Commercial between Nob Hill and Hiatus Road)
Speakers: TBA
Our meetings are open to all that are interested in autism. Refreshments will be served. Please call 954-577-4141.

April 16, 2008
ASA Broward General Meeting - "Help I Can't Take Him Anywhere!" Strategies for Improving Your Child's Behavior in Public
Participants will learn why children have difficulty in public settings and will be provided with proven and practical strategies for
preventing and addressing such behaviors

7:30pm at ARC Broward, 10250 NW 53rd Street, Building #2, Sunrise (One block south of Commercial between Nob Hill and Hiatus Road)
Speaker:
David Garcia, M.S., BCBA; Clinical Director; Behavior Analysis, Inc.
Our meetings are open to all that are interested in autism. Refreshments will be served. Please call 954-577-4141.

April 24, 2008
Sexuality Training For Staff and Parents of ESE Students (Click here for more information)
7:00pm - 9:00pm at ARC Broward, 10250 NW 53rd Street, Building #2, Sunrise (One block south of Commercial between Nob Hill and Hiatus Road).  Sponsored by ASA and Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization.  Speaker: Dr. Marilyn Volker, Ed. D.

May 18, 2008
BASEBALL FOR AUTISM AWARENESS With the Florida Marlins (Click here for more information)
For more information, please contact: Stacey Hoaglund at shhoaglund@aol.com Autism Society of America Broward: 954-577-4141

May 21, 2008
ASA Broward General Meeting - Sensory Integration
7:30pm at ARC Broward, 10250 NW 53rd Street, Building #2, Sunrise (One block south of Commercial between Nob Hill and Hiatus Road)
Speakers: Betty Paris, OT/PT and Carolyn Murray-Slutsky, MS OTR
Our meetings are open to all that are interested in autism. Refreshments will be served. Please call 954-577-4141.

 


Upcoming ACE Events

Autism Committee of ESE Advisory

ACE is a parent driven group that meets regularly with school administrators to support autism programming in Broward County Public Schools. By working collaboratively at the school and district level, we pledge to promote reasonable student-teacher ratios and proven teaching techniques so that each child on the autistic spectrum may demonstrate continual progress in an effort to reach his or her potential.

Ace is a sub-committee of Exceptional Student Education Advisory Council of Broward County that operates under School Board Policy 1.22.

** Meetings will be now held on the Second Tuesday of the month - 9am to 11am **

All meetings will be held at the Baudhuin Preschool (unless otherwise specified), 7600 SW 36th Street, Davie

9/11/07: Informational – Review of ACE Packet

10/9/07: FBA- Functional Behavior Analysis – Gary Grigull BCPS

11/13/07: Differentiated Instruction – Stacey Hoaglund, FND and Barbara Krakower, FIN

12/11/07: (TBD)

1/8/08: Reading for Intense Learners – Rhonda Bachmann FDLRS

2/12/08: Family Math – Kitt Kelleher

3/11/08: Assistive Technology – Beth Saunders; Please note: Meeting to be held at: Rock Island Professional Development Center, 2301 NW 26th St, Room 208, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

4/8/08: Transition – Lou Ruccolo

5/13/08: Open & Elections for 2008-2009

For more information, feel free to email acechair@gmail.com or call Karen Shapiro at (954) 873-7654

ACE WEBSITE: www.freewebs.com/acechair