Join SEEC for their 4th annual Holiday Gift Boutique, supporting people with developmental disabilities on November 15.
The Maryland Association of Resources for Families and Youth (MARFY) is holding its 29th annual conference in Ocean City from November 11-13.
Do you need peer support in your autism journey? Attend a monthly JSSA meeting to meet and support other parents who have children on the autism spectrum.
Check out all of the amazing events on theAutMont Calendar for this week!
The Maryland Politics Watch blog recently posted the results of a Gonzalez poll in Maryland to see if voters would support an increase in the alcohol tax if those monies were specifically tied to funding for people with developmental disabilities.
Enjoy a screening of the new animated movie Planet 51 in a sensory friendly environment on November 21 at 10 a.m.
Look to the future with this MCPS Parent Academy workshop titled "After High School Planning for Students with Disabilities."
Does your middle-school child need help with his or her organizational skills? You can attend MCPS' Parent Academy's workshop focused on helping your child with just that.
MCPS' Parent Academy will present workshops titled "Can We Talk? Speaking Up for Your Children to Help Them Succeed," in both English and Spanish.
Joan Green, M.A. CCC-SLP, and Brian Friedlander, PhD, will be presenting a free webinar on using the various writing supports that they featured in their recent eBook, "Technology Supports for Writing" on October 28.
Thanks to reader Nora for bringing this week's IACC (Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee) Full Committee Meeting to my attention. It will be held this Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at NIH.
NIH will be hosting a lecture aimed at Understanding the Increased Prevalence of Autism on October 22 from 3-4 p.m.
Families Together will be offering a Kidpower webinar on December 7 for siblings of kids with a disability.
Families Together will hold a webinar on November 13 on transitions.Check out all of the amazing events on theAutMont Calendar for this week!
CHADD of Montgomery County will present a speaker meeting entitled "The Rule of Three: Effective Parenting Strategies for Children with Learning and Behavioral Issues" on October 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Attend a workshop on estate planning for the special needs family with Tanya Harvey on October 20.
Kennedy Krieger will hold its annual autism conference on October 29-30 in Baltimore. This year's conference is titled "Advances in Autism: Diagnosis and Intervention" and will focus on topics regarding medical issues in children with autism spectrum disorders, early diagnosis of ASD, and intervention strategies and issues for school-aged children with ASD.
The next free lecture in Ivymount School's Model Asperger Program Lecture Series will be on Anxiety and Asperger Syndrome, and will be held on October 27.
The GTLD Network will host a presentation on technology for GT/LD students on October 22.
The Least Restrictive Environment Access Group (LREA) of Montgomery County will be holding a presentation this fall on Universal Design for Learning—Access to the Curriculum for All Students.
MCPS' Parent Academy continues its fall series of workshops with an October 26 town hall conversation titled "Helping Your Child Make Good Decisions."
MCPS' Parent Academy continues its fall series of workshops with an October 22 presentation titled "Understanding ADHD and How to Help Your Child."
The Baltimore County Public School system is holding a series of workshops about planning for your adult children. The workshops, which will be held in room 114 of the ESS Building in Baltimore (6901 Charles Street), will take place from 7-9 p.m.
MCPS Transition Services will present another it its "Next Steps: School to Adult Living Transition Workshops" on November 12 from 7-9 p.m.
The MCPS Parent Academy will be holding a four-session series of workshops about advocating for your special education child.
Does your child love to jump? Let him get his bounce on with a visit to moon-bounce haven BounceU.
MCPS' Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) will be holding its monthly meeting on October 22 from 7-9 p.m.
If you're in the market for some used books and would like to help The Arc of Montgomery County, check out The Arc's inaugural Fall Book Sale on November 6 and 7.
Show your child the joy of ponies by attending Personal Ponies' annual open house, Halloween with the Ponies, on October 25.
The Arc of Montgomery County will host a free presentation about the IEP process on October 15 from 5-7 p.m.
Sensory Street is presenting a special sensory processing disorder awareness event on October 18 to help the community learn more about SPD and to help rise money for the SPD Foundation's push to include SPD in the next version of the DSM.
MCPS Transition Services will be holding another in its series of Next Step Workshops, covering school to adult living transitions. The next workshop, on October 14, is Montgomery College Night, when representatives from Montgomery College will present an overview of the range of programs the college offers.
The Maryland Assistive Technology Cooperative (AT:LAST, Inc.) will be holding a training workshop covering an overview of augmentative communication strategies and systems on October 14.
The MCPS Board of Education will be meeting Tuesday, October 13 at 10 a.m. Meetings take place at the Carver Educational Services Center at 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville.
If you have a special needs child in school, you know how important a good relationship with his or her teacher is. If you need some help with this, attend MCPS' Parent Academy's workshop, titled "Communicating with Your Child's Teacher."
The MCPS Parent Academy is opening its fall schedule of classes with a workshop on October 14 focused on helping Latino families understand the special education process.Check out all of the amazing events on the AutMont Calendar for this week!
Families Together for People with Disabilities will be holding two webinars hosted by Families Together founder Chris Curry. The topic of the webinars, both of which will cover the same information, is "Children Who Challenge."
McTrans is holding a meeting this Thursday, October 8 from 7:30-9 p.m.
Are you looking for personal stories, support, or information pertaining to autism? The blogosphere is a great place to find all of that, but sometimes it can be hard to locate exactly what you want.Check out all of the amazing events on the AutMont Calendar for this week!
MCPS has announced the Parent Advisory Council meeting schedule for the 2009-2010 school year. The PAC meets regularly to provide feedback and advice to the school system on parent involvement efforts and to support parent advocacy through a variety of projects.
The Collaborative Outreach and Training Committee will be holding a meeting on Social Security Disability Benefits on December 2.
The Collaborative Outreach and Training Committee will be holding a meeting about the Road to Adult Services & Autism, Model and REM Waivers on November 4.
The Collaborative Outreach and Training Committee will be holding a meeting on DDA basics on October 14.
Research school options for your exceptional student at the Exceptional Schools for Exceptional Students School Fair on October 18.
Attend a free screening of Autistic-Like: Graham's Story, a film by Erik Linthorst, which is a film about sensory processing disorder.
Come hear Barry Fierst speak on special needs trusts at Community Support Services on October 13 at 7:30 p.m.
The Partnership for Extraordinary Minds will be hosting a working partner meeting at La Madeleine's in Rockville on October 4.
