Buncombe and Brunswick counties are the lucky sites for this targeted pilot program to study best practice methods in Early Intervention. The Autism Society of NC, along with Family Support Network of Brunswick County and Carolina Pediatric Therapy, is working with the two school systems to train teachers and parents to use a combination of…
Help us collect a thousand stories on the effects of state budget cuts
We need your help! We need your stories! Help us collect a thousand stories through this survey to share with your legislators, the Governor, Department of Health/Human Services staff and Local Management Entity (LME) Directors. They need to know how budget cuts for developmental disabilities, mental health and substance abuse services affect the lives of…
A Broken Healing
The grieving process.
Books on autism make great gifts this Holiday Season
There are so many books to choose from that the Autism Society of NC Bookstore has put together a list of the Top 16 Books to give as gifts this holiday season. I’ve categorized them by recipient to make it even easier to find the right book for the right person on your list!
From Toy Box to Toolbox
A review of The Integrated Self Advocacy ISA Curriculum by Valerie Paradiz
Proposed Changes to NC PoliciesāComment Period
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Exceptional Children Division, is proposing changes to the Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilites.Ā The comment period is from November 23, 2009 through January 21, 2010, with a public hearing on Wednesday, December 16.Ā Most of the changes seem to align NC Policies with federal law, but…
WARNING! Helicopter Moms
The pros and cons of being a hovering caregiver.
School Violence Prevention Act: Coming to Your School
Chances are good that your child with autism has been bullied at one time or another while in school.Ā Ā Thanks to the new state law, SB526, the schoolsā reaction to these situations may be changing.Ā A friend of mine recently experienced this change firsthand.Ā Her teenage son came home one day, describing an incident that…
Nights at the Round Table
Eating issues.