January 24, 2012

7pm

Bergen Mercy Medical Center
7500 Mercy Rd
6th Floor, Conference room

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Registration is now open for the 2012 State Autism Conference which will be held April 12-13th in Lincoln.

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Click HERE to register online.

Scholarships are available for Autism Society of Nebraska members.  Those applications will be made available in the next week.  Please keep an eye on our web site or look for the details in our next Newsgram!

While most family members of children with a disability are most concerned about their immediate needs, parents and others regularly ask the question:  “How will my loved one be cared for when I am no longer able?”   Dan Kline and Marvin Brinkman of The Andrew-Benjamin Group will lead a discussion on topics such as Social Security, Guardianship, Special Needs Trusts, Medicaid and the importance of making these plans on a timely basis to provide the best quality of life.  Dan has an adult son with Down Syndrome, while Marvin has a son with Asperger Syndrome and have lived through most of these issues themselves.  As founding partners of The Andrew-Benjamin Group, they help families through this process on a daily basis.

Saturday, January 14

Noon – 1:30 pm

Williamsburg Behaviorial Pyschology

3801 Union Drive, Suite 206

Lincoln, NE  68516

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RSVP is appreciate as space is limited.  402-343-8376    Refreshments will be served.

January 26-27, AEP Connections is hosting a two day autism conference at the Embassy Suites in La Vista, NE.  Speakers are Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D (author of “The Hidden Curriculumm” and “Simple Strategies that Work” and more!) and Susan Stokes, CCC-SLP, Educational Autism Consultant.  Topics are visual supports to increase independent functioning, social skills, communication, behavior and academic strategies.  Visit www.aepconnections.com for detailed information.

While most family members of children with a disability are most concerned about their immediate needs, parents and others regularly ask the question:  “How will my loved one be cared for when I am no longer able?”   Dan Kline and Marvin Brinkman of The Andrew-Benjamin Group will lead a discussion on topics such as Social Security, Guardianship, Special Needs Trusts, Medicaid and the importance of making these plans on a timely basis to provide the best quality of life.  Dan has an adult son with Down Syndrome, while Marvin has a son with Asperger Syndrome and have lived through most of these issues themselves.  As founding partners of The Andrew-Benjamin Group, they help families through this process on a daily basis.

Saturday, December 3

Noon – 1:30 pm

Williamsburg Behaviorial Pyschology

3801 Union Drive, Suite 206

Lincoln, NE  68516

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RSVP is appreciate as space is limited.  Refreshments will be served.

Thursday, November 10th

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Presented by Dan Kline, MBA and Marvin Brinkman

MassMutual / Continuum Financial Offices

10250 Regency Circle, Suite 250

RSVP is appreciated.  Space is limited.  402-397-8600.  Refreshments will be served.

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November 15, 2011
6:00pm – 8:00pm

PTI – Nebraska
6805 Grover Street Omaha, NE

Featured Topic: “Overcoming Challenges of Refractory Epilepsy”

Presenter: Victoria Driscoll, BSN
Since graduating from Creighton University with BSN, Victoria has specialized as a clinician in pediatric epilepsy for over 20 years, working in such places as Boston Children’s Hospital, Minnesota Epilepsy group in St. Paul, and most recently at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Victoria has been
published multiple times on using the Ketogenic Diet and VNS therapies to help control seizures in Epilepsy.

Learn about:
*Treatment options for all types of Epilepsy
*What is today’s definition of Refractory Epilepsy?
*What challenges does hard to control epilepsy present and how you can overcome those challenges?

All family/friends are welcome to attend. For more information contact: Stacey Doty 402-850-7680 or sdoty77@hotmail.com

Refreshments provided by Cyberonics, Inc.

Sometimes emotions or personal feelings of past situations get int eh way of being able to effectively work with groups or individuals. In this webinar, you will learn effective strategies to partner with different organizations.  Bridget will discuss ways to overcome obstacles, avoid potential pitfalls, and maintain a constructive approach while continuing to achieve desired outcomes.

Presented by Bridget Cannon-Hale, M.S.W.  Special Education Consultant.

Register online HERE.

Join us on November 5th and meet others living with and/or have children under the ASD umbrella. Our goal is to share stories, what worked, what didn’t, spread awareness to the community and offer education and support. Our group is for parents, guardians, individuals, teachers, educators, doctors or anyone that would like to learn more about autism!

Date:  November 5, 2011
Time:  9:00 am – 4:30pm
Where:  Arbor Bank in the lower level conference room, 911 Central Avenue
RSVP:  afnlincoln@aol.com

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Tuesday, November 8

6:15 – 8:30pm

St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church   510 N 93rd Street

(Corner of 93rd & Dodge)

Chelli Westengaard, OTR is the Lead Occupa-tional Therapist for the Feeding and Swallowing De-partment at Children’s Hospital and has worked as a feeding specialist at Children’s Hospital for the past 4 years and in pediatrics for the past 9 years.

Heather Young, OTR is a rehabilitation therapist who works at Children’s Hospital West Village Pointe satellite outpatient clinic and has worked in pediatrics for the past 12 years.

Chelli and Heather complete feeding evaluations using Video Swallow studies to determine safety of swallow-ing and Clinical Feeding Evaluations. They also pro-vide follow up treatment of feeding issues including oral aversions, transitioning from G-tube feeding to oral eating, and progression of feeding using the de-velopmental food continuum.

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