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Seminar on October 2013

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, 7 & 8 November 2013

National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped

(Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India)

Manovikas Nagar, Secunderabad – 500 009, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA

The Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India and NIMH, Secunderabad are jointly organizing a two-day national level conference on intellectual disabilities on 7-8 November 2013 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

The objective of the conference is to update the professionals, parents and other stakeholders in the field of intellectual disabilities on the recent developments. The Conference will have an open forum for presentation of papers, posters display and focus group discussion on various aspects in order to facilitate a comprehensive, interactive, scientific discussion on the latest issues concerning intellectual disabilities. There would be a special focus of self-advocacy and on visual and performing arts. Apart from professionals and parents, the Conference will be open for students, siblings, guardians and general public.

The registration is Rs 500/ for professionals and Rs 250/ for students. There is no registration for parents of persons with intellectual disabilities. Please find enclosed registration form. The registration fee should be paid in the form of demand draft drawn in favour of ‘The Director, NIMH’ payable at Secunderabad.

If you are a parent who wants to attend, please contact Action For Autism Tel: 011 40540991, 011 40540992 or Email: helpline.afa@gmail.com

Action For Autism (AFA)
The National Centre for Autism
Pocket 7 & 8 Jasola Vihar, New Delhi 110025
Tel: 91 11 40540991, 91 11 40540992, 91 11 65347422
Email: actionforautism@gmail.com>
Website: http://www.autism-india.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aguha/

AFA's vision is a society that views the interdependence of people of every ability as valuable and enriching and seeks to provide equal opportunities to all.

PGDEI On October 2013

Post Graduate Diploma in Early Intervention (PGDEI)

Miscellaneous On October 2013

Greetings from Information & Resource Centre (IRC), Bangalore!!!!

IRC is happy to invite you for the Inauguration and Valedictory functions of Kalaangana 2013.

We are glad to inform you that Smt. Poonam Natrajan, Chairperson, National Trust, New Delhi will be the Chief Guest for the Inaugural Function on 11th Nov.2013

Smt. Rukmini Krishnaswamy, Director Spastic Society of Karnataka, will be the Chief Guest for the Valedictory Function on 13th Nov.2013 and will be conferred with 'LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION AWARD'

We look forward to your presence at the functions and during the program of Art, Dance and Music to cheer the performers in large numbers and make this landmark event a huge success.

Thanks & Regards

Team IRC

No.9, Shankarmutt Road

Shankarpuram Basavanagudi

Bangalore - 560004 Ph: 080-26670001

Website: www.autismirc.org--%>

International Certification for SLPs

We are organizing the International Certification for SLPs on the MORE THAN WORDS program. This is being held in Bangalore between 25th and 27th November 2013 and is happening for the First Time in India!!!

Please feel free to mail me or call me on 9444407847

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S. Sowmya, Director-Services
www.fiveindia.com

ACTION FOR AUTISM
Is delighted to announce a series of workshops for the month of November 2013
at
Pocket 7 & 8, Jasola Vihar. New Delhi 110025

So much to teach the child with ASD.... how does one decide what are the skills to be targeted right now? Which goal is essential, which one is desirable and what one can put on the back burner for now? And beyond the current targets and goals, what should the broader curriculum be?

This Diwali, we bring you a series of workshops that will answer these questions and meet the unique needs and challenges of children with ASD.

Hurry & block your calendar!!!

Functional Assessments: Strengths and Needs
Thursday 14 & Friday 15 November 2013
1:00 – 5:00 pm

Individuals with autism are often a surprise package. They suddenly do or say things that we never thought they could/would. At the same time, they often stumble over little hurdles that we’d expect would be easy for them. An IQ assessment may not necessarily provide the answers. Hence there are other options we need to tap.

This workshop will focus on assessing skills of children with autism and other developmental conditions, the strategies used, standardized tests available and Indian adaptations for the same.

Registration Charges:
AFA Members(Parents/Professionals): INR 1200
Non Members(Parents/Professionals: INR 1500

November 2013 on Launch of ‘Finding Neema’ by Juliet Reynolds

The Dehra Dun Launch of ‘Finding Neema’ by Juliet Reynolds (published by Hachette) has been organized by the Doon Library Research Centre on Wednesday, 6th November 2013 at 5 pm at the Regent Hotel, on East Canal Road.

‘Finding Neema’ is the compelling story of a boy with Autism from the eastern Himalayas, the son of a domestic worker, brought up by the author and her husband, a sensitive and gifted Indian artist. Set against the backdrop of the art world in India and interwoven with reminiscences of the author’s own unusual life and marriage, this is a tale of Autism quite unlike the many already told. The book has already been acclaimed by critics as a pioneering oeuvre in India.

Present at this event will be several eminent people who will speak about the book. These will include: Juliet Reynolds, the author of the book; Dr. Roshen Dalal, the well-known Historian; Dr. B.K. Joshi, Director of the Doon Library Research Centre; Mr. Arvindar Singh, the Author from Dehra Dun, for the event.

Hanen Center, Canada (www.hanen.org) and FiVE - Pediatric Therapy Services

The Hanen Center, Canada (www.hanen.org) and FiVE - Pediatric Therapy Services are organizing a free seminar on MORE THAN WORDS - A program designed to equip SLPs to empower families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

The seminar is being hosted by Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Lingarajapuram, Bangalore

Schedule - 20th of November 2013 (Wednesday)
Time - 11:00 to 13:00 (2 hours)
Audience - SLP students, faculty and professionals, Special Educators working with families of children with ASD.
Venue - Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore

Workshop

AS WE CELEBRATE 20 YEARS

ACTION FOR AUTISM
Announces workshop on

EMPOWERING MY CHILD: A TRAINING FOR PARENTS
29– 31 January 2014, 9:00 am– 5:00 pm,
The National Centre for Autism,Pocket 7 & 8, Jasola Vihar. New Delhi 110 025

If you have a child with autism, are a professional who works with them, or are just interested in autism and have missed our Annual Training Workshop: KNOW ME TEACH ME; here is another opportunity that will help you understand autism and the child with autism better, and empower you to help the child learn more effectively.

Autism is perhaps the most complex and misunderstood of conditions. Professionals as well as parents can feel flummoxed as to how to help the child reach the maximum potential, and often feeling inadequate, helpless and disempowered.

WHY SHOULD I ATTEND THIS WORKSHOP?
This workshop will help participants understand the world of autism from the child’s perspective. It will explore the approach to teaching keeping in mind the varying learning styles; and ways to keep the learning process an enjoyable experience while learning any skill - communication, social, cognitive, self help and so on. More importantly the workshop will examine why and how to make accommodations for people with autism and how to preempt behaviours turning ‘challenging’, and finally explore practical strategies to address ‘challenging behaviours’ if they do occur.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS WORKSHOP?
The workshop is for anyone who lives, works and/or interacts closely with persons with autism: young or older children, adults, newly diagnosed and those diagnosed years ago; for those in special needs schools; those in regular schools, and those in no schools; for those learning to use a blackboard and those appearing for their boards. The workshop is for anyone who believes that teaching the child with autism is not about fixing a square peg in a round hole, and subscribes to the maxim ‘_If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn’__ _

Please complete the attached registration form and send along with the registration fee.

Autism Society of India along with

SAP labs India Pvt. Ltd Bangalore

is organising a pre – Summit Workshop on

Employment and Autism titled “Autism @WorK".

This is being organised on November 28th 2013 at SAP lab Campus.

Assessment, Training and Guidance (ATG) centre of ASHA is conducting various training programs and workshops in the month of November and December 2013. For further details on the programs below contact :

Assessment, Training and Guidance (ATG) Centre,

ASHA, 294, 5th Main, Mahalaxmi Layout,

Behind Anjaneya Temple, next to Tibetan Hospital, Bangalore-86 For more details, contact: ASHA - 080-23225279

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1. November 30th and December 1st - Touch for Health Kinesiology workshop - level 1.

2. Introduction to Toby Playpad

Professor Svetha and her Toby team will be conducting their first workshop in Bangalore on Wednesday, 11th December 2013 at our premises. The program is as follows: Registration – no charge – 9.30 – 10.00 AM Inauguration – 10.00 – 10.30 AM Introduction to Toby Playpad – 10.30 – 12 Noon Venue: ASHA, Assessment, Training and Guidance (ATG) Centre

3. Medical management of Autism Spectrum Disorders

This talk will discuss the various merits of taking medication and understanding how to manage the medication for individuals with autism.

Dr. Ashok Mysore is an eminent psychiatrist at St. Johns Medical College and Hospital, and has over two decades of experience in this field. He has done a lot of work in the field of autism and behavioural issues, especially during the adolescent years.

Workshop details –
Venue – Assessment, Training and Guidance (ATG) Centre, ASHA
Date – 15th December 2013, Sunday
Time – 10am to 12pm
Fee – Rs. 250/- per person
For further details see contact above.

Training

Online course Drama for Autism: To reach out to parents and special needs teachers Velvi has launched an online course Drama for Autism. It is a 6 months and 12 module course. The course is designed and written by international experts in the field and the webinars happen 3 times during the course.. Every year there are three batches of admission and the next batch of the course starts on 1 December and admissions close on 20 November. Course details and workshop photographs are available in www.velvi.org

Festival Report 2014

“ I shall eat alone. I can do it. You please go to another table.” This is what a child of 5 years told his mother on the second day of the festival. Mother was surprised and happy. She told me that she left him alone in a workshop and so he reacted that way. I was also happy that young boy grew up in one day to wean himself away from Mother and taking care of himself.

Two young men , adults, whom I have never seen laughing, had a good laugh at the workshop, rehearsals and performance at the Velvi Art for Autism Festival. Their workshop with Naree Shields a facilitator from Australia involved slapstick comedy, physical humour and entertaining themselves and entertaining an audience. At the performance these two young men played lead roles in I am the Boss and A Taxi Ride. The audience enjoyed and laughed with them. Great fun moments during the performance. They helped themselves with make-up and they let go themselves.

The three day Velvi Art for Autism festival 2014 started sharp at 9.30 a.m on 17 Jan.2014. District collector who had agreed to grace the occasion, could not come because of a law and order issue. The Festival was inaugurated by Ms. Shaloo Sharma, head Pallavanjali, Gurgoan.

Fr. Immanuel of the Pauloti Brotherhood blessed the gathering and Dr. Parasuram Ramamoorthi welcomed every one.

After the simple inauguration workshops started. There were workshops on Art, Movement, Music, grooming and Image Management, comedy and humour, drama. Every day they worked for 6 hours with sufficient breaks for Tea/ lunch and Time out sessions.

Participants were divided into children, teens/adults and parents and simultaneously sessions were conducted for all of them. 18 families participated in the festival with their children.

Parents were given a special session on Nutrition and Autism by Dr. Saravanan, a naturopath.

Highlights of the Festival:

1. Comedy and humour workshop and a final performance for the first time in the autism universe.( am not aware of any such workshops anywhere in the globe)

2. Special photography workshop by internationally known Photographer Senthil Kumaran.

3. Autism and Nutrition workshop for parents

4. Grooming and Image management workshop by Ms. Indu Venugopal and Rose from Bangalore for teens and adults

5. Besides these, art, movement, music and drama workshops were held. All the facilitators worked towards the performance.

6. Ms. Shaloo Sharma helped parents realize their artistic potential. Shaloo is the Head of The Pallavanjali Inclusive school at Gurgoan.

7. Zill Botadkar, Director of the Lighthouse foundation trained the kids in Movement.

8. Naree Shields from Australia brought in a fresh air of laughter and humour at the festival.

9. Kavita Kumar Dhoon Foundation trained kids in Music.

10. Benzy Kumar entertained the audience with her musical genius.

11. Karthik Rajaram and Viji Priya worked on Mask therapy with children.

12. Dr. Parasuram Ramamoorthi worked on Mirror Neuron activation through Drama with teens and adults, besides organizing the festival.

13. Senthil Kumaran did a workshop on Photography for interested parents and adults.

14. A picnic was arranged to visit Thirumalai Naicker Palace and children and parents were taken in a luxury bus and they enjoyed the sound and light show at the palace.

15. The film Haridoss ( a positive film on ASD ) was screened at the festival.

16. Director of the film Mr. Gnr. Kumaravelan graced the closing ceremony and motivated parents by his inspiring talks.

17. Fun moments and great experiential learning at the festival for facilitators and participants.

Dr. Parasuram Ramamoorthi
Chairman : Velvi
Director of the festival.

Lecture by Mr. Douglas Doman, Vice Director of ‘The Institutes for Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP)’ in Philadelphia, USA on 26th March’14 at The Lalit Hotel, New Delhi,

Web Site : www.iahp.org Mr. Douglas Doman will be doing a lecture on the pathways to wellness, an introduction on "What to do about your brain injured child" followed by Q&A on the 26th of March 2014 at The Lalit Hotel, New Delhi.

This lecture has been fully sponsored, and is free for parents. We only request that parents register themselves and both parents attend the lecture.

We would request you to pass this information onto whoever you feel will benefit from this lecture, and also help create awareness on the subject in India. If anyone has any further questions, please feel free to contact:

Viraj Mohan at the below contact information.
+91 9717176540 Email : viraj@ocl.co.in

Registration Form for Special Needs Child Click Here

SUMMER CAMP AT PRAYAS

A one month program consisting of Graphic Designing, Art and animation , and Soft Skills for individuals with autism 12 years and above.

For brochure and further details contact or tel: 91 9663366083

Launching Autista - The iPad way to tackle Autism

Spread the word to parents, therapists and children who can benefit from it

Download the iPad App (free)

Read the Blog

Do you know that there are around 70 million children worldwide suffering from Autism (10 million children in India alone!)? It is a lifelong disorder that affects how a person can communicate and interact with other people.

Privy to this problem, we at ‘MadRat Games’ have been working on a solution and are now proud to announce the launch of Autista, a free-to-download iPad app to help kids with Autism and other learning disabilities improve their verbal and fine motor skills.

The App is the outcome of an yearlong collaboration with Cornell University (Prof Mathew Belmonte) and Communication DEALL (Dr Pratibha Karanth) center for children with Autism.

The App has been developed scientifically by working closely with children with Autism and the response we have seen during this process has been very heartening. More about the launch can be read on our blog

Download the app here for free and spread the word to parents, therapists and children who can benefit from it.

Our mailing address is:
MadRat Games Pvt Ltd
#1B, First Floor, Llyd's Ville, Lloyd Road, Cookes Town
Bangalore 560005
India

Online Applied Drama in Autism Certification
Email: www.velvi.org

Course Description
The course material is written in simple English for parents, teachers, social workers, counselors, health care professionals and interested community members. Academic credentials are not a pre-requisite to enroll in the course. The Material will be emailed within 15 days of enrollment. Your time commitment will average 20 hours for writing assignments, 20 hours for reading of the lessons and reference work, 3 one-hour long Skype Seminars and one optional contact programme. A mastery score of 80% on each section test and experiential assignment is required to achieve the certificate in Applied Drama for Working with Autism. Certificates will be awarded in exchange for course evaluations.

Course Dates: 15 April 2014
(Admissions begin on 1 March and close on 5 April 2014)
For further details see Web Site : www.velvi.org Email : Ramamoort.ramamoorthi@gmail.com

International Conference on Developmental Disability Click Here

National Seminar-Registration Form Click Here

National Seminar-SOPAN-Brochure Click Here

The Preschool and School Age Issues, a National Seminar is being organized by us on April 18-19, 2014 at Mumbai. The seminar would be conducted by Prof. Connie Kasari from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

Prof. Kasari is also one of the founder members of the Centre for Autism Research & Training at the UCLA.

We invite you and your colleagues to participate this seminar.

Prof. Rubina Lal
SOPAN
BMC School Bldg.
Natwar Nagar Road # 5
Jogeshwari (E), Mumbai 400060
www.sopan.org

NATIONAL SEMINAR ON AUTISM - MUMBAI April 18 – 19 , 2014

Stepping Stones Center

(A Unit of Iyer Educational Institutions Private Limited)

For Children with Autism and Other Development Disabilities

Presents

Applied Behaviour Analysis—A Foundation Course

This course is an introduction to Behaviour Analysis

Registration Details :
Duration of the course : April 1-11, 2014(including April 5th Sat)
Timing : 9AM-4PM daily; April 5th: 9-12PM
Venue : Stepping Stones Center
#157 Karthik Nagar, Near Karthik Nagar Children’s Park Marathahalli Post, Bangalore – 560037
Website: www.steppingstonescenter.in

Registration Fee : INR 7,500/per person
Contact Person for Registration : K.Amritha,
Manager, Operations, Stepping Stones Center M: +91 9900053961
Email : amritha@steppingstonescenter.in

Autism Program

Click here

The first global conference of Biological Psychiatry New Delhi September 2014

Dear friends in autism

The first of its kind, Global Conference on Biological Psychiatry is being held at New Delhi this September.

http://wfsbpindia.com/ - The details of the conference are at this site.

It is hosted by Indian Association of Biological Psychiatry and endorsed by World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry and Schizophrenia International Research Society, supported by several other organizations including UNESCO Bioethics.

The venue is New Delhi at the J W Marriot, state of the art convention centre cum hotel , three minutes drive from the international airport.

Several Indian and international faculty have accepted to present their latest work.

I do hope you yourself, as well as organizations you are part of agree to participate, either by sending / sponsoring delegates, industry sponsored symposiums and/or showcasing the work of best international faculty.

Awaiting your reply-
Smita Deshpande

Hello and Greetings from Action For Autism!

AFA is a not-for-profit organisation that pioneered the autism movement in South Asia. AFA partners with organisations nationally and internationally to make the world a more inclusive place for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Towards this, it is involved in early intervention, education, work and employment, independent living, as well as awareness, advocacy and research.

Action for Autism is going to to organise Autism Awareness Jamboree (AAJ) on 2nd April 2014 to step up awareness of autism that is found in several million of our country’s population.

The United Nations on 19 November 2007 declared 2nd April as World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) which is a historical marker for the autism community throughout the world, a large section of whom till today remains invisible and outside the ambit of basic services suited to their needs. WAAD is being celebrated by the autism community across world.

One of the major attractions at AAJ will be an Art Carnival and Free Consultation Camp at the India Habitat Centre amphitheatre. The Art Carnival will be between 9:30-11am while registrations will begin at 9:00am. Complimentary stationery shall be gifted to all the children

Dear Friends

Greetings from Action for Autism!

As you are aware 2 April is World Autism Awareness Day as designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007. The day of 2 April as well as the entire month of April is marked around the world with activities to create awareness of autism. In India too, many autism organizations across the country observe the month of April as World Autism Awareness Month.

As part of our observance of Autism Month, Action for Autism holds the fourth art show VIEWS FROM PLANET AUTISM 2014, a group show by 16 artists who are on the Autism Spectrum.

Ms Katie Morrisroe, Second Secretary, Embassy of Ireland has agreed to open the show. The exhibition is on display from 28 to 30 March 2014, but we will be delighted if you could join us as our honoured guest to the opening of the show at 6:30 pm on Friday, 28 March 2014 at the Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre.

Your presence will be a wonderful encouragement for the young artists and their families.

Hoping to welcome you on the day

Warm regards

Kathakali Das Pandey
Project Coordinator
Action For Autism (AFA)
The National Centre for Autism
Pocket 7 & 8 Jasola Vihar, New Delhi 110025
Tel : 91 11 40540991. 91 11 40540992, 91 11 65347422
Email : actionforautism@gmail.com
Website : www.autism-india.org

AFA's Vision is a society that views the interdependence of people of every ability as valuable and enriching and seeks to provide equal opportunit

Dear Parents,

We at Dimensions Multi Therapy Center have designed a unique summer camp for all children with communication disorders (PDD, ADHD, and LD). A Cognitive Linguistic Improvement Program has been adopted to improve immediate memory, recent memory, temporal orientation, spatial orientation, problem solving and abstract reasoning, and a lot of fun activities. Assessments and evaluations are ongoing. Please find attached our brochure for further details.

Regards
Chitra Thadathil
Dimensions Multi Therapy Center
Bangalore - 560043
Mob: 9880146677

Dimensions Summer Camp Details Click Here

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