March Meeting

Our next meeting will be at the Tree House Cafe on Thursday, March 3rd at 7 pm. I hope you can make it. Please RSVP.
knconnors@gmail.com

January 18th IAMS Meeting

Happy New Years All!

Mark your calendars! This month's meeting will be at the Treehouse on Tuesday, January 18th at 7pm.  I look forward to seeing you. 

The Autism Lecture Series is back!!

We have had confirmation from Student Services Director Betsy Reid that our School District will set up the teleconferencing 

in order that our community has access to this Free latest Information set of lectures can be accessed by parents

and educators on Bainbridge Island and the Poulsbo and Kingston areas as well.  

ALL Lectures are Free and available to the General Public. The Lectures will be teleconferenced at the BI Highschool Library Room Main Floor.

Watch for more announcements for these Third Thursday Lectures each month. Please share this information with any other people you know who may wish to have access to this information!

Class Details

Classes are held at Seattle Children’s Hospital from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Wright Auditorium. All dates are Thursdays.  All lectures are to be teleconferenced to various locations in real time.

Autism 201: Autism in 2011Thursday, January 20, 2011
Instructors: Raphael Bernier, PhD, and Beau Reilley PhD

Autism 202: Social Communication — Making Connections
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Instructor: Jim Mancini, MS, CCC-SLP

Autism 203: Advocacy — Love, Understanding and Best Practices for IEPsThursday, March 17, 2011
Instructor: Larry Martin Davis, educational advocate

Autism 204: Preparing for the Summer
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Instructor: Robin Talley, MEd, BCBA

Autism 205: Biomedical Intervention
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Instructor: Gary Stobbe, MD

Autism 206: The DIR/Floor Time ModelThursday, June 16, 2011
Instructor: Rosemary White, MS, OTR/L

Autism 207: ABA — From Discrete Trial to Pivotal Response Training
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Instructor: Mendy Minjarez, PhD

Autism 208: Peer Play — Facilitating Playdates and Peer InteractionsThursday, August 18, 2011
Instructors: Gusty Lee Boulware, PhD, and Rina Marie Leon Guerrero, PhD

Autism 209: Anxiety
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Instructor: Felice Orlich, PhD

Autism 210: Addressing Challenging Behaviors at HomeThursday, October 20. 2011
Instructor: Nancy Rosenberg, PhD

Autism 211: Combating Isolation and Finding SupportThursday, November 17, 2011
Instructors: Parent Panel

IAMs Annual Holiday Gathering on 12/14

Save the date. Carol Wood has offered to host our annual holiday gathering/ornament exchange at 7 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 14th. Bring a wrapped ornament (either gentley used or new).

November IAMs Meeting

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, November 9th at the Tree House at Lynwood Center. Pleae RSVP so that I can let them know how big of a table we will be needing. 

 

Hope to see you there!

--
Karen Connors

IAMS Meeting on Oct. 1st

Michelle Cederberg and Michelle Burgess are hosting IAMs this month this Friday evening. Come join us for a few hours of fun.

Take Blakely all the way to the south end of the island past Blakely school. Then turn right on Country Club and right again on Ft. Ward hill. Go up the hill and about the top of the hill turn left on Kitsap street. Once in the neighborhood turn right on Soundview then left on Robertson, left again on Radio School Rd. and left on Douglas Drive.

 

Our address:

2424 Douglas Drive

 

You can park at the top of the driveway or around the cul-de-sac.  There is also a lot of space at the bottom of our driveway for a few cars.

Please RSVP.

IAMs Annual Family Picnic

Mariann Tonder is hosting our annual family picnic on Sunday, August 22nd at their place in Seabeck on the water. The address is 12510 Seabeck Hwy, Seabeck WA. Should be early afternoon but we will post the details and directions closer the event.