In this issue
:: Actress Looks To Create No-Cost Autism Center
:: Resources & Helpful Links
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:: CALENDER OF EVENTS
:: Girl Without Hands Wins National Handwriting Award
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:: Calling all self-advocates!
:: WIN FREE WRIGHTSLAW MATERIALS!!!!
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  ADHD Resource Center

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition which includes difficulties with attention, increased activity, and difficulties with impulsivity. Estimates show that between 3 and 7 percent of school-aged children and about 4 percent of adults have ADHD. It is usually first identified when children are school-aged, although it also can be diagnosed in people of all age groups. In an average classroom of 30 children, research suggests that at least one will have ADHD.

No single biological cause for ADHD has been found. But most research points to genes inherited from parents as the leading contributor to ADHD. ADHD often runs in families.

The good news is that there are safe and effective treatments for children and adolescents with ADHD. Treatment is most effective when it begins early and when intervention is individualized to the needs of the child.

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   Resources & Helpful Links
States Look To Lower Speech, Occupational Therapy Costs

Should a physical therapy session cost a patient as much as a visit to a neurosurgeon or other specialist?

Therapists think not.

 

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Free Meals for kids 18 and below
 

 

The Summer BreakSpot program has ended for 2011. However, your child may be eligible to receive school meals at a free or reduced price! Contact the School Food department at your local school district office for more information.  

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Seizure Disorders

There are more than 20 seizure disorders, which are brought on by hyperactivity in the brain. Seizures may be as subtle as a stare or a sudden change in awareness, or as physical as a convulsion. These seizures may last from a few seconds to several minutes. When seizures take place, there can be disruptions of any of the other functions controlled by the brain, from thoughts and emotions to functioning of the heart and lungs. Some seizure disorders experienced by children are difficult to control while others are well-regulated by medication. Medications will not cure a seizure disorder, but may help to control it.

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Under Pressure, Feds Move Forward With Community Living Plan

Medicaid officials have agreed to release long-awaited rules for a new program designed to expand community living, caving to pressure after disability advocates blocked all of the entrances to their building.

The move comes after members of the disability rights group ADAPT protested outside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Washington headquarters on Wednesday, demanding that federal officials release regulations governing the new Community First Choice Option.


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It's a Great IDEA Part C Workshop

 

It is the intent of IDEA Part C to identify and serve all eligible infants and toddlers and their families. This workshop helps Parents have a better understanding of how to enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities, and reduce educational costs by minimizing the need for special education through early intervention.

 

Monday, April 30, 2012

11:00am - 1:00pm

 

J.E. Hall Center

FDLRS Room 153

30 E. Texar Dr.

Pensacola, FL 32503

 

Presented By:

Nicole Brown

Director of POPIN Project

Family Network on Disabilities of Florida

 

(850) 454-0221

nicole@fndfl.org

 
The Family Network on Disabilities National Pooled Trust helps ensure that those with special needs may retain access to their assets and still qualify for state and federal assistance, such as Medicaid and SSI.  


 
    Free Trainings about
Special Education Services  
at
FND University Online
 
FND University is a 24 hour, online distance learning system that will allow you to take a variety of trainings from the comfort of your own home.  This fully interactive training platform will also enable you to keep a transcript of all of your courses and receive a certificate of completion as each one is completed. Trainings include topics such as: Understanding IDEA, Parental engagement, effective communication, conflict resolution, and more.


  

Calling all self-advocates!

   

Are you a young adult with disabilities who has gone through the transition process while in school?

 

Would like to help others in developing their self-advocacy skills and self-confidence for that process?  

If you answer yes, then we have the job for you!   

The Parents of the Panhandle Information Network Program (POPIN) is currently seeking a 20 hour per week Youth Mentor to provide training and assistance to  

other young adults with disabilities on self-determination and self-advocacy.   

This position involves public speaking and requires some light travel.  

Applicants must live within the region they serve, have basic

computer knowledge,and have access to the internet. This region includes all of the counties within the Panhandle of Florida from Escambia to Alachua.  

And   

The Parent Education Network Program (PEN) and the Family Support, Training, Awareness, and Resources Program (Family STAR) are currently seeking  

 a combined 30 hour per week Youth Mentor to provide training and assistance

to other young adults with disabilities on self-determination and self-advocacy.  

  This position involves public speaking and requires some light travel. Applicants must live within the region they serve, have basic computer knowledge, and have access to the internet. This region includes the following counties: Lee, Collier, Hendry,  

Glades, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Monroe, and Miami-Dade.

 

For more information, please contact Tara Bremer at 800-825-5736 or email your resume to employment@fndusa.org.

 


    

WIN FREE WRIGHTSLAW MATERIALS!!!!

 

 As a thank you to everyone who attends a webinar hosted by the Parents of the Panhandle Information Network (POPIN), we are offering a prize drawing each month.  For every webinar you attend in a month, your name will be added to the drawing.  The more webinars you attend, the more chances you have to win.

  

April and May's prizes are a set of 3 Wrightslaw books:

  

1. From Emotion to Advocacy

2. All about IEPs   

3. Special Education Law, Second Edition


 

The winners names will be drawn on April 30th  and May 31st.  Good Luck!

To register for POPIN Webinars, Click here   

 
 

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