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10/27 Through My Eyes: A Dyslexia Simulation

10/27/2015
From Decoding Dyslexia - MA
via the Commonwealth Learning Center

When a loved one has dyslexia, it can be frustrating to feel like you don't truly know what they're going through. Decoding Dyslexia Director Nancy Duggan will lead us through an interactive simulation to help participants experience what this language-based learning difference is like, and understand it like never before.

We will explore the challenges that dyslexic students face, and discuss an overview of some of the best ways to help them.

Topics covered will include:
  • Accommodations: Understanding Access and Barriers to Curriculum
  • Structured Literacy Instruction
  • Neuroscience in Relation to Reading 

Learn More

When:   7:00 - 9:00pm Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Where: Commonwealth Learning Center
              220 Reservoir Street, Suite 6, Needham, MA

Admission is free and open to the public, but space is limited and first come, first served. Please call (781) 444-5193 or email us to RSVP at your earliest convenience. See you there!

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10/20 Author Conversation and Book Signing - FIsh in a tree  

10/20/2015
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Save the Date: 4th Annual UOD Family Book Event Tuesday, October 20th

From
Understanding Our Differences

The Leader in Disability Awareness Education


An Author Conversation and Book Signing
Tuesday Evening, October 20, 2015
 

This fall, UOD's popular book event will feature Fish in a Tree, and author Lynda Mullaly Hunt. This highly praised, middle grade children's book has a learning disability theme.
Every time Ally lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions.

But with the help of a new teacher, she discovers that there's a lot more to her -- and to everyone -- than a label, and that great minds don't always think alike.
Recommended for grades 4-6.

Lynda Mullaly Hunt Join us to meet author Lynda Mullaly Hunt at Understanding Our Differences' 4th Annual Family Book Event on Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 PM. She will discuss, read from and sign copies of Fish In A Tree. Hunt is the author of the children's book One for the Murphys, the recipient of many honors. She is a former teacher who lives in Connecticut with her family and pets.

"Filled with a delightful range of quirky characters and told with heart, Fish in a Tree explores themes of family, friendship, and courage in its many forms." -- BOOKLIST, Starred Review

Location and Time
Newton South High School Auditorium

140 Brandeis Road
Newton Centre, MA 02459
7:00 p.m.


Children and NPS teachers are free; $10 suggested donation at the door for adults.
Advance Registration

Register
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10/19 “From Reactive to Creative Parenting”

10/19/2015
Connecting Parents’/ MSPCC

Announces the October 2015 Topic Training

“From Reactive to Creative Parenting”

Connecting Parents’ will be presenting   
Paul Neustadt, MSS, LICSW

 
          Paul is a psychotherapist in private practice in Arlington.  He has worked with parents and families for over thirty years. For 17 years he was the director of a community-based program that provides therapy, parent education and support groups.  He trains other therapists in the Internal Family Systems methods of therapy. 
         
          Paul will be using his knowledge of the Internal Family Systems method of therapy developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., to teach us how to bring compassion and curiosity to our reactivity, thereby allowing us to be more clear, confident and creative in our role as parents.

SAVE THE DATE
Monday, October 19, 2015

Canton Public Library 
6:30pm – 8:30pm

 

Join us to listen, ask and learn
These trainings are sponsored by Connecting Parents’, an MSPCC (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) program funded by the MA Department of Mental Health. 
These trainings are free of charge and open to all
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10/14 Parent to parent Coffee

10/14/2015
Cohasset SEPAC
Parent-to-Parent Support Coffee
October 14, 2015
11 am - 1pm
73 Pond Street, Cohasset

Great place for advice on anything from services to doctors and activities for siblings.  Babies are welcome.


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10/14 Guardianship: Exploring the Options & more

10/14/2015
PLEASE JOIN THE ARC OF THE SOUTH SHORE FOR A FORUM ON

Guardianship:Exploring the Options…and more

Presented by Attorney Annette Hines, Esq.

WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 14, 2015

ABINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

600 GLINIEWICZ WAY

6:00PM TO 8:00PM

As caregivers for children with special challenges, obtaining timely information is crucial.
Toward that end, Attorney Hines will focus on the variety of legal options that are available when your child turns 18 and the pros and cons as you make that decision. Additionally, she will speak about the most common adult public benefits and other transition issues.

This presentation will last approximately 1 hour
with time built in for questions, including those that may be related to the “Turning 22” transition.


About the Presenter:
Attorney Annette M. Hines knows first-hand the challenges of parenting and the necessities of
a child with special needs. Her law practice includes estate planning, trust administration and
elder law with special needs planning and healthcare law being an especially personal focus. 
In addition to her membership in the Massachusetts Bar Association, she is a member of the
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), the National Academy of Special Needs
Planners (ASNP) and the Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers (MAWL), serving most
recently as President. She has been recognized as a Distinguished Citizen by ARC Massachusetts
and cited for public service by both the Massachusetts State Senate and House of Representatives. Attorney Hines is the founding partner of The Special Needs Law Group, located in Framingham, MA and may be reached at 508-861-3453.


PLEASE RSVP TO KATIE HANLEY BY OCT. 12, 2015
khanley@arcsouthshore.org or 781-335-3023 ext.2227
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10/6 AUTISM INSURANCE INFORMATIONAL SESSION

10/6/2015
PLEASE JOIN

THE ARC OF THE SOUTH SHORE

FOR AN


          AUTISM INSURANCE INFORMATIONAL SESSION


PRESENTED BY AMY WEINSTOCK
OF THE AUTISM INSURANCE INSTITUTE

OCTOBER 6, 2015
6:00PM TO 8 PM

ABINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
600 GLINIEWICZ WAY

If you have questions about accessing insurance coverage for
treatment/therapies related to autism please come and join us.

The Autism Insurance Resource Center, a program of INDEX
at the University of Massachusetts Medical School/Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center,
providesinformation and support for self advocates, family members, providers,
employers and educators on issues related medical insurance for treatments related to autism.

PLEASE RSVP BY Oct. 5, 2015 TO KATIE HANLEY AT EITHER
khanley@arcsouthshore.org or 781.335.3023ext.2227
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10/6 AUTISM INSURANCE INFORMATIONAL SESSION 

10/6/2015
___PLEASE JOIN

THE ARC OF THE SOUTH SHORE
AND
THE BROCKTON AREA ARC

FOR AN AUTISM INSURANCE INFORMATIONAL SESSION

PRESENTED BY AMY WEINSTOCK
OF THE AUTISM INSURANCE INSTITUTE

OCTOBER 6, 2015
6:00PM TO 8 PM
ABINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
600 GLINIEWICZ WAY


If you have questions about accessing insurance coverage for
treatment/therapies related to autism please come and join us. The Autism
Insurance Resource Center, a program of INDEX at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School/Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, provides
information and support for self advocates, family members, providers,
employers and educators on issues related medical insurance for treatments
related to autism.

PLEASE RSVP BY Oct. 5, 2015 TO KATIE HANLEY AT EITHER
khanley@arcsouthshore.org or 781.335.3023 ext.2227
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10/6 “Basic Rights in Special Education”

10/6/2015
“Basic Rights in Special Education”


​Tuesday, October 6th


7pm

Cohasset
District Administrative Offices

Community Room



What are my child’s educational rights?

What is the process for evaluation and qualification for

your child to receive an Individual Education Plan?

The presentation will provide families with an introduction to their rights and responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Massachusetts Special Education Law
and No Child Left Behind (NCLB).


  

The presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information on this or other discussions on the South Shore, visit our Facebook page. 


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