Parent Support Group Tonight

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Austin Area SPD Alliance

Please join us tonight from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. for our monthly evening support group.

This support group is a great opportunity to vent, laugh, and share tips with other parents of sensory kids. It’s also a great place to share your experiences with local area therapy service providers and learn about new resources.

We meet at Monkey Nest coffee shop on Burnet Road in the private conference room at the back of the coffee shop. Look for a sign with the AASPDA logo. At each meeting there are always new people. All are welcome, and feel free to come and go as your schedule permits. We hope to see you there!

The Importance of Sensory Integration

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Austin Area SPD Alliance

If you’ve every struggled to understand Sensory Processing Disorder, below is an informative video explaining, in plain language, how sensory integration is vital for navigating day-to-day life.

Community Gym Parent Survey

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Austin Area SPD Alliance

The Austin Area SPD Alliance is planning to open a community sensory gym.

This gym will be offered to the community-at-large. It’s purpose will be a place where children of varying abilities and their families can come to play in a safe environment, and to reinforce their ongoing therapies.

We would greatly appreciate if you would take a moment to take our survey, so that we can build this community sensory gym to best meet your family’s needs. The survey has 11 questions, and will take only a few minutes to complete. Thank you!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XYJL2HP

In the near future we will be publishing more comprehensive information about our plans for the gym. If you are interested in more information now, please send an email to info@austinspd.net.

Dietary, Nutritional, and Biomedical Treatments for Autism: An Overview

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Austin Area SPD Alliance

Dietary, Nutritional, and Biomedical Treatments for Autism: An Overview
Speaker: Dianne Doggett of the Austin Autism Treatment Forum and Mother to a Teenager with Autism
When: Thursday, May 2nd, 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
Where: Old Quarry Library, 7051 Village Center Drive, Austin 78731

Dianne Doggett, Forum Organizer, and mother to a teenager with autism, will give an overview of dietary, nutritional, and biomedical treatments currently recommended for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders, and where to find them. This presentation will be most appropriate for those new to the autism community, though even those who have been navigating these treatments for some time will hopefully come away with some new ideas.

Please join us! Meetings are free and open to the public. No RSVP or reservation is ever necessary, but please leave your children at home if possible, as no child care is available. You are welcome to bring your lunch with you. All meetings of the Forum are held at the Old Quarry Library , 7051 Village Center Drive, Austin, 78731, off Far West Blvd., between the Post Office and HEB.

Visit www.meetup.com/Austin-Autism-Treatment-Forum, to see meeting topics and speakers, and to join the Forum. Forum members receive frequent emails about autism treatment and local autism resources and events. The Forum is sponsored by the Autism Society of Greater Austin. For more information, email DianneDoggett@aol.com.

Book Club Meets on Monday

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Austin Area SPD Alliance

We are looking forward to seeing friendly familiar (and new?) faces at Mozart’s this Monday evening, April 15th, from 7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.. Finish your taxes and come on down to discuss The Whole Brain Child by Siegel and Bryson with whatever brain power you have left. Plan to discuss chapters 5 and 6 at the meeting, though if you haven’t, you’re still welcome to come. Copies of the book are available through the Austin Public Library.

Questions? Email Jenn Kramer at jenn_kramer@yahoo.com.

SPD Parent Support Group Meeting

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Austin Area SPD Alliance

Please join us Tuesday, April 9th, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. for our monthly evening support group.

Insurance Coverage for ABA Therapy

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Austin Area SPD Alliance

Are you a parent or do you know a parent who is interested in purchasing private insurance which includes ABA coverage?

Jason Farrell of Farrell Financial will be holding a free information session on Saturday, April 6 at 3:00 pm following our ABC’s of ABA training. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more about private insurance options to get the coverage you need! Download the flyer for registration information and directions.

Free Hippotherapy Demo and Hands-on Opportunity

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Austin Area SPD Alliance

Chase Doverspike, MOT, OTR/L, HPCS of Cadence Therapy has offered our community an opportunity to attend a free hippotherapy (horse therapy) presentation and demonstration, after which up to five children will have an opportunity to try it out.

This event will be on Sunday, April 14, at 1:00 p.m. The presentation will last about 15-20 minutes, and the demo about 15-20 minutes. After that the 5 children will ride the horses.

The address is: Manor Equestrian Center, 13406 Cameron Road, Manor 78653 (a few minutes from the Samsung campus on Parmer Lane). map

The horses will have had a full morning of therapy, so only 5 children will be able to ride the horses, for about 10 minutes each. If you are interested in having your child try it out, the first five parents who email me will be offered a slot. Chase will talk briefly with each parent about her/his child and parents will be required to sign waivers. She will forward to me the paperwork once we get a headcount of how many families will be attending.

If you are interested in attending please email send an email to info@austinspd.net with subject “Hippotherapy Demo”.

We are so excited that the AASPDA is gaining a larger audience and being offered special opportunities like this.

SPD Parents Reading Group Meets Next Monday

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Austin Area SPD Alliance

Please join us next Monday, March 18th, at 7:30pm at Mozart’s on Lake Austin to discuss the book, The Whole Brain Child by Siegel and Bryson. Plan to discuss chapters 2 – 4 at the meeting, though if you haven’t, you’re still welcome to come. This meeting is open to all parents of sensational kids, and you can join in at any time. There are many copies of the book available through the Austin Public Library.

Last week we had a great turnout – it was wonderful to blend together our reading with some support time.

Look for a friendly group of folks with the book displayed on the table.

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