Meetings and EventsThe Autism Society of Boulder County organizes lecture series, support groups and events to support our community. ASBC Lecture SeriesLecture Meetings are usually held bimonthly on Wednesdays 7-8:30 pm at the new Imagine! building, in the John Taylor Conference Room at 1665 Coal Creek Drive in Lafayette, CO 80026 or at the Imagine! O'Shea Meeting Room at 1400 Dixon Avenue, Lafayette 80026 Who:Valerie Stone, PhD & Erika Rosenberg, PhD For teens and adults with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism, parents & friends. Presentation Description: Get specific tools to help you or your loved ones gain new confidence in the three most stressful social situations: dating, school/ workplace interactions, and meeting new people. This interactive presentation will cover * Social situations involving bullying and exploitation * Using rules for specific social situations to keep you or your loved ones safe from bullying and exploitation * Reading facial expressions, both on video and on live actors * Acting on common social conventions You'll get specific skills you can use the next day, and a systematic approach to understanding people's faces. Go to www.assesscompetency.com/tipsheets.html to download these free tipsheets about * Starting a conversation. * Avoiding scams and bullying. The tools for social and emotional competence that Drs. Rosenberg and Stone teach are based on recent scientific research. About the Speakers: Drs. Rosenberg and Stone are both passionate about bringing scientific research into the real world to improve people's lives. They believe in making the latest research useful to you! Dr. Valerie Stone is an internationally recognized expert on social competence, and protecting vulnerable people from exploitation and aggression. She trained with Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen in England, and serves on the Board of the Guardianship Alliance of Colorado. She trains lawyers, judges, and psychologists around the world on how to protect people who are not neurotypical. Dr. Erika Rosenberg is an internationally recognized expert on facial expressions of emotion. She trained with Paul Ekman, and is scientific consultant to the Fox show "Lie to Me." She has trained how people all over the world how to understand signs of emotion in the face. DIRECTIONS TO IMAGINE! COMING FROM SOUTH: HWY 36 TO HWY 287N TO S. BOULDER RD-TURN RIGHT (EAST), S. BOULDER RD TO COAL CREEK,TURN RIGHT (SOUTH) FOLLOW TO THE LAST BUILDING ON YOUR RIGHT : IMAGINE! AT 1665 COAL CREEK. Please RSVP at telephone 720-272-8231 or by email to asbcmeetings@gmail.com ASBC Parent Support Group MeetingsThere will be no ASBC Parent Support Group Meetings in June, July, or August of 2010. Look for a reorganized schedule and a new meeting place to be announced in the Late Summer. Thanks for your support. Support Group for HFA/Asperger’s Young Adults Transitioning into the WorkforceThis support group meets on the fourth Saturday of each month. The NEW TIME for this group is 1:00 – 3:00 pm at: Kristin Erby will be facilitating this new support group for ASBC. She is a Social Worker, specializing in support, advocacy and trainings for those with Developmental Disabilities. Currently, she provides employment and career planning services to young adults through Boulder County Workforce. This support group will occur the fourth Saturday of each month. Her approach is strength-based and person centered. She feels strongly that everyone has something to contribute and everyone deserves meaningful, paid work. Although she has much professional experience, she feels her most important accomplishments are regarding the education and support to those with an Autism Spectrum diagnosis, as well as their families and teachers. She learned much from raising her son, Nate, who was diagnosed with Autism at age six and then Aspergers at age 10. Nate is now 21 years, living independently, going to school and working in the community. In 1999 she founded the Ann Arbor Parents of Kids with Aspergers support group. This group not only provided support to parents of newly diagnosed children, but also linked them to local services. In addition to her current Employment Counseling work, she is a licensed therapeutic foster parent through Imagine! Colorado. Thanks so much, Kristin, for joining the ASBC team! Coffee TalkNO AUGUST 2010 COFFEE TALK If you would like to find some support from parents who "get it", this is the group for you. Allison Fostveit, a local mother of a 7 year old son with autism, will host the group on the second Tuesday of each month. This first cup of coffee is on ASBC, so mark your calendars! Spanish Support Group/Grupo de Apoyo en EspanolThis group meets the second Saturday of each month./ Este grupo se reúne el segundo sábado de cada mes. at
10:00 - 12:00 pm To confirm attendance at any of these meetings, or to obtain more information and to provide input for future agendas, please contact us at asbcmeetings@gmail.com. |
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