The Southern California DIR®/Floortime* Regional Institute

by Dele

The Regional Institute will be conducted over the course of the 2011-2012 academic year.  It provides interdisciplinary training that fulfills a portion of the requirements for the DIR®/Floortime Certificate, for DIR®B and DIR®C 1 and 2 candidates. It also provides training for Floortime Players. This Institute is open to professionals from all disciplines. A complete description [...]

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Anthem, Blue Shield to cover therapy for autistic children!

by Dele

WELL, IF YOU HAVEN’T HEARD THE GREAT NEWS YET….. Two of California’s largest health insurers have agreed to pay for costly behavioral therapy for thousands of autistic children — services the companies have long resisted covering. Under pressure from regulators, Blue Shield of California and Anthem Blue Cross said they would pick up the initial [...]

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TheAUTSPOT.com Welcomes The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. (CARD)!

by Dele

TheAUTSPOT.com would like to take the   opportunity to introduce our newest sponsor, The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. (CARD). CARD is a very well known and widely accepted organization that has earned itself the reputation of being one of the world’s largest and most experienced organizations effectively treating children with autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, [...]

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Newly Diagnosed (Getting Started)

by Dele

Without having a plan of action or a direction of where to go, parents raising kids with ASD’s (Autism Spectrum Disorders) will have a great deal of problems when it comes to meeting their child’s needs. It can never be stressed enough how important it is to get on top of a child’s intervention and [...]

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Autism Symptoms (Early Signs of Autism)

by Dele

Within the first year of life, huge changes are happening in a child’s brain. The child develops very quickly, learning words, crawling, and recognizing the mother’s face. Once a child has reached his first year of life, parents should begin to keep an eye out for the following factors, which may be early signs of [...]

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Autism One Conference!

by Dele

The AUTISM ONE conference will be taking place in Chicago, IL from May 25th – 29th at the Westin Hotel in Lombard, IL. And this year…..it’s FREE! Visit the registration link!

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What A Couple of College Grads Can Teach Us About Autism

by Dele

Click on this link to read the blog post that Susan of the Mother Club wrote about TheAUTSPOT.com!

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Aldivia Designs is helping TheAUTSPOTfoundation

by Dele

Aldivia Designs is reaching out to TheAUTSPOTfoundation! Be sure to visit their site and check out their incredible collection of jewelry. Proceeds of the sales will be donated to TheAUTSPOTfoundation, which raises funds to help sponsor therapy and intervention for children on the autism spectrum. www.aldiviadesigns.blogspot.com

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