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Upcoming Local Events...
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Does your child need a little extra help over the summer with sensory integration, articulation, feeding, communication and/or socialization skills? Occupational & Speech therapy summer programs and home-based therapies available during the summer...close to home! |
deserttherapies@cox.net #623-362-3414
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Are you looking for more information about Autism? The Deer Valley School District is continuing "free" forums about Autism, Asperger's, Pervasive Developmental Delay (PDD), and the challenges that students and families face: |
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
6:00-8:00 pm
Deer Valley Middle School (Media Center)
21100 N. 27th Ave
Contact: Wanda Gray #623-445-3322 wanda.gray@dv.dvusd.org
| SARRC has created Autistic Disorder Screening Kits ideal for children 18-24 months old during their well-exams. Ask your pediatrician if he/she has a kit. For more information: #602-340-8717 |
| Custom logo charms related to Autism www.charitycharms.com |
| Busy Bodies Planned Play (Arrowhead Ranch) is considering creating a "special needs" class at their gym! If you are a parent that might be interested in such a program, please contact Robin or Ardelle at #623-847-4090. They are currently welcoming parental input so that a custom class may developed to suit your child's needs. www.busybodiesplannedplay.com |
Past local events...
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(Jan 2006) Another successful Pediatric Health & Safety Fair hosted by Banner Thunderbird Emergency Department! |
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(Dec 2004) Childrens Choices website featured in Arrowhead Independent Newspaper |
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The Arthritis Foundation has teamed up with Raising Special Kids to offer parent-to-parent support for families having a child with arthritis. Try contacting Raising Special Kids www.raisingspecialkids.org |
| Three families having children with Systemic Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) have met at our house. We discussed our broad range of feelings and were able to share helpful coping techniques and resources. Much fun was had by all! We feel optimistic about the future and have created an "extended family" amongst ourselves! |
In the news...
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(Sept 2004) $2 million gift donated to St. Louis University to expand juvenile arthritis research . |
| (Summer 2004) The National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR) selected Arizona's own Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, known as SARRC, in partnership with Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), to be the headquarters for one of the largest studies involving genes responsible for inheriting autism. Arizona will soon be the "national hub for genomics research in autism". Research efforts will include participation from researchers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. "More than 6,300 samples of individuals with autism from around the world will be sent to Arizona for genome-scanning". |
For more information contact www.autismcenter.org & request a copy of their recent OUTREACH newsletters
Did you know???
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You can donate toys to children who are sick in the local hospitals. Please visit Andrea's Closet for more information! www.andreascloset.org |
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Your child needs a certain amount of sleep based on his age... According to the National Sleep Foundation (2004) |
infants (3-11 months)= 14-15 hours
toddlers (12-35 months)= 12-14 hours
preschoolers (3-5 years) & kindergartners (5-6 years)= 11-13 hours
school-age (1st-fifth grade)= 10-11 hours
