New Location:
Walnut Creek Library from 7- 8:30 pm
Las Trampas Conference Room (upstairs)
(925) 977-3340
1644
N. Broadway
Walnut
Creek, CA 94596
Monday, September 12, 2011
New Location: Walnut Creek
Library
Las Trampas Conference Room (upstairs)
(925) 977-3340
1644 N. Broadway
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Guest speaker: Ted Munoz,
Counselor for the Disability Support Services, DDS, at Diablo Valley
College
Topic:
Ted
Munoz is a counselor for the Disability Support Services (DSS) program
at Diablo Valley College. Ted will discuss the DSS program
and how it is designed to ensure that students with disabilities have
equal access to all of the educational offerings at the college. DVC
facilitates an equal opportunity throughout the provision of
appropriate student services, curriculum, instruction and adaptive
technology.
As a
counselor, Ted provides academic, career, and personal counseling. I
also coordinate necessary support services/accommodations and act as a
resource to help student obtain appropriate services beyond those
provided at DVC. In addition to my work as a DSS counselor I am an EOPS
program counselor, a general counselor and just recently was trained to
work with students who are Veterans.
Department website:
http://www.dvc.edu/org/departments/dss/index.htm
This
parents group meets at 7 pm on the second Monday of each month- Further
speaker information will be updated on this web site. http://www.AspergersResource.org
Monday, October 10, 2011
New Location: Walnut Creek
Library
Las Trampas Conference Room (upstairs)
(925) 977-3340
1644 N. Broadway
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Guest speaker: Lori
Kotsonas, Director of Employment Services
Topic:
Project SEARCH at East Bay Innovations
Through East Bay Innovations, Project SEARCH offers adults with
disabilities job training and hope post high school.
Lori Kotsonas is the Director of Employment
Services for East Bay Innovations. She
coordinates Project SEARCH programs for Children’s Hospital in Oakland
and for the County of Alameda. Lori also
coordinates EBI’s Supported Employment Services for individuals with
disabilities throughout Alameda County. She will be discussing
how Project SEARCH provides job training and coordinates job
placement to those adults with an ASD post high school.
Lori Kotsonas
East Bay
Innovations/Project SEARCH
510-618-1580
x 15
This
parents group meets at 7 pm on the second Monday of each month- Further
speaker information will be updated on this web site. http://www.AspergersResource.org
Monday, November 14, 2011
New Location: Walnut Creek
Library
Las Trampas Conference Room (upstairs)
(925) 977-3340
1644 N. Broadway
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Guest speaker: Doug Dildine
Topic: The
topic would be focusing on the three main transitional services needed
by consumers - benefits, housing, employment; as well as the larger
picture of quality of life and community inclusion. Doug will
discuss the rubric used, as it relates to the Community of Practice,
which is the collaboration of Fed, state and local govt with
non-profits and corporations- to create networks of services, supports
and funding. Also discussed will be family support - and life
long transition planning.
Douglas Dildine
Adjunct Professor
Performing Arts Department
Office: PA122
Happy Holidays!
No meeting will
be held in
December 2011
This parents group
meets at 7 pm on the second Monday of each month - Further speaker
information will be updated on this web site. http://www.AspergersResource.org
News:
Surrounding ASD support groups &
organizations include:
ASD parent support group in Walnut Creek- regular speakers
discuss topics relevant to autism spectrum disorders. Contact Karra advocateforkids@astound.net
ASD parent support group in Lafayette - Lafayette Special Parents for
Special Kids
These are parents of children with special needs and/or learning
differences who reside in the Lafayette School District and came
together to form a support, education and advocacy group. Our
mission is to share knowledge, resources and skills with fellow
Lafayette parents whose lives are touched by special needs so that we
all can benefit and learn from each others' experiences.
Contact: Laura Levandowski-Coordinator http://www.spsklaf.org
ASD teen support group; EvoLibri is located in Palo Alto,
California (home to Stanford University and the northern portion of the
Silicon Valley), and we are dedicated to enriching the lives of our
neurodiverse clientele, ages 14 and up. http://www.evolibri.com/index.html
We Care Autism Family Support Project : Join us every third Thursday of
the month from 10 am to 11:30am or
the third Monday at 7:30pm. This
parent to parent group will provide our families with an opportunity to
foster friendship, support one another, and share resources, not to
mention just bragging about our kids! You will meet other parents
living with autism in their families, both newly diagnosed and those in
varying places along their journey. afspsupport@gmail.com
"The Umbrella Club" is an
ASD support group in Dublin, and is held the first Wednesday of each
month (7:30 pm) Contact Michelle at michelle.ryansmom@gmail.com
The Fathers Circle -
http://www.thefatherscircle.org Meetings are the 4th
Thursday of each month: Trinity Lutheran Church - Fellowship Wing 1225 Hopyard Rd.
Pleasanton, CA 94566: 6:30 - 8:30pm
TheFathersCircle@gmail.com Contact: Tom Sepull
"Transitions to Adulthood". This is a parent ASD adolescent
support group by Louise Glueck. Meetings are held the third
Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 pm . Contact Louise for more
info at louiseglueck@yahoo.com
AASCEND is a support and advocacy group for adults with High
Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. They meet in
San Francisco at 1500 Howard Street & 11th Street; Mailing
address is: PO Box 591011, SF, CA 94159 415-248-1670 or http://www.aascend.net or
email info@aascend.net
Asperger's Support Group in Sacramento at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Inst.
(7-9 pm) on the second Tuesday of each month. For more info
contact Lynne; lweissmann@aol.com
BAASIS is an organization that offers
support groups for parents, adults, and teens in the San Francisco and
Oakland area. For more information please visit their web page at
www.geocities.com/baasis/
BAASIS: 120 Village Square #121,
Orinda, California 94563
In San Francisco AS Parent support groups:
These groups offer a forum for families to talk, share information, and
learn with other families in similar situations. The host occasional
guest speakers to address specific issues as identified by the
participants in the group. NOTE: Childcare
is available, but you must call ahead to request it.
Asperger's Late Teen & Young Adult Group contact: Jim Blackshear 415-572-4569
PDD Group for parents ages 6-15 group contact: Debbie Vuong
415-564-2310
SF Unified School District parent group- contact Rachel Goldstein
415-920-5040
Autism Task Force Committee- contact; Priya Sodi 415-355-7727
The meetings are held the first Sat. of every month from10:00 am-12:30
pm at 2601 Mission St., 6th Floor San Francisco,
visit their web site at: www.supportforfamilies.org
California Chapter of the National Autism Association - Executive
Director is Aria Ligi PO Box 1264 El Cerrito, CA 94530 or contact aria@nationalautism.org
PHP Autism support group meets monthly (dates vary) in Santa
Clara. Contact Carol Gallegos for more information; 408-727-5775
carol@php.com.
ASPERGER'S Support monthly meeting in San
Francisco, contact Sheila Stosick
Contra Costa County- CARE Parent Network- 925-313-0999
http://www.contracostaarc.org
San Mateo County- MORE Family Resource Center 650-259-0189
Alameda County- Family ResourceNetwork- 510-547-7322
O-FRNOAK@inreach.com
In Marin- Asperger's Syndrome & similar profiles support group-
meet monthly at MATRIX call 415-475-2182
In Sonoma - Mom breakfast support group- mothers of children with
special needs meet monthly for breakfast at Breakaway Cafe in Sonoma
the 1st Sunday of the month from 9-11 am call 415-475-2129
for more info.
Autism Support Group of Santa
Cruz, Terri Mykland in Santa Cruz, CA 831-464-3393
tmykland@mindspring.com
Autism/Asperger's Syndrome monthly support group meet the first
Wednesday of each month in El Cerrito. Contact Tanya Edgar for more
information tkedgar@comcast.net
AS/HFA Support Group - Esther
Harris, Easter Seals Bldg. Rohnert Park (on State Farm Drive) 707-584-3031
hdfonts@sonic.net
FEAT Family Resource Meeting; In
Sacramento the 3rd Wed. 7- 9 pm, UC Davis MIND. Institute 2525 50th
Street, Karlin Merwin 916-744-1040
East Contra Costa Support Group Meetings - In Antioch the 2nd
Wed. from 6:30-8:30 pm, no fee. Meeting location is Panera Bread
5897-B. Lone Tree Way - Lisa McBride tinyurl.com/cce67
mama_for_three@yahoo.com
925-584-7762
Davis Area Asperger’s Support Group; Meets the 4th Wed. of each month
from 7-9 pm Call for
location. Robin Dewey 530-753-8649
DeDe Douglass rdd1122@aoLcorn 530-759-8817
FEAT Biomedical Discussion Yahoo group, go to:
Tallahassee Autism Support Coalition (T* A* S* C*)
Jarl K. Jackson, coordinator jarlkjackson@pngusa.net
http://www.orgsites.com/fl/tallahassee_autism_support_coalition/index.html
online Adult_Support_Group · Tallahassee Area Autism
Asperger Adults availible through Yahoo! (It is found by going to their
"Groups" page, under 'Health' in the directory and searching for the
above
group.
Kaiser parent support group: Monderator, Feda
kaiserspectrumkids-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Social Networking NEWS for
ASD Adults.....
San
Francisco AASHM-Adult Asperger Self-Help Meetup
http://aspergers.meetup.com/359/
The East Bay Aspeger's Young Adult Meetup Group
http://aspergers.meetup.com/275/
Adult Aspies of San Francisco
To provide a place that
offers not only emotional support but also a positive and constructive
environment where ADULT(Please
excuse all of the capital letters) AS people are encouraged to
challenge and apply themselves.
This group holds meetings at the Fourth Floor
Conference Room of the San Francisco
New Main Library (100 Larkin Street; cross street Grove Street;
next to San Francisco Civic Center). A conscious effort is being
made to provide a place where AS people feel safe, welcome and
secure. Our only request to attendees is that you do not disrupt
our meetings.
Interested
people are encouraged to e-mail Steven Kuroiwa at aspergers897513@yahoo.com or call 415-587-5591
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If one has any questions or doubts about reaching the meeting room, please be sure
to contact Steven (The Library Administration has
specifically requested that attendees are not to ask staff for
directions on how to find our conference space).
AASCEND
http://aascend.net/index.shtml
Thank you to all the wonderful speakers,
donors and parents who contribute to our ASD meetings in so many
ways!
Communication Works
4400 Keller Avenue Suite 200
Oakland CA 94605
(510) 639 - 2929
http://cwtherapy.com
The Speech Pathology Group, Inc
2021 Ygnacio
Valley Rd, C103
Walnut Creek, CA
94598
Office: 925.945.1474
Fax: 925.945.1768
http://www.speechpathologygroup.com/
Taryn Annette Sievers
Senior Vice President , Wealth Advisor
Assistant Branch Manager, Western Division
taryn.sievers@mssb.com
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH
BARNEY
One Kaiser
Plaza, Ste 900, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 891-0567
FAX: (510)
891-0550
Brian Zagon,
Attorney
3717
Mount Diablo Blvd., Suite 200
Lafayette, CA 94549
Contra Costa County of Education
Liz
Wilson Palmer, Transitions Specialist
epalmer@cccoe.k12.ca.us
2900 Avon Ave., Concord, CA 94520
Nan
Arkwright, Occupational Therapist, Walnut Creek
http://www.AHopSkipandaJumpAhead.com
TERRI YOLO, CPS Realtor
terriyolo@gmail.com
http://www.cpshealdsburg.com
707-484-6578
Ruth Roberts,
Brentwood Press
freelance writer:
rroberts@brentwoodpress.com
Wonderful Parent Supporters:
Meri Nieda Lane, Parent
Mary Kay Billington, Parent
Sandra Burch, Parent
Betsy & Ken
Jimenez, Parents
Anne
Porteous, Parent
Kate Sivers, Grandparent
Barbara Trent Parent &
Paraprofessional
MarlaToma, Parent
Brian & Kim Zagon, Parents
Edie Kaplan Davis, Parent
Randy & Laura
Levandowski, Parents
Meghan Morrisey, Parent
Lisa & John McLaurin, Parents
Karra Barber, Parent
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