2012 Free Spectrum Training Schedule 

Sibling Support:  Helping Siblings to Cope, Communicate, and Collaborate

January 26, 2012     9:00-10:00 a.m.

Siblings have needs, too!   Learn ways to help brothers and sisters to express their feelings, engage their sibling with special needs, and enhance positive relationships within the home.  This workshop will help parents to find the language to discuss their child’s special needs with other members of the family.

The Best Kept Secret…

February 9, 2012     9:00-10:30 a.m.

Join Dr. Kirstina Ordetx to find out about the “best kept secret” to treating children’s core issues.  You won’t hear it from a medical doctor, or a psychologist, or most therapists, but it’s real.  You can start it at home and you won’t pay for it by the hour…What is it?  Join us to learn more.

Teen Talk 911:  Raising an Exceptional Adolescent

February 16, 2012     9:00-10:30 a.m.

This workshop will address all of the issues that teens with exceptionalities are facing today.  Support for parents will be given via effective strategies to survive the teenage years and ideas to tackle teen subjects at home.  If your child is 12 or older, this one is for you!

PECS User’s Group

March 8, 2012     9:00-10:00 a.m.

This workshop is offered to caregivers who are implementing the Picture Exchange System for communication in the home.  If you have questions about instructional techniques, troubleshooting effectiveness, or have fallen off the wagon with PECS, join us to get motivated to give your child a voice!  Bring your Q & A to this one… 

Homework…HELP!!!

March 22, 2012     9:00-10:00 a.m.

Do you ever feel like homework time becomes a battle?  Find out some of the underlying reasons why some kids have a negative association with homework.  Learn tricks and techniques to make homework time more productive and less painful for everyone.

Motor planning Issues:  How they affect learning, handwriting, and more…

April 19, 2012     9:00-10:00 a.m.

Find out how motor planning issues can impact a child’s ability to learn and process information effectively.  Learn how these issues affect areas of development and what you can do to support better motor planning skills in the natural environment.

WHAT???  An Overview of Auditory Processing Disorder

May 10, 2012     9:00-10:00 a.m.

Does your child seem to ask “What?” frequently, seem puzzled when you give directions, or have trouble following a sequence of steps?  Join Jen Colombo, SLP-CCC to find out how auditory processing is diagnosed, what a diagnosis means, and what treatments can be implemented to help the child to navigate the auditory world.

All workshop opportunities are free and open to the community.  They are held at 6215 Lorraine Road, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 unless otherwise specified.  No RSVP is required.  Call C.A.R.E at 941-758-4529 for additional information.

The Center for Autism Resources and Education is a non-profit organization with a mission to bring continuing education, resources, and awareness to the community.