the echo, vol 13, issue 3, november 2014
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Monthly newsletter for the Autism Society of Cumberland County (NC).TRANSCRIPT
The Echo….Keeping you informed!
IN THIS ISSUE
ASCC Programs & Events Find information on upcoming programs and events in
the enclosed program and calendar pages.
See Page 2, 3
Celebrating our Volunteers/
Donor Appreciation The ASCC recognizes our volunteers and supporters for
the first quarter of the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
See Page 4
Participants Needed for Early
Intervention Study The University of Chapel Hill is conducting a study on
home-based Early Intervention for toddlers.
See Page 2
ASCC Mini-Grants The ASCC is offering mini-grants to CCS teachers of self
-contained ASD classrooms again this year!
See Page 5
November 2014 Volume 13, Issue 3
ASCC Parent Education ProgramASCC Parent Education Program
Monday – November 10, 2014 at 6:30pm
Alliance Behavioral Healthcare:
Accessing Services For Your Loved One with ASD
Doug Wright from Alliance Behavioral Healthcare and Kerri Erb from the Autism Society of North Carolina will discuss the services offered by
Alliance Behavioral Healthcare and how to access services through the Alliance Provider Network. They will discuss the NC Innovations waiv-
er, the registry of unmet needs (waitlist), and other interesting topics. They will be available to answer questions following the presentation.
BE THANKFUL
Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and weary,
because it means you've made a difference.
It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.
~~Author Unknown.~~
ASCC Programs-Opportunities for Parents and Children
Parent Education Parent Education
Program Program
Please join us on
Monday, November 10, 2014,
6:30 pm at the
Partnership for Children
Resource Center
351 Wagoner Drive,
Multipurpose Room 343
for a presentation entitled
Alliance Behavioral
Healthcare:
Accessing Services for
Your Loved One with ASD
by
Doug Wright, Director of Consumer
Affairs with Alliance Behavioral
Healthcare & Kerri Erb, Senior Direc-
tor of Programs and Quality with the
Autism Society of North Carolina
Free respite care will be available on
site through Community Based
Developmental Services. Please
contact Cynthia Billops at 488-5820
or 488-4584 to reserve your space
at least 24 hours in advance.
ASCC Support Groups
Support Groups provide an
opportunity to share, learn, and
connect. Parents, caregivers,
guardians, and professionals are
welcome to participate in all of our
support groups. Please check the
calendar on page three for meeting
dates/times/locations.
The HFA Support Group meets every
second Monday of the month, Sep—
Nov, Jan—May, immediately preced-
ing the Parent Education Program.
This group meets in Room 414 of the
PFC Resource Center. Focus: Fami-
lies of children, adolescents, and
adults diagnosed with HFA.. Child-
care will not be provided.
The Autism Lunch Club (ALC) Support
Group meets every second Tuesday
of the month at various Fayetteville
restaurants. Focus: Families of
adolescents and adults with ASD.
Childcare will not be provided.
The Autism Breakfast Club (ABC)
Support Group meets every first and
third Wednesday of the month at the
PFC Resource Center, Room 414.
Focus: Families of children with ASD
up to age 12. Childcare will be provid-
ed.
The Preschool Support Group (The
High Fives) meets weekly on
Thursdays at the PFC Resource
Center, Room 343. Focus: Families
of young children with ASD ages 1-5
years. Childcare will be provided.
While every group focuses on a
specific age range, parents of
children of all ages are welcome to
attend all support groups!
Workshops
Please call the ASCC office at (910)
826-3004/3005 to register for all
workshops.
The After the Diagnosis Workshop is
led by Amy Perry, ASNC Parent Advo-
cate, and is held every first Tuesday
of the month from 9:30 am—12:00
pm. (odd calendar months)
Autism Resource Roundtable is led by
Amy Perry, ASNC Autism Resource
Specialist, and is held every first
Tuesday of the month from 9:30 am-
12:00 pm. (even calendar months)
The Individualized Education Plan
(IEP) Workshop, led by Amy Perry,
provides an opportunity for parents
and providers to learn all about IEPs.
It will be offered quarterly.
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Participants Needed For Early Intervention Study
P articipants are needed for a UNC study of
home-based early intervention for toddlers
under 31 months of age with or suspected of hav-
ing an autism spectrum disorder. Participating
families must live within two hours of Chapel Hill
and caregivers must speak English. All study visits
take place in the home — no travel is required of
families.
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of
two groups. Parents assigned to the intervention
group will be assisted to deliver a 32-week joint
attention intervention to their toddlers. Parents
assigned to the monitoring group will receive the
JAML Parent Manual for self-study, along with four
intervention sessions outlining their use, at the
end of the 32-week monitoring period. Participants
from both groups may access other services of
their choosing.
No insurance is needed, and insurance plans are
not charged. Participation in this study is free and
confidential.
If you would like to learn more about this study or
apply to participate, please contact Martha Lee at
(919) 962-7355 or at [email protected].
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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2 3 4 After the Diagnosis Workshop 9:30 am—12pm Multi-Purpose Rm 343
5 ABC Support Group 9:30 - 11am Conference Rm 414
6 Preschool Support Group 10am-12pm Multi-Purpose Rm 343
7 8
9 10
HFA Support Group 5:45pm Conference Rm 414
Parent Education Program 6:30pm Multi-Purpose Rm 343
11 Autism Lunch Club (ALC) Support Group 11:30 am - Cheddars
iPads for Autism 1 - 4pm Conference Rm 414
12 13 Preschool Support Group 10am-12pm Multi-Purpose Rm 343
14 15 Rhythm and Rhyme Sensory Story Time - Hope Mills Library
10:30am
16 17 18 IEP Workshop 9:30 am—12pm Multi-Purpose Rm 343
19 ABC Support Group 9:30 - 11am Conference Rm 414
20 Preschool Support Group 10am-12pm Multi-Purpose Rm 343
21 22
23 24 25 ASCC Board of Directors Meeting 11 am - 1pm Conference Rm 414
26 27
Office Closed
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Office Closed
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November 2014November 2014
Please call 910-826-3004 to verify room numbers for meetings
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Sandra Surles
Misty Surles
Theresa Thomas
Sandra Turner
Christopher Roberts
Alexis Nash
Virginia Rojas
Quay Wembley
Steven King
Connie King
Matthew Kumm
David Kumm
April Kumm
Laura Savage
Steve Savage
Elaine Bishop
Brandy Bishop
Precious Jackson
Jacqueline Jackson
Nicholas Crecy
Matthew Summers
Joseph Harrell
Kurt Koppang
Patricia Koppang
Vicki Britton
Antonio Grady
Chris Leacock
Susie Gaylord
Don Gaylord
John Allen
Cynthia Billops
Anna Finch
Crystal Harrell
Adam Jackson
Chris Leacock
Brandy Mello
Gwendolyn Scott
The ASCC is so THANKFUL for our Volunteers!
We would like to thank all donors who have supported our organization with monetary
donations during the months of July, August, and September 2014. Your continued sup-
port helps us sustain our programs and services to individuals diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorders and their families.
Kohl’s
Eric Williams
Nicholas Fasul Finch Autism Fund
Grace Roman
Nan Lucas
Your Cause Paying Agent for
Corporate Giving Program
Anna and Hank Finch
Bank of America
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Ann Lucero
Eaton Corporation
In-Kind Donations
Bottom Line Accounting
Lucki Multimedia
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A special THANK YOU to Sandra Surles for her constant leadership each year with the Greek Festival
Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.
~Sherry Anderson (Thanks, Kathy)
Thank You to our ASCC Donors
The Fayetteville Cum-
berland Parks and Rec-
reation is holding regis-
tration for Buddy Bas-
ketball now through
December 1.
Buddy Basketball is a non-competitive
basketball league for children with phys-
ical and mental disabilities. The league
utilizes the “buddy” system and pairs
each child with a buddy if needed. The
league is coed and is open to children
ages five or older.
Registration is $20 per child and can be
done at any Fayetteville Cumberland
Parks and Recreation site. For more
information, call 910-433-1376.
FCPR Now Offering
Buddy Basketball
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The ASCC is excited to announce the availability of funding for teacher mini-grants again this school
year! Cumberland County teachers of self-contained autism spectrum disorder classrooms are eligible to apply for this grant. All mini-
grant requests must be written for no less than $100.00 and no more than $200.00. We hope that this opportunity will provide some
assistance to teachers as they are serving students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Applications have been distributed
and are due to the ASCC by 4 p.m. on January 16, 2015.
The ASCC Supports Children and Teachers
in Cumberland County Schools
Membership Drive Become a member of the Autism Socie-
ty of Cumberland County and help us
sustain our programs. Your $10 annual
membership fee will ensure your vot-
ing privileges in matters discussed dur-
ing Parent Education programs, priori-
ty selection for scholarships, as well as
the continuity of all programs offered
by the ASCC. You will also receive a
free 8”x4” “Autism Awareness” car
magnet as displayed in the picture box.
Please mail your $10 membership fee
to the ASCC, 351 Wagoner Drive, Suite
410, Fayetteville, NC 28303 today.
Thank you!
Questions? Please call (910) 826-
3004.
We all know the general premise behind the tradition of Thanksgiv-
ing, but there are a few interesting ( and perhaps useless) facts
about the holiday that you may not have known. Sharing some of
these interesting Thanksgiving facts is a great way to entertain the
kids while they’re waiting for the turkey to finish cooking. Even the
adults might learn a thing or two from this list!
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in
1621 by the Pilgrims who had come over on
the Mayflower, and the local Wampanoag
people. There was a feast and games, and the celebration lasted
for three days.
The day that Thanksgiving is celebrated
has changed often over the years. Prior
to 1863, the President of the United
States would make an annual proclama-
tion of which day Thanksgiving would be
held. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln officially proclaimed the last Thurs-
day in November as the official national Day of Thanksgiving. In
1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to the third Thurs-
day of November, to stimulate the economy by lengthening the
holiday shopping season. In 1941, Congress stated that from then
on, Thanksgiving would take place on the fourth Thursday in No-
vember.
The first annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took
place in 1924. It was created to launch the holiday
shopping season. Today, the parade is attended by an
estimated three million people each year. Approxi-
mately 44 million people around the country watch
the parade on television.
About 91% of families in the United States eat
turkey on Thanksgiving Day. It is estimated that
more than 45 million turkeys are cooked each
year, and as much as 525 million pounds of turkey are consumed.
More than 40 million green bean casseroles are
consumed each year on Thanksgiving. This tradi-
tional Thanksgiving side dish, usually made from
green beans, canned mushroom soup and French
fried onions, was first created in 1955 by the Campbell Soup com-
pany to promote Campbell soup products.
While it is now a Thanksgiving staple, pumpkin
pie was not served at the first Thanksgiving, nor
was it invented by the Pilgrims. The first recipe for
pumpkin pie was published in 1685, when it appeared in Robert
May's The Accomplisht Cook.
Interesting Thanksgiving Trivia
351 Wagoner Drive, Suite 410
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Tel: 910-826-3004/3005
Fax: 910-868-5881
E-mail: [email protected]
www.autismcc.org
“Supporting Individuals Within The Autism Spectrum”
Winner of the Autism Society of
North Carolina affiliate of the Year
Award—1996, 2002, & 2003
Membership & Donations The Autism Society of Cumberland
County is an affiliate of the Autism
Society of North Carolina.
Mission Statement:
The Autism Society of Cumberland
County is committed to providing
support and promoting opportunities
which enhance the lives of individu-
als within the autism spectrum and
their families.
Vision Statement:
The Autism Society of Cumberland
County strives to create a community
where people within the autism
spectrum and their families receive
respect, services, and supports
based on individual differences,
needs, and preferences.
Disclaimer:
The Autism Society of Cumberland
County does not take any position
regarding studies of ASD, nor en-
dorse any particular form of treat-
ment, intervention, or therapy. This
newsletter allows us to pass along
current information in the field of
ASD to our families and organization
members.
Please make checks payable to:
Autism Society of Cumberland County
351 Wagoner Drive, Suite 410
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Name:
Parent/Caregiver Professional
Sibling Individual with ASD
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
A great way to help support our program is to
become a member. As a member of the ASCC, you
enjoy voting rights during membership meetings,
you are eligible for election to the Board of
Directors, and you receive priority for conference
scholarships. Membership is effective for one year.
Please remember the ASCC with your tax-deductible
charitable contribution. Thank you!
Annual Membership ($10.00)
Donation $_________
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Cumberland Community
Foundation
Board of Directors:
Anna Finch, President
Gwen Scott, Vice President
Brandy Mello, Secretary
Chris Leacock , Treasurer
John Allen
Cynthia Billops
Staff:
Jeannie Hodges, Director of Programs & Outreach
Nabila Gomes, Program & Outreach Assistant
November 2014 The Echo Volume 12, Issue 3
FY 2014/2015 Board of Directors & Staff Funded In Part By:
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