Unicorn Children’s Foundation is Seeking Partners to Provide Virtual Support for People with Special Needs and Their Families

Thank you The Boca Raton Tribune!!!

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Unicorn Children’s Foundation is Seeking Partners to Provide Virtual Support for People with Special Needs and Their Families

In response to the “stay at home” orders affecting so many worldwide, The Unicorn Children’s Foundation is pivoting to provide virtual supports and resources to people with special needs and their families.  The Foundation is seeking partners to provide virtual programs to a population who typically suffer from social isolation.  Now is the time to take advantage of technology and ensure families have access to information, guidance, learning, and social opportunities.

Sharon Alexander, CEO of the Unicorn Children’s Foundation, shared “So many families urgently need our help as students with special needs are no longer in school, adults with special needs have lost jobs, and families are struggling to help their child(ren) continue to progress.”

The Unicorn Children’s Foundation is requesting proposals for presentations from individuals who would be willing to participate in the virtual Unicorn Connection Center.  Prospective partners may have a special skill or hobby to offer as a social/recreational program (art, crafts, cooking, sewing, etc.) or have a specialized certificate/license to provide therapeutic/educational programs (early interventionist, teachers, social workers, attorneys, estate planners, etc.).  The Foundation will provide the technological infrastructure and marketing supports for any partners.  Interested parties should visit https://www.unicornchildrensfoundation.org/partner.html to complete the online proposal.

During these unprecedented times, we must innovate to ensure that the most vulnerable members of society have opportunities to find meaning and purpose as engaged members of the “virtual” community.   For more information and to register, visit: https://www.unicornchildrensfoundation.org/partner.html or email info@unicornchildrensfoundation.org.

Autism and Friendships: Peer Mediated Instruction and Intervention

In honor of #InternationalDayofFriendship, please view this webinar, Autism and Friendships: Peer Mediated Instruction and Intervention, by Melissa Burkhardt.

Peer Mediated Instruction and Intervention ( p.m-II) is an evidence-based practice to promote interactions between typically developing peers and students with autism spectrum disorder that are positive and natural in quality.

Melissa specializes in private therapy providing very early intervention for children with autism and parental coaching to achieve best outcomes in a child's life. She shares her extensive knowledge about autism through public speaking, coaching, program development, and preparing specialized presentations for individuals, groups, and corporations.

Watch it here: https://www.hatchearlylearning.com/view-webinar/autism-and-friendships-peer-mediated-instruction-and-intervention

AUTISM AND SKILLS FOR ADULTHOOD (WEBINAR)

Please join Advocacy in Action for a webinar with Peter Gerhardt Ed.D. on the skills people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) need in adulthood. Dr. Gerhardt has more than three decades of experience using behavioral principles to assist teenagers and adults with ASD in school, work, residential and community settings. Dr. Gerhardt is managing partner of JPG Autism Consulting LLC, and chair of the Scientific Council of the Organization for Autism Research. He also is an editor of Social Skills and Adaptive Behavior in Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

This webinar is a project of the Simons Foundation.

What's a Webinar?
A webinar is a meeting held over the web that you can access through your computer. It's a great way to attend an event without leaving home.

What's the topic?
What skills will teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorder need for adulthood? This presentation will describe the importance of teaching functional and adaptive skills.

Title: Autism and Adaptive Behavior and the Functionality Index

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Time: 1 p.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Pacific Time)

Length: 50 minutes (40 minute presentation and 10 minute question and answer session)

To attend: On January 22 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Pacific), go to www.readytalk.com, enter 2979382 in the "PARTICIPANT, Join a Conference" box, and click the JOIN button. You may listen and watch on your computer. No prior registration is required.

To submit a question: Send your question before or during the webinar to ebrooks@simonsfoundation.org..

Live a Great Life with ADHD

Register now for Tuesday's FREE expert webcast

 Live a Great Life with ADHD: Best Medical and Alternative Therapies with ADHD expert Ned Hallowell, M.D.

 Tuesday, October 29 @ 1 PM Eastern Time

 In this free webcast, Dr. Ned Hallowell, practicing psychiatrist and founder of the Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health, will address the topics of:
 >> Alternative ADHD treatment that works
 >> ADHD-friendly foods and supplements
 >> How brain-training programs may improve focus and reduce impulsivity

 Don't miss this webcast at 1 PM East Coast Time!
 That is the same time as:
 12 PM Central Time
 11 AM Mountain Time
 10 AM West Coast Time

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Ari Ne'eman to Present at FREE Webinar Today!

Ari Ne’eman, President and Cofounder of Autistic Self Advocacy Network ASAN and a long time friend of ours, will be a presenter of a FREE webinar hosted by ICDL, a beneficiary of Unicorn Children's Foundation. This DIRFloortime™ Webinar will be held TODAY at 4pm EDT. The topic will be Understanding Disability Policy: What the Autism Community Doesn't Think About. No prior registration needed. Join the Virtual Auditorium by visiting http://www.icdl.com/