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Collaborations March 2008 Update
Sensory Resources will be hosting their spring
workshop Sensory Strategies to Improve Children's
Learning and Behavior on Thursday, April 10th AT 8
AM in Montclair, NJ, with two excellent speakers. The
workshop features the award winning author of “The
Out of Sync Child” Carol Stock Kranowitz and
activities for school, home, and therapy. Sensory
Resources also is pleased to have physician Dr. Rex
Birkmire of Orlando, Florida presenting on the role of
medical intervention in the treatment of sensory
processing disorders. This interactive presentation
is designed for parents, educators, physicians,
nurses, occupational therapists, mental health
workers, and other allied health professionals. Visit
www.SensoryResources.com or call 1-888-357-5867
for more information.
Join the ASPEN of Bergen County team and “Walk Now
for Autism.” Join Autism Speaks as we tackle
autism! Experience the power of thousands united by a
single cause by joining Walk Now for Autism. This event will
take place on Sunday, June 1st, at Bergen Community
College in Paramus. Please register to walk as part of our
team – visit www.walknowforautism.org – scroll down to
choose the “Northern New Jersey” walk, then use the top
navigation bar to “Register” and “Join a Team” – search for
“ASPEN of Bergen County” and add your name to the
list. Please contact Linda Lyons at
aspenbergencounty@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
The 5th Annual Conference On
Best Practices in the
Education of Children with
Down Syndrome will be
held April 10, 11, & 12, 2008
at C.W. Post, Brookville,
New York. Experts in the
fields of Medicine, Special
Education and Sibling
Relationships will be
presenting. Go to http://
conference.html for more
information and registration.
Please join us for the next
“Family Connections” Support
Group meeting at the JCC on
the Palisades, 411 E. Clinton
Avenue, Tenafly. It will be held
on Thursday, April 10, 2008
from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. These
meetings are FREE of charge
and all families with young
children with challenges from
birth to 5 are invited to attend.
RSVP to Joy Hammerman at
973-256-8484 or joy@nreic.org
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