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Message from our Executive Director:
10 IEP Tips for Parents
Nov 21
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
BACIL, Inc. 909 Progress Circle, Suite 300
Salisbury, MD 21804
This training is an overview of the
Individualized Education Program Form and
will enable families to advocate for their
children. Please register by November 13, 2015.
Contact: Pat Lewis 443-260-0822, x152
plewis@bayareacil.org
MPT's Friday Free-View Screening of
Autism in Love
Nov 20 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Maryland Public Television –Visitors
Center
11767 Owings Mills Blvd.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving and count our blessings, I want
to take a moment to express my gratitude to all my staff for your hard
work this year. Thank you for the work you do to make our organization
great. You help us provide amazing services to our clients. Without your
commitment, creativity, and high standards, we would not be the company
we are. I am very grateful for your efforts. I wish you a Thanksgiving
filled with abundance and bright moments. Thanks to you, we were able
to expand our reach to outlying counties and provide support to
individuals in need. I’m especially appreciative that you continued to pull
together to help make the changes needed to increase our activities,
expand our services, and participate in charity events, no matter what
challenges came our way. So thank you again for everything you do. I
appreciate your hard work and dedication, and I wish each of you a happy
and healthy Thanksgiving. I will end on this note - A perfect team
member is the one who inspires their leader as much as their leader
inspires him/her. Thanks for being my inspiration.
With gratitude,
Dr. Tara Colleen Macatee
Enjoy just a few of our Holiday Party
Invitation Contest submissions!
For November's Friday Free-View,
Maryland Public Television (MPT) will be
screening the ITVS documentary, Autism in
Love. Filmed in a highly personal style,
Matt Fuller’s Autism in Love offers a warm
and stereotype-shattering look at four people
as they pursue and manage romantic
relationships.
Contact:
Ashley Barnes (410)581-4095
abarnes@mpt.org
- See more at:
http://www.pathfindersforautism.org/calend
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Mission Monday - Kaleidoscope honors its providers for exceptional service …
-Jack D. for his dedication and caring nature when working with Larry and Ernestine.
-Sherilynn M. for her hard work and commitment when working with Renee.
-Megan O. for her great professional attitude and dedication to Stephanie.
-Milcia for helping Maggie gain independence by taking the bus.
-Karli C. for going above and beyond with Liz, especially notable is their recent apartment
organization project and finding GED tutoring services.
-Judi F. always does phenomenal work, and is always willing to be of service when helping
consumers and their families.
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Independence in the Home:
Here is Stacy cooking dinner for her whole family!
Our goal is to foster independence in the home and
community. Congratulations to our consumers for amazing
accomplishments!
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Allie for officially taking the bus independently!
Maggie for beginning her public transportation training!
Liz was able to successfully organize her apartment!
Stacy cooked her first meal on the stove!
Jonathan on winning best of show, second on trail, and third in
your division at the Horse Show!
Making
Connections:
Mike having fun
on Gress
Mountain
Sanctuary
Farm!
Sportsmanship:
Jonathan joined
his community
for friendly
competition.
Fostering Friendships:
Kaleidoscope Social Groups
from across the state enjoying
Fall Festivals.
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HCAS General Support Group Meeting - "Music
Therapy, Autism and the World In Between" -Speaker: Kerry Cornelius
HCAS General Support Group Meeting - "Music
November 19 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
MACPA 10280 Old Columbia Road, Ste. 245
Columbia, MD 21046
Therapy, Autism and the World In Between" -Speaker: Kerry Cornelius
Nov. 19 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
MACPA 10280 Old Columbia Road, Ste. 245
Columbia, MD 21046
Spend an evening with board certified music therapist
Kerry Cornelius, MT-BC, of Annapolis Music Therapy
Services and learn how music therapy can benefit
individuals on the autism spectrum. We'll talk about
why music therapy works, how to find a music
therapist and learn ways music can be used at home to
Spend an evening with board certified music therapist
Kerry Cornelius, MT-BC, of Annapolis Music Therapy
Services and learn how music therapy can benefit
individuals on the autism spectrum. We'll talk about
why music therapy works, how to find a music
therapist and learn ways music can be used at home to
influence your child's mood. Participants will also
experience basic music therapy interventions like
steady beat drumming, self-regulatory songs and
writing piggyback tunes to teach a range of concepts.
Contact: Howard County Autism Society 410.290.3466
info@howard-autism.org www.howard-autism.org
influence your child's mood. Participants will also
experience basic music therapy interventions like
steady beat drumming, self-regulatory songs and
writing piggyback tunes to teach a range of concepts.
Contact: Howard County Autism Society
410.290.3466 info@howard-autism.org
www.howard-autism.org
Allegany County ASD Workshop
November 12, 2015
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Christ Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
1222 Vocke Road LaVale, MD 21502
Social Skills: Tips and Resources for Children with
Asperger's Syndrome and High Functioning Autism
by Barbara Obst, RN, MS Barbara will offer tips
and resources to help your child with Asperger
Syndrome and High Functioning Autism to
understand their role in socializing with their
peers in school and at home.
Contact:
Trish Kane 443-330-5370
tkane@pathfindersforautism.org
www.pathfindersforautism.org
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Congratulations Team Kaleidoscope for rocking the Autism Speaks Walk!
How Do You Define “Beauty”
Last week one of Kaleidoscope’s social groups met at Linvilla Orchards for a
hayride and subsequent campfire to enjoy the season. Because we have such a
large group, we were able to secure our own wagon. We were supposed to
leave the docking station promptly at 6:15pm, but we ended up departing at
6:40pm, just in time to watch a magnificent sunset as the wagon bumped
through the groves, consumers and providers laughing and marveling at the
“beauty” of it all.
One of the beautiful things about “our” group is that people come from all
over Philadelphia, and its surrounding suburbs to be together on Thursday
nights; operative word being "our" because there are so many beautiful and
abundantly special things about our group - about the social aspects of
Kaleidoscope as a whole.
An example of “beauty” demonstrated within our group was during the
wagon ride. Picture this: the air is crisp and just warm enough for a slight
jacket, the sky is clear, dusk is settling, a crescent moon becomes visible as
the sun slowly begins to set, and while sitting on the hay in the back of a farm
truck, the Kaleidoscope group (of plus 30) puts their hands out to welcome
and assist our physically handicapped friend to climb aboard, wheelchair and
all. The moment was, for lack of a better word, magical.
Lucky for us, as an agency that services individuals with disabilities, we see
this aspect of beauty on a daily basis. However, the public is beginning to see
it as well. For example, Target, one of the largest department stores in the US,
recently showcased a picture of a handicapped girl on their cover page to
promote Halloween costumes. Similarly, Nordstrom, a high-level department
store added diversity to a sale catalog by featuring a physically handicapped
woman to sell boots. At Kaleidoscope, we would call this a beautiful thing.
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Do It Yourself
TURKEY MUFFINS
What you need:
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Pumpkin muffins
Red apple
Green apple
Sliver of carrot
Squeezable icing—eyes
From each apple, cut a slice from the side of
the apple. Set flat and cut squared-off, tapered
feathers. Cut a small beak from a thin slice of
carrot. Make a slit in the end of a green grape
and dab off excess moisture. Insert beak into
grape. Poke small ends of feathers into muffin
and set head on muffin, resting on the muffin
paper. Once assembled, add tiny dot eyes
with icing.
Source:
http://www.parenting.com/article/pumpkinturkey-muffins?cmpid=obinsite
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10632 Little Patuxent Parkway
Suite 230
Columbia, MD 21044
P: 443-583-3700 F: 888-829-5780
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