FEBRUARY 2013 WPAL SPECIAL SPEAKER AND KIDS SOCIAL GROUP

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
 and please join us as we welcome

Dr. Suzanne Fleeson-DaSilva
Biomedical Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders

http://www.biomedicaldoc.com/index.html

Dr. Suzanne DaSilva is a licensed chiropractor (DC) practicing near Pittsburgh, PA.   After completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Penn State University, Dr. Suzanne attended New York Chiropractic College, where she received her Doctorate of Chiropractic.

In 2007, Dr. Suzanne decided to combine her love of children with her passion for natural healing by using biomedical approaches in treating childhood illnesses including Autism Spectrum Disorders.   Dr. Suzanne also has a personal interest in helping children with special needs to due her brother having both brain damage and autism.
She has attended numerous autism conferences including the HOPE for Autism Conference, Great Plains Laboratory Physician Training Seminar for Treatment of Autism & ADHD, the Defeat Autism Now (DAN) Clinician Seminar and is a Generation Rescue doctor.  She has also lectured to many groups on topics such as biomedical treatments of Autism and ADHD, childhood vaccinations, understanding specialized diets, and many other topics related to healing children on the autism spectrum. 


CHILD CARE WILL BE PROVIDED BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT CAN HELP WITH SOCIAL SKILLS.
KIDS WILL HAVE ACTIVITIES IN THE GYM AND/OR IN THE OASIS ACTIVITY CENTER AT THE Y.
The Oasis Center offers the opportunity to enjoy Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 (+KINECT) on big screen TVs, as well as dozens of board games, card games, and craft supplies. Participants can partake in ping pong or billiards as well.
Activities in the gym to be announced.

We will provide a snack for all of the children.




The adults will be meeting in the Community Activity Center which is behind the main Y building in the upper parking lot.

You can also join us on our private Facebook support group page at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WesternPAparents/

OUR 2013 MEETING SCHEDULE AND TOPICS

Please see our 2013 support group dates below.

We will be meeting this year at:

Sewickley Valley YMCA
ACTIVITY CENTER (behind the Y in upper parking lot)
625 Blackburn Road
Sewickley, PA 15143
 http://www.sewickleyymca.org/facility-benefits/

6:30 to 8:00pm


Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Our New Year's Meet and Greet

Spending time getting caught up after the holidays and getting ready for the year ahead. 



Tuesday, February 5, 2013

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
 and please join us as we welcome

Dr. Suzanne Fleeson-DaSilva
Biomedical Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders

http://www.biomedicaldoc.com/index.html

Dr. Suzanne DaSilva is a licensed chiropractor (DC) practicing near Pittsburgh, PA.   After completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Penn State University, Dr. Suzanne attended New York Chiropractic College, where she received her Doctorate of Chiropractic

In 2007, Dr. Suzanne decided to combine her love of children with her passion for natural healing by using biomedical approaches in treating childhood illnesses including Autism Spectrum Disorders.   Dr. Suzanne also has a personal interest in helping children with special needs to due her brother having both brain damage and autism.
She has attended numerous autism conferences including the HOPE for Autism Conference, Great Plains Laboratory Physician Training Seminar for Treatment of Autism & ADHD, the Defeat Autism Now (DAN) Clinician Seminar and is a Generation Rescue doctor.  She has also lectured to many groups on topics such as biomedical treatments of Autism and ADHD, childhood vaccinations, understanding specialized diets, and many other topics related to healing children on the autism spectrum. 


CHILD CARE WILL BE PROVIDED BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT CAN HELP WITH SOCIAL SKILLS.
KIDS WILL HAVE ACTIVITIES IN THE GYM AND/OR IN THE OASIS ACTIVITY CENTER AT THE Y.
The Oasis Center offers the opportunity to enjoy Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 (+KINECT) on big screen TVs, as well as dozens of board games, card games, and craft supplies. Participants can partake in ping pong or billiards as well.
Activities in the gym to be announced.

We will provide a snack for all of the children.

PLEASE RSVP your name and contact information along with your children's names/ages to

trjp1125@comcast.net

We will be meeting in the Community Activity Center which is behind the main Y building.

You can also join us on our private Facebook support group page at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WesternPAparents/


Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Meeting Cancelled


Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Please join us for our April meeting as we watch the movie BULLY.

We also welcome special guest, Michelle Chapala of My Austim Consultant, LLC.

She will be providing a great Fitness Class for children 16 and under.

We need all who are attending to RSVP.

We ask you respond to the Facebook invite or send an email to trjp1125@comcast.net by TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013.
We need the names and ages of children that want to attend the fitness class.
ATTENTION PARENTS WITH CHILDREN ATTENDING: We ask you meet in the main lobby of the Sewickely YMCA to sign in the children and get them introduced to the Fitness staff.

Doors will be open in the YMCA Activity Center (upper parking lot) beginning at 6:30 and we will start the movie by 6:45pm. We will begin discussion time at 8:00pm. Parents will need to pick up their children by 8:30pm in the main building where they signed them in.

Wednesday,  May15, 2013

Jane Stadnik presents THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUSION, A Parent's Perspective

Please join us on Wednesday evening, 5/15/2013, as we discuss inclusion and what it means for the success of our kids in school and the community. Our group facilitator, Jane Stadnik, recently graduated from the PEACE (Parents Engaged in Advocating for Change in Education) class that was offered this year by The PEAL (Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership) Center in Pittsburgh. www.pealcenter.org
She will be sharing valuable information she has learned. RSVP is needed by 05/15/2013. You may send an email to trjp1125@comcast.net Refreshments will be served. Please share this event with others who would like to attend. Hope you all can make it!

Service Dog Fundraiser for Mikayla Mineard

• • Saturday, November 17, 2012   

    1:00pm

• Faith Lutheran Church  100 Center Grange Drive Aliquippa, PA 15001

• My name is Gail Mineard. I am the mother of 7 year old twin daughters, Mikayla and Elena. Mikayla was diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, and mild cerebral palsy at the age of 3. Some people who don't know our family and sees us out at the store, or even Elena's soccer or softball games, may at first think Mikayla is a kid that misbehaves a lot or acts strange, but those are the people that need educated on autism. Mikayla is a blessing to me and I would love for her to have more enjoyable times shopping, watching her sister play sports, and even a fun place like Tropical Fun Zone. I am getting her a service dog to assist her with emotional and physical difficulties that affect her in several ways. But, the cost, though WELL worth it, is costly. So, Mikayla's Girl Scout leader, and also a good friend of mine, is a Premier Jewelry Consultant and she is having this fundraiser to help Mikayla get her service dog. Besides, awesome jewelry that you will be able to purchase, we are also going to have a Chinese Auction and a 50/50 raffle. This event is open to the public, so please, bring friends and invite EVERYONE!!! If anyone would like to help, by either helping at the fundraiser or making a basket for the raffle, please contact myself.....Thank You and hope to see everyone there!!!  https://www.facebook.com/events/289341794517601/

News Alert: Webinar on Medical Assistance Co-Pays for Services to Children with Disabilities, Friday, October 5th at Noon.

 

 The Department of Public Welfare will begin implementing co-payments for certain services for children in Medicaid’s PH-95 category (sometimes called “loophole”). The information shared with families has produced confusion and a number of questions. Join the Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) for a one hour webinar led by David Gates and Ann Bacharach on the latest changes to co-payments, what remains to be clarified, and families’ responsibilities and appeal rights. At the end of the webinar there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

To register for the webinar please visit the PEAL Center website.

www.pealcenter.org

 

 The Pennsylvania Health Law Project is a nonprofit legal services organization. As a nationally recognized expert and consultant on access to health care for low-income consumers, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, PHLP strives to educate and inform Pennsylvanians, their families and advocates, and the general public, regarding health policy issues that impact coverage and access to health care services.

These occasional alerts, designed to supplement our regular eNews, PA Health Law News and Senior Health News, allow PHLP to communicate promptly with consumers and advocates when a time-sensitive development in health policy arises.

 

A IMPORTANT MESSAGE AND CALL TO ACTION FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PENNSYLVANIA FAMILIES, FOLLOWING YESTERDAY'S RALLY AT THE ROTUNDA PROTESTING MA CO-PAYS:

Good afternoon everyone,

I truly appreciated the opportunity to be able to advocate in this capacity to fight for our consumers and families. I truly believe though in my heart, that anyone could have gone up to that podium and did what I did yesterday. Our passion and fight is fueled and inspired by loved ones and/or consumers who have touched our hearts, who need our tireless advocacy efforts to give them every chance in this world to be successful.

In brief, we consider the rally to have been a success, despite the fact that we did not pull the attendance we had hoped for. We know how difficult travel is, the cost involved, and other factors. Thankfully, the rally is getting local, state, and through some bloggers and organizations, national attention.

Many articles and news stories, however, are unfairly projecting false, “regurgitated information” from the DPW. They talk about families needing to “contribute their fair share,” or how “it’s only $1-$3 per service,” or… “we’re looking at 200% of the poverty level,” or “we have no choice with this economy.”

Yes, WE DO HAVE A CHOICE.

Here are some facts that may

Education Voters PA County Legislative Guides Available

 

• Posted by Lawrence A. Feinberg on September 27, 2012

Dear Friends and Allies,
We have now created, and have made available on our website, Legislative Guides for all of Pennsylvania's 67 counties! These Legislative Guides can be extremely helpful tools in engaging your constituents around legislative education advocacy. They include pictures, contact information (local and Harrisburg offices), committee appointments and a list of school districts within each legislative district.
Please feel free to share this resource with your networks and email lists and post on your social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.). We'd like as many people as possible to have access to this information, because after all, the more people know how to communicate with policymakers the more they will, and the closer we'll come to our shared goal of providing a quality education for every child in Pennsylvania! Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments.
A full list of legislative guides can be viewed and downloaded HERE: http://www.educationvoterspa.org/index.php/site/take-action/legislative-guide7/

New Support Group - Ask-an-Aspie!

Caitlin Freeman and Phil Garrow announce a new support group, Ask-an-Aspie!

Our new group is for parents and families of people with autism, as well as autism service providers.
...

This group is led by Caitlin Freeman and Phil Garrow, two adults on the autism spectrum.

In our group, we will share what we have learned in our seven years of supporting and participating in the autism community.

The first topics for our group will be drawn from our popular talks, “Autism From the Inside Out.” Members will be encouraged to suggest topics for future meetings.

We will meet at the Community Human Services (CHS) Building in Oakland, 372 Lawn Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/wbHX8

The meeting room is behind the right end of the building. Go down the driveway, turn left into the parking lot, and the meeting space is visible through the windows.

Our first Meetup will be on Sunday, October 21 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. After the meeting, group members are encouraged to continue the conversation at a local restaurant.

You can join our group and see our meeting schedule at our Meetup website: www.Ask-an-Aspie.com.

If you have questions, you can email: caitlin.freeman@gmail.com, or call: 412-605-0113