Friends' Club Time Schedule:

Click attachments for calendars, registration forms and Friends' Club summaries.

We will begin a new session of Friends' Club March 1, 2010

We've learned with our current theme of "mean vs. friendly teasing" and "tone of voice" that we need to expand on the MESSAGES behind the WORDS. So be prepared for some more drama driven activities. Our friends do well with these and we'll also use current movies to pause and catch the message behind the words.
 

To register for Friends' Club, please consult Dr. Cynthia Norall

Click here for Friends' Club Registration Form
 

Hawaii is also accepting new students for the teen boys group. It will take place on Wednesday from 6:00-7:30pm. To sign up, please email Kimee at Kimeemartinez@casefamily.com or you can call the Hawaii office at (808) 779-8883.

 Friends' Club details:

• Carlsbad
• Napa
• Hawaii
• Canada

One question I had was how culture correlates to psychological health. 

If one person born of one culture, was raised by rules of a second culture, and then had interests for a third culture, would those cultures contradict in terms of psychological health?

I may have a slight clue of the answer but still not sure if it's true. It came up around Health 101, yet cannot convey til now. Think about that very question for a while.

Click attachments for calendars, registration forms and Friends' Club summaries.

We will begin a new session of Friends' Club March 1, 2010

We've learned with our current theme of "mean vs. friendly teasing" and "tone of voice" that we need to expand on the MESSAGES behind the WORDS. So be prepared for some more drama driven activities. Our friends do well with these and we'll also use current movies to pause and catch the message behind the words.

Please check out our summaries now online and easy for you to read or print out to share, see "attachments" below.

Hawaii is also accepting new students for the teen boys group. It will take place on Wednesday from 6:00-7:30pm. To sign up, please email Kimee at Kimeemartinez@casefamily.com or you can call the Hawaii office at (808) 779-8883.
 

        
        Sergio Melendrez was born  in San Diego and has lived here all his life. He received a B.S. in Kinesiology from CSU San Bernardino where he also played baseball. After graduation he played two years of professional baseball for the Mexican team, Nogales Internationals. Sergio has two years of ABA experience.  In his spare time he enjoys watching baseball and football games with his family, listening to music and helping people. He hopes to one day win the lottery!

Organizations
National Autism Association www.nationalautismassociation.org
Autism Society of America www.autism-society.org
Autism Specialists
Tony Attwood www.tonyattwood.com.au
Michelle Winner Garcia www.socialthinking.com
Cynthia Norall, Ph.D. www.cynthianorall.com
Non-profits
Autism Services Foundation, (ASF) www.autismservicesfdn.org
Parent Support
Team of Advocates for special kids www.taskca.org
Sara Frampton, Ph.D. and Allan Roth, MS ED - Ph. (858) 755-7843
Blogs
wrongplanet.net
www.onedadsopinion.blogspot.com
 

Local San Diego, CA Child Psychiatrists
Dr. Joshua Feder - Ph. (858) 509-0523
Dr. Robert Friedman (PsyCare) - Ph. (858) 279-1223

Local San Diego, CA Pediatricians
Dr. Sarita Eastman- Ph. (858) 259-2950
Dr. Nick Levy and Kati Enright (Successful Solutions) - Ph. (760) 753-2396
Dr. Suzanne Mills- Ph. (858) 481-1151
Dr. Ben Spiegel- Ph. (858) 764-3000

Resources - San Diego, CA
Occupational therapists/ Speech and Language Therapists
Vicky Golden (Golden Steps- Occupational Therapy) www.goldenstepspediatric@yahoo.com
The Speech Station and Leaps and Bounds (both)  www.thespeechstation.com
Chris Vinceneux (Occupational Therapy) - Ph. (858) 268-8585 www.schooloptionssandiego.com

Parent Support Groups
San Diego Chapter ASA www.sd-autism.org
www.valerieslist.com
Short term residential care
Aurora Behavioral Health Care www.aurorabehavioral.com/sandiego
Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital www.sharp.com/hospital
Educational Resources and Special Education Planning Areas
Childrens Garden www.barefooteducation.org
San Marcos Lutheran Preschool www.sanmarcoslutheran.org
Pioneer Day School www.pioneerdayschool.org
Balboa City School www.balboaschool.com
Brain Highways www.brainhighways.com
Neurologists
Dr. Mark Nespeca (Children's Hospital) - Ph. (858) 966-5819
Dr. Doris Trauner (Nuerodevelopmental Disability/Pediatrics)- Ph. (858) 657-8540
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Therapists
Jim Hatton, Ph.D. - Ph. (858) 457-8428
Daniel Blaess, Ph.D. - Ph. (619) 804-1669
Dentists
Children's Hospital- Ph. (800) 778-9029
Tom Keller- (760) 635-3478
Donald Geber (619) 588-2888

Resources - Napa, Ca
Solano Parenting Partnership www.childnet.org/parenting
Matrix Parent Network www.matrixparents.org

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