C.A.S.E., Inc. - Comprehensive Autism Services & Education, Inc.

 QUIRKY, YES—HOPELESS, NO

Practical Tips to Help Your Child With Asperger's Syndrome Be More Socially Accepted

By Cynthia La Brie Norall, Ph.D., with Beth Wagner Brust

•  How to greet others and make eye contact
•  How to let go and move on to new things
•  How to ask for help and cooperate
•  How to pay compliments 
•  How to discern someone’s true intention
•  How to handle teasing and bullying
•  How not to be rude

An Evening with Evan Wooton ~ Round table Discussion

Date: August 24, 2010 from 6:00-8:00pm.
Cost: $25 per person or $40 per couple (refreshments included)
Location: 785 Grand Ave. Ste. 101, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Topics include: Sensory issues in school, work and tips to help your child/teen get through them.
To sign up, email maria.lyon@casefamily.com or call our offices at (760) 720-4964.

Video Game Parties ~ Hosted by Evan Wooton

For pre-teens and teens with ASD.
Held every last Friday of the month  from 5:30-9:00pm
Dates: June 25, July 30 and August 27, 2010
$40 per child (includes pizza and soda)
Evan Wooton is an experienced Social Coach and Friends’ Club leader here at C.A.S.E., Inc.

Summer Camp is at Maximum Capacity. Sorry for the inconvenience.

To join any of these events, email maria.lyon@casefamily.com or call (760) 720-4964.

Are you on the Autism Hub?

In the world of autism there seems to be two camps. Those who celebrate the individuals that we are lucky enough to work with by translating and facilitating in social settings and those that want to treat with a biomedical model. CASE is definitely in the first camp.

I am proud to have begun posting on some sites within the Autism Hub. There is one specific site I like to blog on.  One Dads Opinion webpage at click here to go to Onedadsopinion.com  is in line with our beliefs at CASE, Inc.

I have finally found a positive media report about autism and bloggers from the Autism Hub are featured. Please check out the ABC news article from Good Morning America click here to view the article.

Cynthia

        
        Maria Lyon began working at CASE in January 2001 as an assistant to the office manager. Since then, she has grown into such roles as an ABA interventionist,  Friends' Club group facilitator, Friends' Club Coordinator, Marketing Director,  Event Coordinator and now Insurance Liaison and Personal Assistant to Dr. Cynthia LaBrie Norall, Ph.D.

Maria left CASE in August 2005 to pursue her degree in Psychology but instead, entered the mortgage world. Now that real estate has cooled down in California, she has come back to CASE in pursuits to help market and plan wonderful CASE events as well as help clientèle with their insurance problems. 

In her spare time, Maria loves to ride bikes along the coast, hang out in the downtown loft she shares with her fiance, Josh and eating good food that Josh cooks for her. 

Kristin Riggs-Black joined C.A.S.E., Inc. in 2008 with a Masters degree and California teaching credential in Secondary Education from the University of Phoenix. She received her B.A. in Social Science from Point Loma Nazarene University. Kristin has worked with Dr. Cynthia Norall since 2006. During that time she was working on her degree in education and Cynthia inspired her to take another path down the road of education.  

Kristin was born in Michigan, but moved to California when she was 10 years old and has been living here ever since.  She went to high school in Orange County, but moved to San Diego to attend college.  Kristin enjoys the outdoors and will play just about any sport.  However, her favorites are softball, football, and tennis.   She enjoys traveling and was lucky enough to study abroad in China and in Italy over her college years.  

General C.A.S.E. Flyers

Ten Frequently Asked Questions

Tips for getting through to your Asperger's Child or Teen

Insurance Intake Form

Cynthia Norall will be interviewed on Friends' Club during the morning news on San Diego's Channel 9. To preview the interview, please go to www.KUSI.com and click on "Inside San Diego."

" When I approach a child
He inspires in me two sentiments:
Tenderness for what he is,
And respect for what he may become."
-Louis Pasteur

Luke Bitton joined C.A.S.E., Inc. in 2007 with a B.S. in Psychology from Brigham Young University.    He co-leads Friends' Club, provides ABA Intervention, and Social Coaches.  In his spare time, Luke volunteers as a San Diego Foundation Diver and he works with the Boy Scouts of America as a Venture Crew Adviser. Luke's love for the outdoors and adventure have been as asset to intervention. 

Dana Negus-Tovar has a B.A. in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Human Development.  During her sophomore year of college a friend of hers told her about a school for children with special needs in Vista called California Avenue School.   She researched it and found that it had a great Autism department.   It was there that she began working as a senior ABA therapist.  After almost five years in a school setting, she decided to join C.A.S.E. Inc. as a Behavioral Consultant.

        Dana enjoys the joy and challenge that is present in working with children on the spectrum.  She feels that giving these children the skills to communicate wether with words or not and to be independent helps them to appreciate the world around them. 

        When Dana is not working she enjoys playing pool with her husband, Marty,  relaxing with close friends, and spending time with her family.