Monthly Parent Education Program
Elizabeth Byars, M.Ed.,
Chapel Hill TEACCH Center
will present...
Autism and Sexuality: Everything You Were Afraid to Ask
May 10, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Dorothy Spainhour Center
223 Hull Road, Fayetteville, NC
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Camp Sunshine 2010
Downlaod Information & Application
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Camp Sunshine Employment Applications
Call 826-3004 for more information.
Vera Bradley Bingo for Autism Awareness
April 16, 2010 @ St. Pat’s Church, 6 pm
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4th Annual Autism Awareness Golf Invitational
June 5, 2010 @ Kings Grant Golf Course, 8 am
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Hogs & Rags
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 8am - 3pm
A rally for motorcycles and convertibles to raise money for families affected by Autism & Cancer and for Our Kids Can Read Foundation.
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Important Information about CAP
Please share with families in need on wait lists. They need to contact their Case Managers/LME’s to ensure their psychological is current, other info is current on file and LME’s have completed prioritization tool.
"These new slots are available immediately.
Our federally approved waivers and guidance from the Generl Assembly require us to redistribute slots if they are not used promptly, so I encourage you to promptly begin identifiying individuals to fill these slots."
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
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SPECIAL STORY
“No. No, Thank You”
by Catherine Pollard
My bright, beautiful, and loving six-year old grand-daughter, Catherine
Jane, whom we call “CJ,” has autism. One of the earliest indications of her
autism was delayed speech. As CJ slowly developed communication skills,
she began to quote entire sections of dialogue from movies that she viewed.
However, it has taken longer for her to express her thoughts using her own
words.
So we were quite pleased when she began to respond to situations
with which she did not agree with a firm “No. No, thank you.” We have
encountered some interesting and often humorous situations when she has
used this response.
For example, when my husband and his brother visited my daughter, Mary, she called to
CJ saying that someone had come to see her. CJ called back hopefully, “Gramme?” Mary said, “No, it’s Grandpa and Uncle Robert.” CJ quickly responded, “No. No, thank you,” expressing her
preference with whom she wanted to play that day.
Ever since she was a toddler, CJ has objected in the strongest ways, which usually
included kicking and screaming, when her pediatrician needed to examine her ears. This summer
while we were on vacation, CJ began saying that her ear hurt. After Grandpa, who is a doctor,
checked her throat and indicated it was time for him to look in her ear, she looked at Grandpa and
said, “No. No, thank you.” No matter how uncomfortable she was, she definitely did not want to
have that otiscope in her ear, and she “used her words” to express that fact to Grandpa.
More recently, my daughter decided to try to reduce the fat content in CJ’s diet by
preparing lower-fat turkey dogs instead of regular hot dogs. When the turkey dog was served, CJ
leaned over, took one sniff, and dismissed the turkey dog with a simple, “No. No, thank you,” and
a more descriptive, “Ewww.” It was obvious CJ, like all of us, has her own set of standards,
especially where hot dogs are concerned.
All of us who love CJ are delighted that she is expressing her thoughts in her own words,
and we enjoy hearing the unique and interesting ways that she phrases those thoughts.
Putting It All Together - ASCC Informative Brochure
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