This summer at the 3rd Annual Festival of Tees golf tournament, miniature golfers of all ages will tee off in a competition for a good cause. ParTee Golf, in Perry Hall, Maryland, will once again host the tournament on Saturday, August 21. All funds raised from this golfing event will go to the Silberstein-Harryman Endowment at Kennedy Krieger Institute to benefit children with cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
Participants can register in person at ParTee Golf or forms can be downloaded online and submitted via postal mail or e-mail. Click here for more information: http://www.partee-golf.com/id3.html.
8/24/10 from 11:30 - 12:30
Presenter: Brian Freedman, Ph.D.
Clinical Director
Center for Autism and Related Disorders
at Kennedy Krieger Institute
In this presentation, Dr. Freedman will discuss a recent study examining the relationship status of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders. The most commonly cited statistic regarding divorce rates for parents of children with ASD is 80%. However, there is no research to support this statistic and our findings suggest that parents of children with autism remain married at a much higher rate.
Audience: Parents and family members of children on the autism spectrum Professionals
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Ruth Shaw and Renaissance Fine Arts present The Art of Giving, a fashion show to benefit Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Baltimore School for the Arts. click here for time, location, and ticket information.
9/20/10 from 1:00 - 3:00
Cathy Groschan, LCSW-C, clinical social worker, leads this discussion and takes your questions about getting a diagnosis, finding services, the education system and more!
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11:30 - 12:30
This is a presentation aimed at providing parents information regarding the triggers and functions of their child's difficult behaviors. Strategies to develop appropriate behavioral plans will also be provided.
Presenter: Amy Keefer, Ph.D., licensed clinical psychologist at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Audience: Parents and family members of children on the autism spectrum.
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A fundraising event held at Boordy Vineyards in Hydes, Maryland to benefit the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury, Stompin' for the Cord is an evening of wine, country-style BBQ, and bluegrass music. Festivities include a wine tasting, guided vineyard tours, silent and live auctions, money wheel, and a 50/50 drawing. For more information visit www.spinalcordrecovery.org. Or download a printable flyer.
The BWI Airport Run/Walk benefits local Down syndrome parent groups and Kennedy Krieger’s Down Syndrome Clinic. The annual event allows runners to explore a unique and challenging 5K course around BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport and Northrop Grumman. The 2-mile walking course is flat and geared for families. Additional festivities include entertainment, refreshments and prizes. For more information visit http://www.es.northropgrumman.com/airportrun.
Play is the foundation for concept and language development, and the basis for much of a toddler’s social interactions. In this workshop we will focus primarily on strategies to identify play levels and enhancing play development.
For more information and a full course schedule, download this brochure.
11:30 - 12:30
Join us as Lori Revitz, LCSW-C, clinical coordinator and Nano Kolls, LCSW-C, behavior support supervisor from St. Elizabeth's School, a non-public special education middle and high school, describe clinical and behavioral interventions for adolescents on the Autism Spectrum. Individual and group therapy strategies will be addressed as well as developing behavior plans.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010 - Friday, October 29, 2010
This year's conference will focus on topics regarding medical issues in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), early diagnosis of ASD and intervention strategies and issues for school aged children with ASD.
Visit the conference page for more information or to register.
- November 5 - 6, 2010
- Baltimore, Maryland
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Learn about the current best evidenced-based practices for the treatment of medical, rehabilitative and psychosocial conditions that may occur in individuals with cerebral palsy at each stage of life. For more information, download the brochure.
11:30 - 12:30
Sleep problems are common in typically developing children, and even more common in children with autism. This presentation will review how sleep develops, what sleep problems affect children with autism, and how disorders of sleep can be diagnosed and treated.
Presenter: Dr. Accardo trained in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She completed her Sleep Medicine fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and returned to KKI to establish a sleep disorders clinic and laboratory for children with developmental disabilities.
Audience: Parents, family members and professionals
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Kennedy Krieger Institute's Festival of Trees is a three-day holiday-themed festival held to raise funds for research, treatment, education and community programs at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. The focal point of the event is the holiday décor which features more than 500 spectacular holiday trees, wreaths, and gingerbread houses created by local designers, artists, organizations and community groups. Additional attractions include live holiday entertainment, more than 100 season merchants, children’s craft and game area, magical carousel, "reindeer" pony rides and, of course, Santa. For more information visit festivaloftrees.kennedykrieger.org.
9:30 - 11:30
Cathy Groschan, LCSW-C, clinical social worker, leads this discussion and takes your questions about getting a diagnosis, finding services, the education system and more!
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