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Government Programs and Benefits,: Providing for Lifetime Care and Quality of Life

Online Via Zoom

Presented by Ernest Selke, Specialcare Planner of Financial Wise: This workshop provides an overview of various government programs that may be available to dependents with special needs. We’ll review Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), Medicaid/Medicaid Waivers, and State Specific Programs. You will learn about the requirements to qualify for these programs...

United By Autism Virtual Event

The Event Join us on Thursday, April 22nd for a night of Autism Awareness, virtual live music, lots of fun, a silent and live auction, award recipients, and some of your best Spectrum Services friends coming together, as we broadcast LIVE from the halls of Spectrum Services’ Kingston School.  Click the website link below for...

Special Autism Awareness Month Guest Speaker

Online Via Zoom

Join us for this Autism Awareness Month special webinar with guest speaker Stacey Orzell. Stacey is the  parent of a child with autism, a swim coach, a NY Choose LOVE Ambassador, and a wealth of knowledge with relatable experiences when it comes to children on the spectrum. Stacey will discuss community resources, helpful home strategies,...

Parent Open Discussion Group

Wednesday, May 12th - 6:30- 8:00 This group offers an opportunity for parents to discuss issues related to their child’s unique disability facilitated by a clinically trained group leader. Topics are determined through group consensus and may include such things as behavior management, dealing with family stressors, medical and alternative therapeutic interventions, educational strategies, therapeutic...

Creating and Incorporating Play in the Home

Play is so imperative for all children, regardless of their age. Over the last year, as we are living through a global pandemic, families have found themselves in their homes more than ever. Playing with your child is easy and you might have all you need in your own homes already.  Some play may involve...

Modeling Language in the Natural Environment

This parent group will focus on ways to use the child’s natural environment to expand language opportunities.  We will discuss how to model language during everyday activities and ways we can encourage language for varying communication levels. Opportunities to model language happen every day in our daily activities, out in the community, and at home....

Family Fun Resources in the Hudson Valley: Recreation and More!

Presented by Guest Speaker: Stacey Orzell Stacey is a NYS Special Olympic Swim Coach, Lifeguard, and Angelfish Instructor. She is also an Ambassador for the Jessie Lewis Choose Love Movement. In addition, Stacey is the mother of two boys. Her youngest, Eric, is a former Spectrum Services student. Stacey is a passionate advocate who believes...

Parent Discussion Group

This group offers an opportunity for parents to discuss issues related to their child’s unique disability facilitated by a clinically trained group leader. Topics are determined through group consensus and may include such things as behavior management, dealing with family stressors, medical and alternative therapeutic interventions, educational strategies, therapeutic interventions, community involvement, social supports, etc....

Teaching Functional Life Skills to Children with ASD

Online Via Zoom

Presented by Tiffany Francese-Sears, MA, LMHC & Beth Estes, MA, BCBA Fostering independence is an essential part of childhood development. These skills will help children with ASD to become more independent with personal care such as toileting, feeding, dressing one’s self, and caring for their environment. Thus, it is important that parents be exposed to...

Teaching Children to Ask for What They Need and Want

Online Via Zoom

Presented by Donna Lewis, Special Education Teacher in our Ellenville School As parents and caregivers, we often anticipate the needs of our child.  One of the first forms of communication to develop is the ability to ask for needed/desired items and actions. This session we will go through the steps showing how to teach a...

Parent Discussion Group

Online Via Zoom

This group is an “open conversation” for parents to share stories, discuss research, identify community supports and services, and to ask and answer questions from other parents. Most importantly, this is a time to give and share support. Some of you are new to this journey with Autism while others have walked this path for...