Autism

On Saturday, March 5, Early Childhood Specialist Nina Lublin, RCSN Founding Director Tondra Lynford, and several RCSN families were among the 100 + invitees to “Toddlers with Autism in NYC–A Public Policy Roundtable on the Challenges of Enhancing Early Intervention Services for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder.” The event was held at Hunter College’s Roosevelt House, as part of an “invitation-only” conference coordinated by the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College and Hunter College’s Center for Autism. The event was funded in part by the FAR Fund.

We need your help!  A critical program for children with autism spectrum disorders is in danger of losing its funding.

Join RCSN and other providers for a rally and press conference with City Councilman Mark Weprin on the steps of City Hall in New York City, at 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 25th, 2010.

RCSN is here to help families with children and youth who have:

• intellectual disabilities
  
• autism spectrum disorders
• cerebral palsy
• seizure disorder
• traumatic brain injury
• other neurological disorders

If you are looking for a school, an afterschool program, counseling, summer programs, respite, or other family support programs, let the experts at RCSN help you find what you need now and help you plan for the future.

More free RCSN trainings are coming up next week!

Los Niños Services is one of the largest providers of Early Intervention services in NYC. They have been the hosts/facilitators for several training conferences targeted to parents of young children with special needs and professionals who work with them. 

RCSN encourages you to learn about their upcoming conference on April 9th & 10th at the Hilton NY Hotel.  Please click here to view the event listing.

The New York States Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) and the State Education Department (SED) have announced the launch of the New York ACTS Website.