Respite Care Training Program
Oct. 25, 2006

The Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale, N.Y., is planning a free information session on how to become a trained respite care provider for children. The training is geared toward children with developmental delays or diagnosed with autism spectrum and related disorders. For more information, contact Paula Krenkel at krenkelp@jcca.org, Nancy Kaplan at kaplann@jcca.org, or call 914-472-3300, extension 315 Click here to download a flyer for the event (PDF).

Talk by Author Tony Attwood
Oct. 30, 2006
Tony Attwood, author of The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome, will be on hand for the evening of Oct. 30 at the new Asperger Institute at New York University Child Study Center. The event, which begins at 7 p.m. and costs $35 person, takes place at the NYU Medical Center's Farkas Auditorium (between 32nd and 33rd Sts. on First Avenue in Manhattan). Hosting the evening are AHA/Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association, and Friends Health Connection. For more information, call 1-800-483-7436.