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Registration is now open for the Southwest Florida Walk Now for Autism! Invite your friends, family, and coworkers to join your team, register as an individual, or start their own Walk
Now for Autism team! It is easy- just click the link above and select the "Register" tab to get started. Once
you have registered, you will recieve a "Walker Welcome Packet" in the mail. Please feel free to call 866-441-6227
for support with the registration process.
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IAN, the Interactive Autism Network, is an innovative
online project designed to accelerate the pace of autism research by linking researchers and families. Anyone impacted by
an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can become part of IAN's online community to stay informed about autism research, provide feedback, and make their voices heard. In addition, families of
children with an ASD can share information in a secure online setting and become part of the nation's largest online research effort. As a result, researchers will obtain valuable data, explain findings, and collaborate with families and one another. This
dynamic exchange could lead to new discoveries about causes, diagnosis, treatments, and a possible cure for this puzzling
group of disorders
Grants for
Families of Children with Autism
By Lisa Jo Rudy, About.com
Guide to AutismThere's no doubt about it: autism is expensive. For some families, though, the cost of autism can be
devastating. That's why the National Autism Association has created a grant program specifically for families of children with autism who are in financial crisis. If you are
a family residing in the United States with a child on the autism spectrum aged birth to 18, you may qualify for the grant.
The maximum you may request is $1,500. Money from the grant may be applied ONLY to biomedical treatments, supplements or therapies
for your child with autism - and the money is paid directly to vendors (not to families).
Similar grants are offered
to families by Act-Today for Autism, Autism Family Resources, and United Healthcare Children's Foundation. The important point to note is that money from these grants never goes directly to families - and it may be used only for
autism treatments and related costs (not to, for example, keep the house warm in winter).
If you are in search of a grant
for autism treatment, these grant opportunities are legitimate resources. Many advertised grant opportunities, however, are
not. A Google search will almost certainly lead you to sites and ads for "free grants for autism." Many of these
organizations will require you to pay in advance for your "free grants" - an absurd idea, since grants, by their
very nature, are "free." If any agency or individual requests money from you as part of a grant application process,
run fast and far. Then, consider reporting that agency or individual to the police.
Do you know of other legitimate grant programs for
families coping with autism? If so, please let us know! Know of any to be avoided? Your help is appreciated!
Jon Oddo Principal/Education Director
CCCD_________________
925 Bridgeport Avenue Milford, CT 06460 Phone # 203-882-8810 Fax# 203-878-9468 Email: oddo@cccdinc.org
ATTACHMENT Alice B. Buttwell
CT FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK
Northwest Regional Coordinator
(860) 350-6025
www.ctfscorg
NW MEDICAL HOME INITIATIVE FOR
CHILDREN&YOUTH WITH SPECIAL CARE NEEDS
Family Support
Consultant
95 Scovill St, 3rd Fl, Pav. B
Family & Children's Center
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203) 709-3850
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Jacqui Hawkins
Celebrating Abilities Inc
4309 SW 19th Avenue
Cape
Coral, FL 33914
239-471-7334
http://celebratingabilities.blogspot.com/
http://thelifeandtimesofastressedoutmom.blogspot.com/
www.celebratingability.com
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