The holiday tradition of a visit with Santa is not always possible for children with autism and other special needs. Once again, Autism Speaks and Cherry Hill Programs have teamed up to provide sensory-friendly Santa Experiences at malls around the country. There are many in the Southern California area. Beginning on December 4th, you can take your […]
Continue ReadingThe San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center in association with the San Gabriel/Pomona Parents Place is hosting monthly meetings called Sibshops. The group will meet every third Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This program is for children ages 9-12 who have a sibling or family member with a disability. Sibshops provides siblings with peer support and […]
Continue ReadingIt’s getting close to Halloween! We had great fun with our clients, parents and staff last year and excited to get started again this year. Beginning Monday, October 23rd through Halloween day, we will be working with clients to prepare for Halloween, learn what to expect and go through a variety of different scenarios. Each therapy […]
Continue ReadingWhat would you do if your community gave up on your child? In New Jersey, the parents of a boy on the autism spectrum take matters into their own hands. They form a competitive swim team, recruiting diverse teens on the spectrum and training them with high expectations and zero pity. SWIM TEAM chronicles the […]
Continue ReadingWe present Parent Workshops every two months at our office in San Gabriel for an entire week with a variety of hours to choose from for your convenience. The workshops are for clients who are receiving services at CBC Education.
Continue ReadingOur sister agency, Familias First, will be presenting a 5-part workshop series for the San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center beginning in Baldwin Park on Wednesday September 13th and El Monte on Wednesday September 27th. The workshops are for families of the SG/PRC only. Additional locations and languages will be available in 2018 (view and download the flyer […]
Continue ReadingDavid Shore, creator of House, debuts a new medical drama on Monday, September 25th at 10 pm on ABC. The show is based on a South Korean format and executive produced by Hawaii Five-0 co-star Daniel Dae Kim. Freddie Highmore stars as Dr. Shaun Murphy, young surgeon with autism who relocates from a quiet country life to join a […]
Continue ReadingWe are pleased to announce that our sister agency, Familias First, will be presenting a series of workshops for the San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center entitled Navigating the Regional Center System. Designed to provide family members with the tools to access generic resources and services funded through SG/PRC in efforts to promote independence, inclusion and a better […]
Continue ReadingNext in the continuation of our posts highlighting new TV shows featuring a main character on the autism spectrum is an eight-episode comedy called Atypical from Netflix. Atypical was created and written by Robia Rashid and Academy-Award winning producer Seth Gordon (“The Goldbergs”). Professor of special education Michelle Dean was brought into the production to help […]
Continue ReadingThe Latino Association for Behavior Analysis (LABA) is an organization dedicated to the provision of support, resources, communication and networking opportunities to Latino ABA practitioners and students as well as to those who work with Latino populations. LABA is committed to furthering professional growth of individual practitioners who provide behavior analysis. LABA is also committed to increasing […]
Continue ReadingSeveral months ago Sesame Street introduced their newest Muppet character, Julia, who has autism. The show debuted Julia in April of this year and 60 Minutes did a wonderful segment featuring an interview with writer Christine Ferraro. You can read the interview here. Sesame Street, which has been on air for nearly 50 years, has […]
Continue ReadingThe Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center has announced dates for the remainder of 2017 for New Parent Orientation in their Early Start Program. This is a great opportunity to meet the staff at the Regional Center as well as other parents and learn about the Early Start Program. RSVP is required and if you need child […]
Continue ReadingThe San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center is holding its second Critical Issues Forum on Wednesday, July 26th. The topic is the Fair Hearing Process. If you’ve experienced a denial of service or would like to obtain more information, you can learn about the appeal process and fair hearing process. Spanish translation will be provided. You can request […]
Continue ReadingThe Latino Association of Applied Behavior Analysis in association with LASABA is hosting a general meeting on June 17th at Cal State Los Angeles. The meeting runs from 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and is open to anyone who would like to attend. The guest speaker is Dr. Michele Wallace. Everyone is welcome but reservation […]
Continue ReadingThis month is a very special one for many Mothers out there. We wanted to hear some of your experiences and stories of what it is like being a Mother to a child with autism. Do you have something special you do during this time of year? Below, is a touching video of a Mother who […]
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