Barnes & Noble in Anchorage on Saturday March 27th from 11 am to 6 pm
Barnes & Noble in Fairbanks on Saturday, April 3rd from 11 am to 6 pm

• Live entertainment near the fireplace and in the children’s area (more details to follow)
• Crafty table: make your own ribbon pins and duct tape flowers

Information table

• Face painting and temporary tattoos
• Funds raised from this event will be used to purchase books on autism that will be distributed to rural Alaskan public and school libraries.

Here’s how you can support this book fair:

• Come into the store, browse for books you’d like to buy, and enjoy the activities! Wear an autism ribbon sticker, available from the AARC information table in the fireplace area.
• The cashiers cannot just ask everyone if they are supporting the book fair, but if you wear a sticker, then they can ask. Purchasers can also say they support the book fair, or they can present a voucher.
• You don’t pay any more for your books, or any less, but if you show the voucher or say you’re supporting the book fair, a percentage of your purchase will be donated to the AARC.
• If you can’t come into the store, you may order by email, fax, phone or online — just mention the autism book fair or input the voucher number (Anchorage ID #10144939, Fairbanks ID #10010452). You may order from either store on either day — or both days, if you like.

For more information

• Email: crm2784@bn.com (Anchorage) or crm2235@bn.com (Fairbanks)
• Phone: 907-279-7323 (Anchorage) or 907-452-6400 (Fairbanks)
• Fax: 907-279-7322 (Anchorage) or 907-453-6440 (Fairbanks)

Download the vouchers here.

Anchorage:

• Sat., March 27, 2010, 11 am-6pm
• Barnes & Noble
• 200 E. Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage

Fairbanks:

• Sat., April 3, 2010 from 11am-6pm
• Barnes & Noble
• 421 Mehar Avenue Fairbanks

best buy

the dome

fred eyer

Golden corral

I love ad with autis

kalad

Metro Music and Felix Cafe

metro music

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WASHINGTON — Don’t say “mental retardation” — the new term is “intellectual disability.” No more diagnoses of Asperger’s syndrome — call it a mild version of autism instead. And while “behavioral addictions” will be new to doctors’ dictionaries, “Internet addiction” didn’t make the cut.

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Women who give birth after age 40 are nearly twice as likely to have a child with autism as those under 25, but it is unlikely that delayed parenthood plays a big role in the current autism epidemic, California researchers reported Monday.

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Anchorage, Alaska – February 12th, 2010

Program Description
Asperger, High-Functioning Autism, and Nonverbal Learning Disorder: Personalizing Strength-Based Strategies to each Individual

The purpose of this short workshop is to introduce a number of strength-based, practical strategies that have proven effective in addressing some of the more typical concerns presented by children, adolescents and adults with Asperger’s Syndrome, Nonverbal Learning Disorder, and High-Functioning Autism. Participants will learn a number of universal interventions and five “umbrella strategies” that they will be able to use as a blueprint for personalizing strategies according to the goals, needs and/or concerns presented by each individual.

Topics:

• Asperger vs. High Functioning Autism vs. Nonverbal Learning Disorder: a very brief overview
• Three Essentials
• Five Universal Strategies
• Theory of Mind
• Central Coherence
• Executive Dysfunction
• The “Five Umbrellas”

Presenter’s Bio:

John M. Ortiz, Ph.D. is the director and founder of The Asperger’s Syndrome Institute, and The Institute of Applied Psychomusicology[SM] A licensed psychologist, consultant, musician, composer, certified clinical hypnotist and psychoeducational trainer, he is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.  His publications include “Asperger, Autism and Non-Verbal Learning Disorders: Screening, Assessing and Diagnosing (2008),” “The Gifts of Asperger (2006),” “My Kitty Catsberger (2006),” the best-selling, “The Tao of Music: Sound Psychology,” winner of the 1998 Small Press Book Award in Psychology/Self-Help, and “Nurturing Your Child with Music.”

Reporting from London – The British doctor whose suggestion of a link between the MMR shot and autism helped cause vaccination rates to plunge conducted his now-discredited research in a dishonest and irresponsible manner, medical authorities here concluded Thursday.

When Curtis Jr. is around a service dog, you would never know he has autism. On Saturday the 7 year old from Canby worked with a dog from “4 Paws for Ability,” a nonprofit that trains service dogs for families all over the country. “The dog definitely makes a difference,” said Curtis Jr.’s father, Curtis Cottengim. He and his wife are saving to buy a service dog of their own for Curtis Jr. The family joins a growing number of those in Oregon working with dogs to help treat autism symptoms, according to findings from Lake Oswego-based Autism Service Dogs of America.

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