Dear Colleagues, Our research team in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York is committed to safeguarding the well-being of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). As many parents and professionals know all too well, concerns about wandering, or “bolting,” can be a major source of stress […]
Category: News and Updates
News of interest to the autism community and updates of KindTree’s activities and programs.
Virtual reality a promising tool for reducing fears and phobia in autism
From: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-02/mali-vra022219.php New Rochelle, NY, February 22, 2019–In a new pilot study, autistic adults showed real-life, functional improvement after a combination treatment approach that included graded exposure to fear and anxiety-producing experiences in a virtual reality environment. The design and preliminary results of this novel approach are published in Autism in Adulthood, a new peer-reviewed journal from […]
Lane Arts Council Workshops for Artists, funding available
Lane Arts Council Artist Workshops KindTree-Autism Rocks received funding to pay for artists to attend the following workshops. If interested please contact Molly Elliott at MElliott@kindtree.org The workshops are held in the Maurie Jacobs Community Room at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts.. For more information please visit Lane Arts Council at http://lanearts.org/workshops/ […]
Spirit Mountain awards grant to KindTree’s STiLE
KindTree Productions, Inc. announces a grant awarded by Spirit Mountain Community Foundation in the amount of $12,000 for STiLE’s “Learning for Success” project. Thank You Spirit Mountain Community Foundation Fund! This project will expand STiLE Trainings (small group instructional skill trainings) to youth on the autism spectrum and others with developmental disabilities ages 14-21. Submitted […]
Is Oregon Devaluing Developmentally Disabled Students?
School Day Shortened For Hundreds With Disabilities, Suit Claims Disability Scoop The parents of children with autism and other developmental disabilities are suing the state of Oregon over claims that the children are being deprived… Class Action Accuses Oregon of Devaluing Special Education Students’ School Time A class action claims that Oregon is punishing disabled […]
Lane County Resources for children and adults on the spectrum, 2019
This question came to us January, 2019. The answer includes many local resources for children on the spectrum. Read on… “I’m moving to the Eugene area from Florence in coming weeks. I have a 4 year old son who will be 5 in May and I wanted to get information on schools that may […]
Community Partnerships – The City of Eugene Adaptive Recreation
Community Partnerships – The City of Eugene Adaptive Recreation We are so appreciative of our community partnership with Adaptive Recreation. Here’s just a small part of what they do. International Kitchen – Thursday’s 6-8pm, 1/17 – 3/21 Adventure with cuisine from around the world in our accessible kitchen. Learn about culture, meal planning, budgeting, and […]
3 Amazing Classes this Winter Term at OSLP Arts & Culture Program
Hello Kind Tree friends, We have three great classes that have room remaining for enrollment, and I hope that you can spread the word if you know of anyone who might be interested. They are: Fiber Arts Fun, Wall Art/Assemblage, and Comix. The instructors for these are all very talented and have been well received […]
Oregon Tech behavioral clinic receives $150,000 grant
From the Klamath Falls Herald and News, Dec 16, 2018 Oregon Institute of Technology recently received a community investment of $150,000 from Cascade Health Alliance (CHA), for expansion of Oregon Tech’s Behavior Improvement Group Applied Behavior Analysis (BIG ABA) clinic. Focusing primarily on the treatment of children with autism or pervasive developmental disorder diagnosis, the […]
Portland’s “Autism Anchoring Dogs” can save lives
With Autism Anchoring Dogs, a Reno family finds comfort in knowing son with autism is safe For the first time in seven years the Earl family went out to eat. And instead of the death grip Debbie Earl usually has on her son Ethan’s wrist, she was able to almost relax when they sat as […]