https://www.registerguard.com/opinion/20190912/oregon-taking-steps-to-care-for-autistic-children First, a thank you to state Sen. Sara Gelser for visiting several out-of-state programs which care for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including children from Oregon. We are deeply saddened and concerned about some of the abusive treatment of vulnerable children mentioned in The Register-Guard article (Oregon under pressure to provide services for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]