ASI is now a N.Y.S. Approved Provider of Coursework
or Training in the Needs of Students with Autism.

We are pleased to announce that Autistic Services, Inc. is now an NYSED approved
provider of training in the needs of students with autism. As you know, special education
teachers seeking certification and school administrators working with the special education
population are required to receive at least three hours of training in the needs of students
with autism. For more information about this new requirement or other NYSED Office
of Teaching Certification Requirements, please visit their website at
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/autism.html.

We are excited to share our unique and extensive experience by offering training to
education professionals throughout the year. This course is the first of several trainings that
will be offered through our new Autism Center for Learning located at our main school and
administrative site at 4444 Bryant and Stratton Way, Williamsville, NY 14221.

 Please click on the following link to view our 2010 Training Schedule/Registration Form. 
Please note that payment must be included with your registration form. 
For more information regarding trainings through the Autism Center for Learning,
please call (716) 631-5777, ext. 363 or e-mail sdoyle@autisticservices.org.

Upcoming Events
On Saturday, October 9, 2010, Autistic Services, Inc. in conjunction with the Autism Society Western New York Chapter and the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Western New York (SHAWNY), are pleased to present “Autism Life Skills & Things I Wish I’d Known Sooner.”  This half-day workshop features award-winning author, speaker, and parent Chantal Sicile-Kira.  During the first half of the workshop, “Things I Wish I’d Known Sooner,” Ms. Sicile-Kira will discuss how parents and professionals can prepare their students- and themselves- for periods of change, as well as emphasize how various parents and professionals with differing viewpoints can come together as a team to move towards a common goal.  The second section of the workshop, “Autism Life Skills,” explores life skills such as communication, safety, social relationships, independence, as well as many other components of this positive and powerful “Bill of Rights.”

Ms. Sicile-Kira’s award-winning books include: Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Autism Life Skills; and 41 Things to Know About Autism.

In addition, we are pleased to announce that for the first time ever we are able to offer IACET CEUs for OTs/COTAs/PTs/PTAs through Learning Partners!  ASHA CEUs will be available for speech-language pathologists through SHAWNY.  The cost and CEU credit information is listed below:

            Parent/Individual with ASD                      $10

            Speech-Language Pathologist                $20       .3 ASHA CEUs available

            OT or COTA                                             $30       .325 IACET CEUs= 4 OT PDUs

            PT or PTA                                                 $30       .4 NYS Approved PT CEUs

           Other Professional/Paraprofessional        $20