From the category archives:

Florida

Scott Center for Autism – Free Parent Workshop

June 16, 2010

The Scott Center for Autism, part of the Florida Institute of Technology’s College of Psychology and Liberal Arts, will be hosting a free parent workshop on June 23 at 6:00 pm. This month’s workshop will cover current research at the Scott Center including: “Computer Instruction as a Supplementary Tool in Intensive Behavioral Intervention Programs” – [...]

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The Chase Academy in Florida

August 13, 2009

Thanks to a comment on my post Autism Schools in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and Utah, I have added a new Florida autism school to my site – The Chase Academy. Located in South Daytona, FL (Volusia County), The Chase Academy held a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 5. The school is a private non-profit organization [...]

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Autism Schools in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and Utah

August 8, 2009

In honor of back-to-school time, I’ve begun a series of articles on the Suite 101 website that focuses on specialized autism schools across the nation. The first three articles include Autism Schools in Arizona, Autism Schools in Colorado and Utah, and Autism Schools in Florida. Although the list of schools I included in the article [...]

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ACTION ALERT: Let the Florida Department of Education Know Restraints are Not Acceptable

July 20, 2009

I just received an email about the Florida Department of Education. The state is looking at implementing new rules governing the use of force, including restraints, to maintain order in their classrooms. This action alert is designed to tell the Florida Department of Education that their proposed rule on the “Use of Reasonable Force” in [...]

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Autistic Teen Traveled from Florida to California to See His Mom

April 29, 2009

A 13-year old teenager with Asperger’s Syndrome went missing from his Florida home yesterday. Kenton Weaver’s father, Dean Weaver, first reported his son missing early Tuesday morning. Fast forward about 24 hours and the elder Weaver received a phone call informing the dad that his son has been located. The call came from a police [...]

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The Palm Beach School for Autism in Florida

April 22, 2009

I love Twitter. I just learned about the Palm Beach School for Autism after the organization followed me on Twitter. I’m adding the PBSFA to my Florida Autism Schools page and included a few notes about the school here. If you’d like to follow me on Twitter, here’s my link: @MommyMellie. The Palm Beach School [...]

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