Links for Autism/Aspergers
- Future Horizons
- The ARC of Illinois
- Asperger's Disorder Home Page
- The Center for the Study of Autism
- International Meeting for Autism Research
- Autism of North Carolina - Bookstore
- Autism Research Institute
The Tri-State Autism Association is a support group for parents, teachers, family members, and anyone who knows and has contact with a child in the autism spectrum disorder. This includes things such as autism, asperger's syndrome, tourettes syndrome just to name a few of the disorders in this spectrum.
The meetings for Spring 2005 will be held on Monday evening (1/24/05, 2/28/05, 3/28/05, and 4/25/05) at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 2000 W Adams St, Macomb IL 61455. A short business meeting is held from 5:30 to 6:00 followed by a speaker from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Topic for the February meeting will be THE IEP PLANNING & PARTICIPATION by Beth Pryor, Family Matters and the April meeting will be BEHAVIOR AND DISCIPLINE. The January and March topics are still to be determined.
For information about the meetings, to request a topic, or to get on the mailing list for meeting dates, contact Ed Myers at dem@macomb.com (309) 833-3830 or Peggy Roth at ropejer@macomb.com or (309) 837-5297.
President - Ed Myers, 219 S Campbell St, Macomb IL 61455, (309) 833-3830; Vice-President - Jena Fisher, R R 1 Box 59, Stronghurst IL 61480 (309) 924-1265; Secretary - Peggy Roth, 216 Wear Avenue, Macomb IL 61455, (309) 837-5297; Treasurer - Brenda Strode, 11177 N 1000th Rd, Macomb IL 61455.
Moderator of the meeting is Dr Tina Veale, PhD CCC-SLP, Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University or Ed Myers, President of Tri-State Autism.
Dr Veale teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in child language development and disorders and supervises student clinicians in the university clinic.
Dr Veale has owned and operated a private speech and hearing clinic in Cincinnati Ohio for over twenty (20) years. She has also taught at the University of Cincinnati and at Miami University in Oxford Ohio.
Her expertise involves the assessment and treatment of children with complex communication disorders, with a special interest in autism spectrum disorders (ASD's).
Dr Veale was the first speech-language pathologist in the United States to research and provide auditory integration training, a listening therapy for children with autism and related disorders. She is nationally recognized as an expert in the communication and educational programming of children with ASD's.
Some activities that the organization have accomplished over the years is to bring Dr Temple Grandin to Macomb in January 2004. It was very well attended and everyone seemed to enjoy the presentation as well as learning significantly about autism and autism spectrum disorders. If you would like to view the presentation, we loan out vhs tapes or dvd's. They can be checked out for a 2 week period. We request a $25 payment in advance and when the material is returned, we refund $10 to the borrower. This is to cover postage and handling costs of the video/dvd's. To request a copy of the presentation, please contact Peggy Roth at ropejer@macomb.com or (309) 837-5297.