AANE Event List (Special/Educational)

AANE - Asperger Syndrome Listed below, in chronological order, are all upcoming events sponsored by AANE. Please contact AANE if you have any questions about these events.

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Bike Riding 101 for Parents

Each spring and summer parents ask us how they can help their children learn to ride a bike. In response, AANE is offering a timely course that will help you learn why bike riding is a complex skill and how to break down the process of learning to ride a bike into manageable steps that support success. From this course you will have a plan for helping your children learn how to enjoy their bikes!

When: Wednesday, July 1, 2009; 7:00-8:30pm
Where: Meet at AANE Office in Watertown
Fee: $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers
Call AANE to register: (617) 393-3824
Course may be cancelled due to low enrollment, so please register by June 29th.

Parent to Parent Topic Discussion
Making Friends

Learn how you can “structure” and support successful social interactions for your child no matter the age. Learn how to increase your child’s social connections during summer vacation and beyond. Enjoy parenting a “play date”!
When: Tuesday, July 7th; 7:30-9:00pm
Where: AANE Office; Watertown, MA
Learn more and Register

Know Yourself: Adult Conference

Annual Conference for Adults with Asperger Syndrome
Keynote Speaker: Ari Ne’Eman
When: July 18, 2009; 9:00 am – 5:15 pm
Where: Northeastern University - Curry Student Center
360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Learn more and Register

Understanding Asperger Syndrome: Interventions and Strategies for Parents

AANE's introductory "AS 101" course for families of newly diagnosed children. The workshop will define and describe, in detail and through real-life examples, some of the most common characteristics of Asperger Syndrome.
Instructor: Nancy Schwartz, MSW
When: July 20 *PLEASE NOTE DATE HAS CHANGED*
Where: AANE Office; Watertown, MA
Learn more and Register

No More Meltdowns: Social Skills Training and Positive
Behavioral Supports for Students

Presented by: Jed Baker, Ph.D.
When: Thursday, August 13, 2009; 8:30am - 3:30pm
Where: Cape Codder Resort & Spa
1225 Iyanough Road, Route 132 & Bearse's Way, Hyannis, MA
Learn more and Register

Asperger Syndrome Connections

AANE's Annual Fall Conference
Oct. 2-3, 2009
John Hancock Hall, Boston, MA
Tony Attwood and Kari Dunn Buron
Details and registration available early summer

Anxiety and Asperger Syndrome

A conference sponsored by the Asperger's Association of New England
in partnership with MGH YouthCare
March 2010; Boston, MA
We are now calling for more speakers and posters!
Details