Positively Autism Newsletter: April 2014

Announcements

Online ABA Training Class: registration is now open for Positively Autism's next online training class. More info here: http://www.positivelyautism.com/training.html

Teacher Of The Year Program:
Positively Autism wants to recognize outstanding teachers of students with autism! Parents can nominate their children's teachers and teachers can nominate their co-workers. Each teacher nominated will receive an e-mailed note of thanks for their service to children and families.

Nominations will be accepted from April 28 through May 31 for 2014. Each May, one of the nominated teachers will be randomly selected as Positively Autism's Teacher of the Year, and will receive the following: 

• A free enrollment in one of Positively Autism's online training courses.
• Free materials from PositivelyAutism's store on Teachers Pay Teachers.com
• A "Teacher of the Year" certificate.

Ten randomly selected runners-up will receive the following: 

• Free materials from PositivelyAutism's store on Teachers Pay Teachers.com

 More information and a nomination form can be found here: http://www.positivelyautism.com/teacheroftheyear.html

Articles and Information

Positively Autism April Topic: Autism and Stress - http://positively-autism.blogspot.com/2014/04/positively-autism-april-topic-autism.html

Calm In Crisis - http://positively-autism.blogspot.com/2014/04/calm-in-crisis.html

Trained in Calmness, Dogs Help Children with Autism - http://positively-autism.blogspot.com/2014/04/trained-in-calmness-dogs-help-children.html

The Cup Kid: Parenting a Child with Meltdowns - http://positively-autism.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-cup-kid-parenting-child-with.html

"Autism, Anxiety, Stress, and Anger" by StressFreeKids.com - http://positively-autism.blogspot.com/2014/04/autism-anxiety-stress-and-anger-by.html

Helpful Books on Autism and Stress/Anxiety - http://positively-autism.blogspot.com/2014/04/helpful-books-on-autism-and.html

Stressed Out! A Survey of Autism Parent Stressors - http://positively-autism.blogspot.com/2014/04/stressed-out-survey-of-autism-parent.html

Results of Positively Autism's Stress Survey - http://positively-autism.blogspot.com/2014/04/results-of-positively-autisms-stress.html

Benefits of Meditation for Autism - http://positively-autism.blogspot.com/2014/04/benefits-of-meditation-for-autism.html


Freebies

Color Words and Primary/Secondary Colors Activities - http://positively-autism.blogspot.com/2014/04/new-free-downloads-color-words-and.html

Mother's Day Social Story and Activities - http://www.positivelyautism.com/free/mothersday.html

News

April 2014 Positive Autism News - http://positively-autism.blogspot.com/2014/04/april-2014-positive-autism-news.html