YAI National Institute for People with Disabilities Network PARENT SUPPORT SERIES for Caregivers of People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Location: 460 West 34th Street 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Structure: 1st Half Presentation, 2nd Half Support

Fee: None!


MUST call YAI LINK to register at
212-273-6182
or toll free at 1-866-2-YAILINK


PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ONLY,
NO CHILDREN PLEASE


Please check www.yai.org/autismsupport often as we are adding groups regularly!



Supported in part by grants from NYS OMRDD and The New York City Council’s “1 in 150 Autism Awareness Initiative”




Date Time Presenter(s) Topic
Jan. 21st
Wednesday 10 am – 12:30 pm Bernice Polinsky, BA, Parent and Board Member of AHA Association Living with Autism: What Every Parent Should Know

Feb. 4th
Wednesday 10 am – 12:30 pm Charles Cartwright, MD Autism Diagnosis: Do I Need an ADOS?

Feb. 10th
Tuesday 10 am – 12:00 pm Iris Varela, MSW General Support/Open Topics

Mar. 5th
Thursday 6:00 – 8:00 pm Katie DeFoe, MS Ed Understanding the DD Service System for People with Autism

Mar. 11th
Wednesday 10 am – 12:30 pm Peter Dellabella, MD The Overlap Between Autism and ADHD

Mar. 19th
Thursday 10 am – 12:30 pm Michael Boardman, MA, BCBA;
Anisha Foster, MA, BCBA; and
Maureen Dormody-Shields
MS Sp Ed ABA and Structuring Play in the Home During Early Childhood

Mar. 24th
Tuesday 10 am – 12:30 pm Kevin Travers, LCSW Independence and Dependence: Learning to Let Go

April 1st
Wednesday 10 am – 12:30 pm Brigida Hernandez, PhD and Nicole LePera, MA Making Sense of Research


Supported in part by grants from NYS OMRDD and The New
York City Council’s “1 in 150 Autism Awareness Initiative”