MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER MEETING

One Mother’s Fight

Thursday, May 1, 2014

• 6:30 PM
• Beverly School for the Deaf
  6 Echo Avenue
  Beverly, MA
  Driving Directions

Speaker: Beth Maloney, attorney, advocate and author

Maloney is a national attorney advocate for the recognition and treatment of PANDAS/PANS, which is a sudden acute and debilitating onset of intense anxiety and mood swings accompanied by Obsessive Compulsive-like issues and/or Tics associated with a streptococcal-A (GABHS) and other infections. Maloney’s book, “Saving Sammy” is about her two-year struggle to obtain the correct diagnosis and treatment for her then 12 year-old son. Her second book, “Childhood Interrupted: The Complete Guide to PANDAS and PANS” was published in November 2013.

Her most recent focus has been to bring both medical and public attention to recognizing and treating this disorder, including drawing attention to the plights of children in custody at Boston Children’s Hospital due to medical disagreements between different physicians. Maloney’s media appearances include The Today Show, The Doctors, Mystery Diagnosis, the Glenn Beck show, Fox News LA, Good Morning LA, 207, AM Northwest, Fox Q13 Seattle, GMA Health, Sirius XM’s Doctor Radio, various Public Radio stations, internet and podcast programs, multiple articles in print and online, most recently The Boston Globe. If you have one of Beth’s books, be sure to bring it for her to sign. 

The meeting is free, but an RSVP is requested: Mary.Romaniec@tacanow.org

Massachusetts Coffee Talks

Join us for a Coffee Talk where the discussion will be focused on the needs of people in attendance! Come and get your questions answered about the GFCF diet, biomedical treatments, traditional therapy options, insurance coverage and more! This is an excellent opportunity to learn about treatment options but also connect with other autism parents.

Panera Bread, Westborough - April 30
Sapporo Restaurant, Westborough - May 2
Morse Tavern, Natick - May 16

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UPCOMING MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER MEETING

Autism Breakthrough

Saturday, May 17, 2014

• 11:00 AM
• Tatnuck Book Sellers
  18 Lyman Street
  Westboro, MA
  Driving Directions

Speaker: Raun Kaufman of The Son-Rise Program

Kaufman’s new book, “Autism Breakthrough” is receiving wide acclaim and will be available for purchase at the event.

As a boy, Kaufman was diagnosed by multiple experts as severely autistic, with an IQ below 30, and destined to spend his life in an institution. Years later, he graduated from Brown University with a degree in Biomedical Ethics and has become a passionate and articulate international lecturer, author, and teacher to families with children on the autism spectrum. So what happened?

Thanks to The Son-RiseProgram, a revolutionary method his parents created, Kaufman recovered fully from his autism with no trace of his former condition. He has written articles featured in a host of journals and books and has been interviewed by media such as National Public Radio, BBC Television, Fox News Channel, and People magazine.

In Autism Breakthrough, Kaufman presents the innovative techniques behind the program that helped him and thousands of other children and adults. A step-by-step guide written with humor, inspiring stories, and clear, practical strategies that readers can apply immediately, this book gives parents who have felt desperate and dismissed the tools to reach their own children. Parents and educators learn how to enable their children to create meaningful, caring relationships, vastly expand their communications, and participate successfully in the world.

Autism Breakthrough breaks all the rules and shows how joining children in their own unique worlds before asking them to join us in ours makes it possible for these special children to defy their original often-very-limited prognoses.

The meeting is free, however an RSVP is requested. Please RSVP to Mary.Romaniec@tacanow.org

TACA’S BIGGEST campaign of the year continues through May and we need YOU!

What can you do to help to help more families like yours? Take ACTION by telling your family story. Celebrate your child and give thanks for all that TACA provides by participating in our Family and Friends Campaign! When your family and friends support you and cheer you on, they will be helping TACA reach more families like yours. Click now to join our Chapter team and start today!

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Are you a parent or primary care giver of a child (or adult) with autism? Do you have at least 2 years of experience implementing biomed? Do you know about your local resources? Would you like to give back to your community and become a volunteer TACA Parent Mentor?

We would love to hear from you. If you meet these requirements and you are interested in volunteering, sign up on our website here:
www.tacanow.org/about-taca/parent-mentor-program/

Thank you!
Moira Giammatteo
Program Manager Scholarships, Mentors
and Parent Support

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How TACA Helps Massachusetts Families

TACA does not charge admission to the meetings, nor does it assess annual membership fees for families it supports. Meetings feature:

• Free TACA Autism Journey Guides (over 750 pages of collective knowledge gathered from experienced paraprofessionals and parents) are offered to all parents who are attending their first Chapter meeting.
• Speakers on topics ranging from traditional therapies, integrated medical treatments, education, and legal support.
• TACA's Parent Mentors - one-on-one access to experienced families who have successfully navigated the challenges of finding appropriate treatments and educational opportunities for their children, and who receive additional education from TACA's National Office.