Autism Family Support Series

For caregivers of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

Download Schedule:
English/Spanish
English/Mandarin

  • En español
  • Mandarin
  • Registration is required by calling YAI LINK at 212-273-6182.
  • Parents and caregivers only! No children please.
  • Location: 460 West 34th Street, 11th floor, New York, NY 10001
  • Structure: 1st half (Presentation), 2nd half (Support)
  • Fee: None!

Date / Time

Topic

Presenter(s)

Friday
May 10th
10:00AM-12:30PM 

How Post Traumatic Stress Effects Your Child and Knowing When to Seek Professional Help

Angela Cheung, LCSW, Mental Health Clinician, YAI Center for Specialty Therapy

Tuesday
May 21st
10:00AM-12:30PM 

Autism and the Police: A Dialogue with the NYPD Assistant Commissioner of Training

Carol Ann Roberson, Assistant Commissioner of Training, New York City Police Department

Wednesday
May 29th
10:00AM-12:30PM 

A Crash Course in Toilet Training

Danielle Bardwell, MSEd, Clinical Supervisor, YAI Family Services, and Luisa Paz, Bilingual Applied Behavioral Sciences Specialist, YAI Project Intervene

Thursday
June 6th
10:00AM-12:30PM 

Classroom programming options for children with autism spectrum disorders.

Margaret Chiara, MA, BCBA, Coordinator of ASD Development, YAI/NYL Education and Training Department

Tuesday
June 11th
10:00AM-12:30PM 

Living with anxiety and an autism spectrum disorder: Challenges and coping strategies.

Grazyna Kusmierska, PhD, Psychotherapist, Premier HealthCare

Tuesday
June 25th
10:00AM-12:30PM 

Finding your voice with augmentative and alternative communication.

Rachel Bouvin, MS/CCC-SLP, Senior Speech-Language Pathologist, YAI Center for Specialty Therapy

Tuesday
July 16th
10:00AM-12:30PM 

Recharge your body, recharge your brain: A stress management workshop.

Katie Brisley-Logue, PHR, Senior Human Resources Manager, YAI

Thursday
July 25th
10:00AM-12:30PM 

Keeping your cool: Home strategies for managing coping skills and emotion regulation for children with autism.

Karim Ibrahim, MS, Clinical Psychology Trainee, Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Wednesday
July 31st
6:00-8:00PM

Play and learn: Fun sensory toys and games for home.

Becky Lewin, MS, OTR/L, The Parkside School

Tuesday
August 6th
10:00AM-12:30PM 

How to prepare for a psychiatric evaluation.

Sallie Jo Hadley, MD, Psychiatrist, YAI Premier HealthCare

Thursday
August 15th
6:00-8:00PM

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for individuals with autism: How we use it in therapy and strategies you can use at home.

Samantha Dresser, LMSW and Dina Larina, LMHC, RPT, YAI Center for Specialty Therapy