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The Dan Marino Foundation has recently launched Childnett.tv, the first 24-hour, 7 days a week web channel dedicated to families living with autism and other neurological disorders. Childnett.tv is an intenet access web channel that broadcasts interactive programming, with a lineup that includes streaming video related to autism and other neurological disorders.

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Welcome to the Tidewater Chapter of the Autism Society of America (TASA) web site. We hope you find the information on this site useful. If you need further information or have suggestions for this site, please use the contact form on the Contact Us page.

We would like to thank our 2007 Event Sponsors. Please check out our sponsor page to see the fine folks who have supported our organization.

 

TASA Meetings and Events

Open Meetings - Our monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month at the Endependence Center at 6300 East Virginia Beach Blvd in Norfolk from 7-9 p.m. Free “autism-friendly” child care available with a reservation. For more information, Contact TASA at 461-4474.

April 29, 2008:  Norfolk Speech & Language Services presents “Prompts for Restructuring Oral Motor Phonetic Targets” (PROMPT)

Events:

Autism Awareness Car Wash

Please join us for our Autism Awareness Carwash on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Holiday Food Store located at 5301 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA from 9.00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.  If you are interested in volunteering please call 757-461-4474.

Holiday Food Stores partners with TASA to Raise Awareness

Holiday Food Stores has partnered with TASA to sell Autism Ribbon cards at their Tidewater area stores.   This fundraiser provides customers of Holiday Food Stores an opportunity to support autism awareness. All proceeds from the program will benefit TASA. Please show your support by patronizing Holiday Food Stores as we promote national autism awareness month.

Autism Awareness 5k & 1 Mile Walk-A-Thon

TASA will host its 3rd Annual Autism Awareness 5k Run at Mount Trashmore on Saturday, May 17, 2008.  See flyer for more information and registration form.

Help TASA improve the lives of all affected by Autism today.

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2nd Annual Tee Off for TASA Golf Tournament

TASA will host its 2nd Annual Tee Off for Golf Tournament at Cypress Point Country Club in Virginia Beach,  VA . See flyer for more information and Registration.

Green Our Vaccines Rally with Jenny McCarthy & Jim Carrey

Please join us for the most historical event of 2008!  On Wednesday, June 4, 2008 Jenny & Jim will lead a March and Rally in Washington D.C., to give everyone who loves a child with Autism a day for their voices to be heard.  TASA has charted a bus for local families to join us on this journey!  To sign up and for more information please contact us at 757-461-4474.  Space is limited. 

For more upcoming events please visit our calendar.

 

 

Click here and help TASA by registering your MVP Card with Food Lion. Each time you shop at Food Lion and use your MVP card, a portion of your total grocery purchase will be donated to TASA. You may also call 704-633-8250 Ext. 3810 to register.What is Autism? link graphicLearn the Signs-Act Early

 

What's New

Safe & Sound" Preparedness Initiative:

ASA National has launched an emergency preparedness initiative providing information and products as a service to help the autism community prepare for emergencies that may occur in daily life (care accident/house fire) or during a major national crisis or during natural disaster (hurricane/flood where evacuation and mass care is necessary). Visit http://www.autism-society.org/ for more information.

Special Interest Groups:

Coffee and Chat (Theresa McMillan) and Chat Group for Young Adults (high school and up) with HFA/Aspergers (Vike Xides, LCSW) Meets last Tuesday of each month at the Endependence Center, Norfolk, VA 7-9 p.m.  For more information on our Special Interest Groups please call 757-461-4474.

The Puzzle of Autism:

Produced by the National Education Association in collaboration with the Autism Society of America, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the National Association of School Psychologists. The guide explains common autistic characteristics and suggests effective classroom strategies for improving the communication, sensory, social and behavioral skills of children who have autism. Complimentary copies may be ordered or downloaded at www.nea.org/specialed/nearesources-specialed.html.

UNC Chapel Hill Autism Research Program

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Autism Research Program is conducting a  MRI Study of Early Brain Development.  This study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is being conducted by some of the worlds leading researchers in the field of autism, with over 4 different sites across the US.  Currently, they are searching for 100 participants in the South Eastern US who are newbord to 12 months old who have a tleast one sibling who has been diagnosed with Autism. To see if your child meets criteria and for more information about this study, please call 1-800-793-5715.  You could also visit   www.ibis-network.org or send an email anthonyj@med.unc.edu .

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© 2004 - 2008 Autism Society of America, Tidewater Chapter (TASA). All rights reserved. Serving Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Suffolk Virginia.

Disclaimer: TASA is a locally funded organization serving families and professionals in the Tidewater Region of Southeastern Virginia. All information provided or published by TASA is for informational purposes only. Reference to any treatment or therapy option or to any program, service or treatment provider is not an endorsement by TASA. You should investigate alternatives that may be more appropriate for a specific individual. TASA assumes no responsibility for the use made of any information published or provided by TASA.