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Teaching Children to Follow Directions at Home and School

This training, sponsored by Behavior Analysis, Inc. and Lee County Parks and Recreation, presents proven and practical methods for teaching compliance and instruction-following in autistic children.

Wednesday, April 9th, from 6-8pm
Karl Drew Community Center
18412 Lee Road
Fort Myers, FL 33912

The cost: for this training is $20; 2 CEUs (optional) for an additional $20. For more information or to register for this training please call (954) 577-7790.

Eden Florida presents Family Training Series

Eden Florida is creating a training series to provide parents, caregivers, and family members a strong foundation in the principles and application of the Eden Method of Applied Behavior Analysis. All sessions will utilize video examples; parent testimonials, hands-on training, and printed reading material to help all types of learners understand and apply the knowledge. This session will focus on teaching behavior, types of reinforcement, and using reinforcement in everyday life.

Session 2: It’s all about Reinforcement!
Saturday, April 5, 2008 10am–1pm

This series is free for Eden families and only $30 for non-Eden families. To sign up for this series contact Abby Brown at (239) 992-4680 ext. 205 as soon as possible. Space is limited.

13th Annual Circles of Care Early Childhood Conference

Child Care of Southwest Florida, Inc. is hosting an all day Early Childhood Conference. The conference will include keynotes from Jack Hartman and Rosie Emery as well as a variety of hour-long workshops.


13th Annual Circles of Care Early Childhood Conference

Saturday, May 3rd from 8am-4:30pm
Edison College (Fort Myers Campus)

To find out more information or to register for this conference please call (239) 278-1002. The cost for this all day conference is $30 with an additional $30 for .6 CEU’s.

Mini Conference

The Family Network on Disabilities along with the Parent Education Network are presenting a mini conference featuring Wilbur Hawke. Hawke, father of a son with a disability and the co-director of the Parent Education Network, will be presenting four workshops: “IEP”, “Conflict Resolution”, Positive Behavioral Support”, and “Collaborative Communication”.

Mini Conference
Saturday, April 26th, from 10am-12pm
Lakes Regional Library
15290 Bass Road, Fort Myers

Seating is limited so please RSVP to Stacy at stacy2x@comcast.net. For more information please contact Wilbur Hawke at (239) 417-3636.

What Do You Expect From Me?

4C (Community Coordinated Care for Children) along with the Early Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida and the Office of Early Learning present a free workshop for child care providers and parents on setting clear behavioral expectations.

What Do You Expect From Me?
Thursday, April 24th, from 6:30-8pm
New Life Academy
507 Sunshine Boulevard, Lehigh Acres


Register over the phone at (239) 935-6144 for this free workshop.

Promising Pathways, The Road to Best Practice in Autism

Sponsored by Florida Gulf Coast University, this free national conference will provide pertinent information to professionals in the medical and educational fields as well as parents and caregivers, and all those affected by and/or interested in the study of autism.

The Road to Best Practice in Autism Conference
Saturday, April 19th from 8am-4pm
Student Union Ballroom at Florida Gulf Coast University
10501 FGCU Blvd. South
Fort Myers, FL 33965

To view more information or to register for this free conference please visit www.fgcu.edu/events/promisingpathways or call 239-992-4680. The registration deadline is April 10th, 2008.

Nominations for the 2008 You Make a Difference Award

The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. invites you to submit nominations to honor Florida’s educators for their exemplary practices of including students with Development Disabilities into the general education learning environment. For nominations forms, please go to You Make a Difference in the Announcements section at the website http://www.fddc.org. If you have questions, please contact: Sharon Grey at (850) 224-6222. Completed applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, April 16, 2008.

Growing Up With Books

The Early Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida has prepared a presentation on the importance of reading in early childhood development.


Saturday April 12th, from 11am – 1pm

Lee County Public Library

921 SW 39th Terrace, Cape Coral

No registration is needed for this free event. Please call (239) 267-4105 if you have any questions.

CHADD Presentation on Special Education Law

The April meeting of CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) will be a discussion about Special Education Law. CHADD meetings are free and open to the public and occur on the first Tuesday of every month.

Special Education Law

Tuesday, April 1st, from 7-9pm

Lee Memorial Hospital Auditorium

2776 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers

If you have any questions, please contact Lynne Lampila at (239) 466-1167.

DCMP Free Services

The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) is a federally funded FREE-LOAN program that serves individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and individuals who are blind or visually impaired. DCMP is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, but serves all of the United States. DCMP has more than 4,000 titles. The DCMP provides services designed to support and improve the academic achievement of students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deaf-blind. Qualifying applicants include K-12 school personnel serving these students, their families, and others whose use of the media benefits at least one such student. This educational media is made accessible to individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing via captioning and to individuals who are blind or visually impaired via description. For more details visit the website at www.dcmp.org or call (1-800) 237-6213 (VOICE) or (1-800) 237-6819 (TTY).

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