FAVAN

FAVAN will begin meeting again for 2011-2012 on Septtember 27th at the Farmington Community center in Unionville. The first meeting will be an open discussion meeting.  The meeting in November will have speakers from IAN in Plainville presenting on picky eaters.  We will be having Girl’s Nite Out again in December so we can unwind from the all the holiday preparations. We have an additional speaker for the spring.  Please let us know if there is a topic you would like to hear about or have a speaker in mind.

We were fortunate to receive $200 from the CIVITAN Club of Simsbury for updating our library. The new books list of new titles is:

• The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome by Tony Attwood
• Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety: A Guide to Successful Stress Management by Nick Dubin, Valerie Gaus
• Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes by Jennifer Elder, Marc Thomas
• Aspergirls: Empowering Females With Asperger Syndrome by Rudy Simone
• Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew by Ellen Notbohm
• The New Social Story Book, Revised and Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition by Carol Gray Bvm, Tony Attwood
• No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-Of-Control Behavior by Jed Baker PH.D.
• Asperger’s on the Job: Must-have Advice for People with Asperger’s or High Functioning Autism, and their Employers, Educators, and Advocates by Rudy Simone, Temple Grandin
• 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger’s, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition by Ellen Notbohm, et al
• The Aspie Teen’s Survival Guide: Candid Advice for Teens, Tweens, and Parents, from a Young Man with Asperger’s Syndrome by J. D. Kraus
• When My Worries Get Too Big! A Relaxation Book for Children Who Live with Anxiety by Kari Dunn Buron
• Atypical: Life with Asperger’s in 20 1/3 Chapters by Jesse A. Saperstein