Posts made in October, 2011

POSTPONED-Please support

Posted by on Oct 27, 2011 in News |

POSTPONED JASA is asking you, if you can, to support this fundraiser – a Take Away Lunch on THIS Friday, October 28. This is being put on by a mother who is trying to raise funds to pay for her son’s therapy. We commend her on this effort as she is doing something to pay for much needed services for her child. Whatever you can do will be appreciated….buy lunches, give a contribution, anything to support her. ANYONE INTEREST IN PURCHASING LUNCH MAY  CONTACT 830-4805.  THERE...

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Parent Support Group meeting

Posted by on Oct 27, 2011 in News |

Our Parent Support Group meets THIS Saturday, Oct. 29 at 4 pm at the Kingston YMCA in the Music Room. This month we will be having 2 presentations so we are asking for all to be punctual and make babysitting arrangements (as you know children distract you and others from focusing on the ...

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Sharing interesting news

Posted by on Oct 26, 2011 in Inspiring News |

If you haven’t seen the 60 min story on iPad’s impact on children with autism we thought we would share it with you now. It is very interesting and inspiring. Click here. Click the link here if you would rather read the story. Also see a link  to a site on which a great collections the apps for autism have been tallied by a parent of a child with autism.  click...

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Congratulations

Posted by on Oct 24, 2011 in News |

To newly in position Prime Minister Andrew Holness Then Minister of Education Andrew Holness at this year’s Balloon Release for World Autism Awareness...

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More facilities, parental support needed for special-needs kids

Posted by on Oct 19, 2011 in JASA in the News |

BY LUKE DOUGLAS Career & Education senior reporter editorial@jamaicaobserver.com Sunday, October 09, 2011 Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/career/More-facilities–parental-support-needed-for-special-needs-kids_9850285#ixzz1bFPEx5QD DESPITE the lack of facilities and staff to adequately address the needs of children with learning difficulties in most schools, parents must make the effort to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for them. So says...

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