Heidi Chesla is the founder of EOSTHENICS, a Certified Aromatherapist and Physical Therapist. She believes that we all have a unique story, gifts and the desire to live a fulfilled life. Heidi's mission is to meet people where they are, to educate them, to guide them and to connect them with essential oils in the way that is most meaningful to them. $10 Per Person Per Workshop for Make & Take Materials Workshop 1 - Aromatherapy: Support for General Health…

Combining approaches from music therapy and music education, this is an inclusive group of teens and young adults with and without disabilities, as well as high school and college interns. Time is spent together in "intentional listening" to songs that are shared by each participant, all music preferences welcome! Song shares can be either recorded (e.g. Spotify or YouTube) or a song that is performed live for the group. Musical Autist Troupe members will also explore and rehearse several songs…

Linda Carter-Ferrier is the parent of three (now adult) children. Two of her sons have autism spectrum disorder as well as co-occuring mental health issues. She has worked as a parent advocate for students with disabilities for over 15 years and has served on several local and statewide committees and organizations devoted to the needs of students with disabilities. Free Workshops but must Register to Attend Workshop 1 - Focus on the key Rules/ Regulations, Jargon/Terminology, and basic steps involved…

This interactive program is for parents of children (ages preschool through early adolescence) with challenging behaviors. Registration and flyers here Starting Oct. 2018 Parent Group Training - Three locations - Three Instructors Sign-up now! All three groups start the first week of October and run through December. Ten Monday evenings with Sarah Wayland, Ph.D at Law Offices of Michael Herman in Riverdale Park, MD Ten Thursday mornings with Christy Donley, LCPC, RPT at Geneva Day School in Potomac, MD Ten…

Ages 5 - Young Adult - New information on writing goals and taking data with rubrics. Discover an array of strategies that bolster social learning and help improve performance on education standards at the state level (including the Common Core)! Explore lessons to make the abstract social world more concrete and understandable. Though the ILAUGH Model of Social thinking learn how social ability impacts academic success. Uncover how challenges in social communication, executive functioning, and perspective taking impact written expression,…

Join us for the first in a series of three noontime workshops offered in partnership with Pathfinders for Autism on October 24, 2018, Noon-1:30pm at HCAS, 9770 Patuxent Woods Drive (Training Room), Columbia, MD. Presenters Dorothy Cook, MS, OTR/L and Jillian Murphy, Ph.D. of Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital will discuss Feeding Challenges in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The focus will be on common feeding problems, a review of possible causes, and resources for managing these issues. Two additional workshops…