Oh gosh! A parent just asked if she could continue to attend the parent support group, even if her student has graduated. I should have clarified that. Of course! This group is not closed in any way. In fact, all of the strategies and speaker information is applicable for adults as well. Heck, these strategies work well on spouses also!
Holley Arbeit
Speech-Language Pathologist
Kern High School District
Stockdale High School
Room 606
2800 Buena Vista Road
Bakersfield, CA 93311
O: 661.665.2800
Fax: 661.665.0914
Intradistrict: 62068
(The writer of this blog is going to keep coming! My daughter will be a college sophomore in August and my son will be in sixth grade. - Jane Burch
burchworks0@gmail.com)
Friday, May 28, 2010
Email Distribution List - Request for updates, please....
Dear all,
To those of you who attended, I want to thank you for your participation in the parent support group this year. Your insights and willingness to share your experiences are invaluable to all. Hopefully, the speakers this year provided new information that proves helpful to building a strong community of support for your student(s).
If you do not wish to be on the distribution list for future mailings, please send me a quick email and I will remove your address.
I hope you and your family have a restful summer. See you in September,
Holley Arbeit
Speech-Language Pathologist
Kern High School District
Stockdale High School
Room 606
2800 Buena Vista Road
Bakersfield, CA 93311
O: 661.665.2800
Fax: 661.665.0914
Intradistrict: 62068
To those of you who attended, I want to thank you for your participation in the parent support group this year. Your insights and willingness to share your experiences are invaluable to all. Hopefully, the speakers this year provided new information that proves helpful to building a strong community of support for your student(s).
If you do not wish to be on the distribution list for future mailings, please send me a quick email and I will remove your address.
I hope you and your family have a restful summer. See you in September,
Holley Arbeit
Speech-Language Pathologist
Kern High School District
Stockdale High School
Room 606
2800 Buena Vista Road
Bakersfield, CA 93311
O: 661.665.2800
Fax: 661.665.0914
Intradistrict: 62068
An Ode to Great Double X-Chromosomed Scientists
Although women have been researching and inventing for as long as men have been grunting and hunting, recognition for their accomplishments has been sparse. We think we owe them a few retroactive shout-outs.
Flopsy, Mopsy, and Flammulina Velutipes
Beatrix Potter may be known mainly as the mother of adorable anthropomorphized animals, but the British author and illustrator also used her skills for some decidedly less cuddly work. Around the turn of the 19th century, scientists had no way of photographing images under a microscope, so Potter found herself churning out watercolor paintings of fungi in labs. Pretty soon, she'd become a well-respected mycologist and was one of the first scientists to study lichens. At the time, women were barred from attending scientific meetings, so Potter's uncle had to present her papers for her. Eventually, she had to settle for a more "appropriate" profession, and thus Peter Rabbit was born.
"No Nobel" Burnell
As a graduate student in Cambridge in the late 1960s, Jocelyn Bell Burnell builtr a radio telescope with her thesis advisor, Antony Hewish. While taking readings, she noticed a regularly repeating radio signal from a segment of space. Confused, she and Hewish labeled the phenomenon "LGM" for "little green men". Later, the scientific community renamed them "pulsars," for "one of the biggest astronomy discoveries in modern history". In 1974, Hewish received the Nobel Prize. The ever-observant Burnell, however, wasn't even mentioned during his acceptance speech.
Computational Error
Even though men used to have a hard time sharing their labs with ladies, they seemed more than happy to let women crunch the numbers. In 1946, after John Mauchly and Presper Eckert finished building the world's first electronic digital computer, known as the ENIAC, they solicited the aid of six women to program and run the thing. Kay McNulty, Betty Jennings, Betty Snyder, Marlyn Wescoff, Fran Bilas, and Ruth Lichterman subsequently became the world's first computer programmers. Sadly, their work was considered "clerical", and their station "sub-professional". In 1997, however, those words were amended, and all six women were inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame.
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The article above, written by Hank Green, appeared in the Scatterbrained section of the September - October 2007 issue of mental_floss magazine. It is reprinted here with permission.
Don't forget to feed your brain by subscribing to the magazine and visiting mental_floss extremely entertaining website and blog today for more!
Flopsy, Mopsy, and Flammulina Velutipes
Beatrix Potter may be known mainly as the mother of adorable anthropomorphized animals, but the British author and illustrator also used her skills for some decidedly less cuddly work. Around the turn of the 19th century, scientists had no way of photographing images under a microscope, so Potter found herself churning out watercolor paintings of fungi in labs. Pretty soon, she'd become a well-respected mycologist and was one of the first scientists to study lichens. At the time, women were barred from attending scientific meetings, so Potter's uncle had to present her papers for her. Eventually, she had to settle for a more "appropriate" profession, and thus Peter Rabbit was born.
"No Nobel" Burnell
As a graduate student in Cambridge in the late 1960s, Jocelyn Bell Burnell builtr a radio telescope with her thesis advisor, Antony Hewish. While taking readings, she noticed a regularly repeating radio signal from a segment of space. Confused, she and Hewish labeled the phenomenon "LGM" for "little green men". Later, the scientific community renamed them "pulsars," for "one of the biggest astronomy discoveries in modern history". In 1974, Hewish received the Nobel Prize. The ever-observant Burnell, however, wasn't even mentioned during his acceptance speech.
Computational Error
Even though men used to have a hard time sharing their labs with ladies, they seemed more than happy to let women crunch the numbers. In 1946, after John Mauchly and Presper Eckert finished building the world's first electronic digital computer, known as the ENIAC, they solicited the aid of six women to program and run the thing. Kay McNulty, Betty Jennings, Betty Snyder, Marlyn Wescoff, Fran Bilas, and Ruth Lichterman subsequently became the world's first computer programmers. Sadly, their work was considered "clerical", and their station "sub-professional". In 1997, however, those words were amended, and all six women were inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame.
________________________________
The article above, written by Hank Green, appeared in the Scatterbrained section of the September - October 2007 issue of mental_floss magazine. It is reprinted here with permission.
Don't forget to feed your brain by subscribing to the magazine and visiting mental_floss extremely entertaining website and blog today for more!
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/05/28/an-ode-to-great-double-x-chromosomed-scientists/
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Autism: Get help with early diagnosis and treatments
Autism - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of autism and parenting an autistic child.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Save Arts & Culture in Kern County!
Save Arts & Culture in Kern County!
Here are some of the organizations that are being considered not just for a reduction of funding, but for elimination of funding altogether:…
Facebook Link: http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?id=130236426991708&story_fbid=130236426991708_130168540329234
Here are some of the organizations that are being considered not just for a reduction of funding, but for elimination of funding altogether:…
Facebook Link: http://www.facebook.com/minifeed.php?id=130236426991708&story_fbid=130236426991708_130168540329234
Will Rogers
"There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Kids' Autism Not Helped by Parent Training Alone
U.K. study: Training parents to adapt communication to their child's impairments doesn't affect the children's autism but does help the parent/child relationship.
Tweet from: @TheCoffeeKlatch: ocd/anxiety disordrs and other can cause major life struggles
From: @TheCoffeeKlatch
Sent: May 20, 2010 6:31a
Sent: May 20, 2010 6:31a
I feel it needed to say that although major mental illness is the focus - ocd/anxiety disordrs and other can cause major life struggles #tck
sent via TweetChat
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheCoffeeKlatch/status/14361257339
Tweet from: @earlyautism: "Kits4Kids Foundation"
From: @earlyautism
Sent: May 20, 2010 6:30a
"Kits4Kids Foundation" 링크 | Facebook http://ow.ly/1Nuyb
sent via HootSuite
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/14361170169
Sent: May 20, 2010 6:30a
"Kits4Kids Foundation" 링크 | Facebook http://ow.ly/1Nuyb
sent via HootSuite
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/14361170169
Tweet from: @healingautism: Social Thinking to Help Kids with Autism
From: @healingautism
Sent: May 20, 2010 6:27a
Sent: May 20, 2010 6:27a
Social Thinking to Help Kids with Autism http://bit.ly/a08iin
sent via Facebook
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/healingautism/status/14361035716
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Autism Families: High Divorce Rate Is a Myth
Parents of autistic children often hear that the divorce rate in families with autism is 80%, but a new study debunks that figure as a myth.
Tweet from: @earlyautism: Social skills are predictors of success for children with autism
From: @earlyautism
Sent: May 19, 2010 1:10p
Sent: May 19, 2010 1:10p
Social skills are predictors of success for children with autism | tritown.gmnews.com | Tri-Town News http://ow.ly/1N7zZ
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On Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlyautism/status/14313860729
America's Worst Cities for Spring Allergies
Hey! We rank 73 (spring allergy index)!
http://www.webmd.com/allergies/news/20100518/americas-worst-cities-for-spring-allergies?page=2
http://www.webmd.com/allergies/news/20100518/americas-worst-cities-for-spring-allergies?page=2
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Mark Twain
"Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain."
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tweet from: @healingautism: "ADHD & Sensory Integration Disorder", a blog on LIVESTRONG.com with helpful resources
From: @healingautism
Sent: May 5, 2010 12:43p
Sent: May 5, 2010 12:43p
RT: @SPDFoundation "ADHD & Sensory Integration Disorder", a blog on LIVESTRONG.com with helpful resources. http://ow.ly/1GQm8.
sent via web
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/healingautism/status/13443807843
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Support Group Meeting on 5.18.10, Tuesday - End of Year Potluck
Well, we are coming to the end of the school year. This has been quite a year of wonderful presenters and a sharing of ideas, concerns and support. I thought it would be fun to have a "Parents and Professionals Potluck" (sorry, no students at this event) for our final meeting. Come hungry and ready to support each other.
Who: Parents or other caretakers
No students, please
When: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Where: Room 605
Stockdale High School
2800 Buena Vista Road
Located at northeast corner of White Lane and Buena Vista Rd.
• Please park in Buena Vista Road lot (just north of White Ln.)
Why:
• End of the Year Parents and Professionals Potluck
• Share your successes, concerns, network
• Discuss what you want from your group during the 2010-2011 school year
Potluck:
• If your last name begins with A – L: Bring an appetizer/side dish or entrée.
• If your last name begins with M – Z: Bring an entrée or dessert.
I will bring napkins, cutlery, plates, cups, ice and drinks (sodas and water).
RSVP by phone or email to Holley Arbeit, Speech-Language Pathologist. And RSVP please – especially since this is a potluck.
Thank you,
I hope you can attend,
Holley Arbeit
Speech-Language Pathologist
Kern High School District
Stockdale High School
Room 606
2800 Buena Vista Road
Bakersfield, CA 93311
O: 661.665.2800
Fax: 661.665.0914
Intradistrict: 62068
holley_arbeit@khsd.k12.ca.us 665.2800 X68
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Who: Parents or other caretakers
No students, please
When: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
5:30 – 7:00 PM
Where: Room 605
Stockdale High School
2800 Buena Vista Road
Located at northeast corner of White Lane and Buena Vista Rd.
• Please park in Buena Vista Road lot (just north of White Ln.)
Why:
• End of the Year Parents and Professionals Potluck
• Share your successes, concerns, network
• Discuss what you want from your group during the 2010-2011 school year
Potluck:
• If your last name begins with A – L: Bring an appetizer/side dish or entrée.
• If your last name begins with M – Z: Bring an entrée or dessert.
I will bring napkins, cutlery, plates, cups, ice and drinks (sodas and water).
RSVP by phone or email to Holley Arbeit, Speech-Language Pathologist. And RSVP please – especially since this is a potluck.
Thank you,
I hope you can attend,
Holley Arbeit
Speech-Language Pathologist
Kern High School District
Stockdale High School
Room 606
2800 Buena Vista Road
Bakersfield, CA 93311
O: 661.665.2800
Fax: 661.665.0914
Intradistrict: 62068
holley_arbeit@khsd.k12.ca.us 665.2800 X68
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