Families Helping Families

*NOVEMBER

 UPDATES

 

ACTIVITIES

 v     Snacktivities – 220 E. 86^th Street NYC, NY 212-439-9996 www.snacknyc.com

v     Brooklyn Play Spot -  399 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY  718-852-2494 or www. Brooklynplayspot.com

 

Arts/Crafts

v    Greenbelt Recreation Center.501 Brielle Avenue.  (718) 667-3545. - FREE

            Free.  You must register. Classes are free but get booked fast. Children (6 -   17) are Free. Adults (18-54) $50.  Seniors (55+) - $10

 
v    Bridge to Youth.- Sundays 1:30 – 5:00 St. Regina Pacis  1258 65^th Street (11^th Avenue)  Brooklyn, NY Contact Rich at (917) 560-8503 or Susan at (718) 836-6490  or visit their web-site at www.bridgetoyouth.org

 
Basketball –

v    Blessed Sacrament – Usually held  in March. TBA.

v    Bridge to Youth.- Sundays 1:30 -5:00 St. Regina Pacis 1258 65^th Street (11^th Avenue) Contact  Rich at (917) 560-8503 or Susan at (718) 836-6490. Or visit their web-site at www.bridgetoyouth.org.

  

Bicycle Riding – FREE.   Teach your child to ride a bike.  You have to provide the bike, they provide helmets and instruction.  You might want to go to all their sessions until your child gets the hang of it. Instruction is not really one on one, but it is helpful.    October 4  – Wolfe’s Pond Park Parking Lot @Cornelia Ave. & Hylan Blvd.  10:00-1:00. Contact Rich Conroy at (212) 932-2453 ext 159 or e-mail at richc@bikenewyork.org

October 11 - Mahoney Playground – Jersey Street by Cleveland & Beechwood Avenues.

October 18 – IS. 27 School Yard. Broadway & Forest Ave.

October 25 -  Midland Beach parking lot at Hunter Avenue & Father Capodanno Blvd.

 

Bowling – Bridge to youth.  St. Regina Pacis  - 1258  65^th Street (11^th Avenue) in Brooklyn. Sundays from 1:30- 5:00 PM  $25 per family for a year.  They also have music therapy, basketball & arts & crafts. Contact  Rich (917) 560-8503 or Susan at (718) 836-6490 or visit their web-site at www.bridgetoyouth.org.

 

Special needs Boy Scouts - Contact Robert Ciraola Cub Master at rciraola@si.rr.com cell number (917) 805-7621.

Dance - Try using "Drews Step by step Party Dances".DVD to teach grace, rythem and balance through step by step dancing instruction.  Sold at Party City for about $12.95.

 

Day Camp for children (6-13) Camp Weissglass. Located at Henry Kaufmann campgrounds in partnership with Kings Bay YM-YWHA. Contact Jayne Smith at (718) 475-5286

 

Also check www.resourcesnycdatabase.org for other Camps

 
Gluten-Free Restaurant – Tuttoriso Ristorante, 36 Richmond Terrace.  (718) 273-7644. Will also be offering a Celiac Support Group.

 

TIPS FOR GREAT ADVENTURE – Bring a Doctor’s note stating your child has Autism and go to guest relations. They will issue a pass so the children to don‘t have to wait on lines for most of the rides.

Homework – Dial A Teacher (212) 777-3380

v     Live Homework Help at Library. Port Richmond Branch –(718) 442-0158

v     Richmond Town Branch (718) 668-0413

v     St. George Branch  (718) 442-8560

  

Horseback Riding

v     Richer Farms Inc. 322 Sharrots Road 718-967-0742.  Beautiful Horses, loving people, Has therapeutic riding.  Ask for Cheryl.

v     Winslow Therapeutic Center 328 Rt. 17A. Warwick, NY (845) 986-6686. Geared to Children with autism & communicative disorders.  www.winslow.org.

v     Suzanne Grande-Baymar Farms  -  Just over the OuterBridge.  (347) 679-5706  

 

Karate

v     Fireflies.  Ask for Lisa Chin  521 18^th Street #2 Brooklyn, NY 11215 Park  Slope.  (718) 355-9480. Will work with your child’s OT & PT. 

Visit her web site at www.firefliesny.com

 
v     Calla Karate -  Eddie Calla – Located on Manor Road & Castelton. 

      Classes & individual. (917) 439-4969.

 

Movies – Staten Island Stadium 16. 2474 Forest Avenue 718-273-4200. FREE. Tuesday & Wednesdays 10:00.   May only be in Summer.

 

Music Lessons – Snug Harbor Cultural Center.  1000 Richmond Terrace.  

(718) 720--5354 or visit their website at  www.Siconservatoryofmusic.org.

 

Music Therapy  - Bridge to Youth Program @ St. Regina Pacis. Sunday 1:30-5 PM See above.

 

PeeWee Soccer -  Ages 6-9 Saturdays 11:00 -1:00 Elizabeth Connelly Ctr.  Includes 11-12 games, basic sport skills, running, soccer, cooperative play – taking turns, staying with the group, following directions.  12- 12:30 snack and walking to the pool.  12:30 – 1:00 Pool.  No fee.  Special Olympics medicals required. For more information e-mail at Jcerto180@aol.com

 

Shoes -  Tirone’s Shoe Store – (718) 442-3694.  164 Port Richmond Avenue. Will order shoes, no pressure, patient people who work there.  Ask for Sal, Peter or Anthony.

 

Soccer – Free  Program  SEE EVENTS PAGE.   JOIN THE FUN!!!

Saturdays 2:30-4:00 PM. Any questions Contact Chris Rooney at:  crooneycmr@aol.com.

 

Swimming – provided through JCC of Staten Island.  Offered in sessions. Contact Jayne Smith, Special Need Director at (718) 475 -5286. 

 

Tennis – FREE.  You must register. Classes are free but get booked fast. Contact Dave @ Greenbelt Recreation Center.  They also have Wheel Chair Tennis.

 

ThermaSpas – ThermoSpas will be giving away 12 hottubs – one a month to children who will benefit from warm water therapy.  For more information visit ww.thermospas.com.

 

Did you know?

 
If you have an EZ-pass, when going into/or out of New Jersey from any of the Bridges in NJ ( Goethals, Bayonne, Outbridge, etc) and there are 3 people in the car anytime,  it will only cost $2 to go over the bridge You Must Call  EZ Pass & ask them to put CAR POOL on your EZ-Pass(they will do it over the phone). When you go to toll both, go to Manned Booth, just say “Car Pool” & that is it and you saved $6!!!

Special Needs Resource Places

 
Autism Society of America – (800) 3-AUTISM

Board of Education – (718) 390 -1662

Center for Special Children – For students entering College thru CUNY@CSU. They help children with support and advocate for their needs in the College.  They have 2 & 4 year programs.  For information, call Margaret VanDitti (718) 982-2000.

City Access of NY – www.cityaccessny.org

Committee on Preschool Special Education – (718) 420-5788

Elizabeth W. Pouch Center for Special People – (718) 448-9775

Feingold Resource Center for Attention Deficit Disorder – (631) 369-9340

Grace Foundation of NY – (718) 605-7500

Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders web site www.icdl.com. On this web site you will find out information regarding DIR – Development, Individual difference, Relationship Based Approach by Dr. Stanley Greenspan which has become a highly affective approach for Autism.  At this web site you will have access to his web broadcasts (i.e., Social Skills Groups, Regulatory Sensory Processing Disorders), online workshops, link to www.Glimpse( art, poetry, stories, etc. of individuals with ASD).

Learning Disabilities Assoc. of NY – (212) 645- 6730

Lighthouse International – (212) 821-9200

Muscular Dystrophy – (732) 750-2333

NYC Dept. Of Education School Based Support Team (Special Ed.) (718) 935-2000

National Deaf Education Center – (202) 651-5031

Parent to Parent NY, Inc. – (718) 494-4872

Resources for Children with Special Needs  – (212) 677-4650

Stuttering Foundation of America – (800) 992-9392

United Cerebral Palsy  – (718) 442-6006

 Wrights Law – Information about special education law & advocacy for children with disabilities.  www.wrightslaw.com

 Revised on 11/9/08

 

PARENT RECOMMENDED BOOKS

 

• Unraveling the Mystery of Autism/& PDD: A Mother’s Story of Research & Recovery by Karyn Seroussi

 

• The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs,  A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Sue Schwartz, Ph.D& Joan E. Heller, Ed.M

 

• The Verbal Behavior Approach – How to teach children with Autism & related Disorders by Mary Lynch Barbera

 

• It’s $5 Extra for Cerebral Palsy by Marie A. Lacerra.  Abersano Publishing, 4 Belle Place, Aberdeen,NJ 07747.  732-441-3394.

 

TOYS      

 

·        www.TheAdaptiveChild – Special need products & toys for children with Autism.