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1. A FREE copy of ARI's book, "Recovering Autistic Children" to all active
duty and retired military families. To order your FREE copy of ARI's book,
"Recovering Autistic Children", please print, complete and fax or mail in
the form at the web link of
https://www.autismwebsite.com/ari/militarybookrequest.htm, along with a copy
of the front of your military ID card. Please fill out all the blocks, so
we can start a database on what services military children with autism may
be getting from TRICARE. Fax the form to 619-563-6840 with a copy of your
military ID card along with your name and postal address, or mail it to
Autism Research Institute, 4182 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116. There is
a strict limit of one copy per family. Recovering Autistic Children, edited
by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. and Bernard Rimland, Ph.D. is the extensively
updated and enlarged revision of Treating Autistic Children, which was
published in 2003. Almost all of the 31 parent reports have been updated and
83 pages of new information have been added. You'll find up-to-the-minute
information from ARI's acclaimed Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) Project and new
sections including Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment (HBOT); clinical use of
Methyl B12; Specific Carbohydrate Diet; Low-Dose Naltrexone; Chelation;
Medical Marijuana to control aggression; and much more! Thousands of
autistic children have recovered and are recovering, based on the sound
information in this 468 page paperback book, which normally costs $24.00.
More info on this book and other ARI publications is at
https://www.autismwebsite.com/ari/pub/pubs.htm.

2. A 25% discount on the three-day conference fee of $350 (or fewer days if
you like) for the ARI Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) conference on April 20th to
22nd 2007 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel and Conference Center,
Alexandria, VA. To request a military discount for a DAN! conference,
please email Tanya from ARI at Tanya@.... She will then
provide simple instructions as to how to register online and receive the 25%
discount. You will need to show your military ID when picking up your
materials at the on-site registration booth at the conference. More info on
this excellent conference is at http://www.danconference.com/ and
http://www.danconference.com/SpringConference/alexandria.html. More info on
this offer is at
http://www.danconference.com/SpringConference/AngelMoney.html. This is the
third DAN! conference for me, and I heartily recommend attending if you can.
These conferences play a big part in the autism recovery for our son. This
offer may be extended to all DAN! conferences around the country, so please
ask when you register if you want to attend one other than the one in
Washington, DC.

3. At the ARI Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) conference on Friday, April 20th
from 7 to 10 pm at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel and Conference
Center, I will be giving two presentations on "TRICARE and Other Benefits
for Military Parents of Children with Autism and Other Cognitive
Disabilities" and on "Safety Considerations for Parents of Children with
Autism and Other Cognitive Disabilities". We have gotten a lot of support
from TRICARE for our son with autism, and I want to share how we got all of
that support with you. Also, I will be presenting the latest info on the
efforts by military parents to expand the definition of an ABA provider, so
that more of our kids can hopefully get the ABA therapy that they are
entitled to. This presentation may be filmed for web cast later on, for
those that cannot attend the conference.

MORE GOOD NEWS, IT IS FREE TO ATTEND THIS ONE SESSION ON FRIDAY EVENING, 20
APRIL FOR JUST MILITARY FAMILIES! From Dr. Edelson- non-DAN! conference
attendees are welcome to attend (Campbell's talks) for no charge. I would
recommend printing and taking a copy of this email, just in case someone
stops you at the conference center though.

4. New ARI web link for military is at
http://www.autism.com/families/military/military.htm.

5. I will be giving another presentation on "TRICARE and Other Benefits for
Military Parents of Children with Autism and Other Cognitive Disabilities"
on Wednesday, 30 May, 1830-2000 sponsored by the Fort Myer and Fort Belvoir
Exceptional Family Member Programs at the Army Family Team Building, 9651
Gunston Road, Building 1153. Childcare will be offered on-site from the
Belvoir CDC starting at 1815, but reservations are required. Supper will
also be provided. For reservations or more info, please contact Marcia
O'Connor, Fort Myer EFMP Manager at (703) 696-8467/3510, DSN 426-8467/3510,
or by email at marcia.a.oconnor@.... Flyer is attached below.



6. Operation Purple Summer Camp Sites Announced. The National Military
Family Association has announced its 2007 Operation Purple Summer Camp
sites, which will host more than 3,500 deserving children at camps in 26
states. Information about specific camp locations and the registration
process will be available on the Operation Purple website at
http://www.operationpurple.org
(http://www.nmfa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=op_default?&from_www.operation
purple.org) beginning March 15. Applications and forms will only available
online and registration is March 15 through May 1. Each camp is open to
children of any active duty service member, the Commissioned Corps of NOAA
and USPHS plus the National Guard and Reserve.

7. Anheuser-Busch offers members of the military and as many as three
direct dependents FREE entrance to any one of Anheuser-Busch's SeaWorld,
Busch Gardens or Sesame Place parks with a single-day complimentary
admission. For more info, go to
http://www.herosalute.com/cavatx/index.html.

8. Demystifying Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act: What Faith-Based and
Community Organizations Need to Know About Using Federal Financial
Assistance to Serve People with Disabilities at
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/faith.htm. The Office of Disability
Employment Policy (ODEP), in collaboration with the Center for Faith Based
and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) and the Civil Rights Center (CRC) of the
Department of Labor has developed a new brochure to help faith-based and
community organizations (FBCOs) better understand the requirements of
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The publication is titled
"Demystifying Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act." Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act requires recipients of Federal financial assistance,
including FBCOs, to take certain positive actions to make their facilities
and services accessible and available to persons with disabilities.
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