Floortime Family Fun Day! Fun for Kids, Answers for Parents: Funding and legislation for developmental treatment for autism

For Parents:

 

v     Hear from parents, authors, filmmakers, actors, and top medical professionals in Southern California sharing about how developmental treatment (DIR/Floortime) can evoke the highest potential in your child

v     Learn about advocacy for parent choice and funding for developmental autism treatment taking place in Sacramento

v     Find books and training materials on our resource table for developmental treatment approaches

v     Network with other parents whose children are receiving therapies

v     Learn how you can become involved in advocating for parental choice.

 

For Kids:

 Non-competitive games--Bounce House Marathon, Bubbles, Art, Paper Airplanes, parachute games, Ping-Pong toss, art, etc. Many helpful volunteers to support children with special needs

Children's Musician Dave Taylor 1:15-1:45

Special Needs Playground

Therapy Dogs

Home Depot gardening activity

Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round

 

For Everyone:

Music by Rock/Pop band, Arrest My Sister* 2pm onward

Outback Steakhouse food for purchase

Raffle for basket full of prizes

Sponsorship opportunity: See your name or company name on the racing bib of a child "competitor" in the non-competitive games

Event T-Shirt Auction

Baked Goods Sale

Actors for Autism singing songs from their musical!

 

State legislators and insurance companies are deciding which treatment methods your child can have in the future.  The California Coalition for Floortime, DIRFloortimeCOC.com, is your advocate fighting now in Sacramento for parent rights in selecting treatment methods that meet their children’s needs.  Join us in learning about the effectiveness of developmental treatments in building communication bridges with your child. See youtube.com/watch?v=_UO5Fl2XEvE

 

To join the coalition go to : DIRFloortimeCOC.com

To volunteer for the Floortime Family Fun Day:

Call Dr. Andrea Davis at 626-795-7910

or email  adavis@GreenhouseTherapyCenter.com

You may also bring a packaged yummy baked good to donate to the bake sale!

Thanks to our generous sponsors!:

ICDL.com

Circlestretch.com

GreenhouseTherapyCenter.com

PasadenaChildDevelopment.org

Jonine Biesman, Psy.D., Neuropsychologist, Encino

DemandMedia.com

Rustic Canyon restaurant and wine bar, Santa Monica

Indulgeyourself.org

PromotingGroup.com

SteelDeck

Joanne C. Finn, MA,  Licensed Educational Psychologist - Pleasant Hill, CA

** "Arrest My Sister" is associated with Diversity Dances (www.diversitydances.com), an organization which promotes inclusion for people with and without disabilities

DIRECTIONS:  Easiest due to park road closures: 

Take 5 Freeway to Los Feliz Bl exit, Sharp RIGHT onto Crystal Springs Drive, drive 1.5 miles to stop sign, Turn LEFT onto Griffith Park Drive and park uphill at "Old Zoo Picnic Area" lot or "Harding/Wilson Turf Management Center" lot or Park Services Building Lot. Or park at Merry-Go-Round Lot 3 beyond Lot 1 and below Lot 2.  Event is just west of Shane's Inspiration Playground restrooms.

If you somehow find yourself in Griffith Park north of the road closure, you must follow Detour signs approximately 10 minutes to "Wilson/Harding Golf Course" and continue 2 minutes past golf course to park at "Old Zoo Picnic Area" or "Wilson/Harding Turf Management Center" or Park Services Building lot.

Shane's Inspiration playground Google maps coordinates: 34.135255,-118.285777

You may wish to bring folding chairs/picnic blankets from which to enjoy the live music, children's games, speakers, and Outback Steakhouse picnic food.