{"id":699,"date":"2015-12-01T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autismla.us\/1\/?p=699"},"modified":"2016-12-24T19:36:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-25T03:36:06","slug":"asla-newsletter-december-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autismla.org\/1\/asla-newsletter-december-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"ASLA Newsletter &#8211; December 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends! With the holiday season upon us and shopping for gifts, please consider registering ASLA as your charity\u00a0on Amazon.com. An easy way to support ASLA with no cost to you\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/ch\/30-0243440\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">SMILE AMAZON<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Today, Tuesday December 1st, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.<\/div>\n<div>ASLA is mostly a volunteer-run organization that relies on donations to improve the lives of all affected by autism in Los Angeles County, by empowering individuals with autism, their families, and professionals through advocacy, education, support, and community collaboration. Remember that all funds raised in LA stay in LA<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p>Donate at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">www.AutismLa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table class=\"OneColumnMobile\" width=\"294\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" data-padding-converted=\"true\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" width=\"1%\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/ecc02877001\/da8033b3-9b21-4944-b2ab-8f9fe29559b0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"23\" name=\"ACCOUNT.IMAGE.733\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>ASLA highlights this month include:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>2016 Conference Registration is Open<\/b><\/div>\n<div>ASLA&#8217;s 2016 &#8220;It&#8217;s a New Day, It&#8217;s a New Life: Preparing for Dramatic Changes in the Developmental Disabilities System&#8221; Conference is now OPEN!\u00a0 Learn about the new Federal requirements for Inclusion and the Self-Determination Program.<\/div>\n<div>Follow this link to the\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/conta.cc\/1P9FVCQ\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">REGISTRATION<\/a>\u00a0Email, with all the details, logistics, costs, etc.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Our December Events<\/b><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, December 3 2016 NeuroTribes &#8211; See attached flyer<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, December 6 2016 Sky Zone &#8211; See attached flyer<\/li>\n<li>Friday, December 11 2016 Laugh Zone &#8211; See attached flyer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><b>Speaker Series<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A\u00a0very warm &#8220;Thank-you&#8221; to Helen Kim Bass, the November ABLE Act information session was so informative &#8211; the feedback was wonderful!! Additional Thanks to\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirariwest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Kirari West\u00a0<\/a>bakery for their generous donation of Gluten -Free Pastries &#8211; they were delicious and as always\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mychals.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Mychal&#8217;s Learning Place<\/a>. Everyone left with so much more knowledge on 529A and Special\u00a0Needs Trusts!\u00a0December will see our Speaker Series go &#8220;lights-out&#8221; but we will be back in January.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>If you use Facebook, please be sure to &#8220;LIKE&#8221; us at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AutismLA\/\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">AutismLA<\/a>\u00a0to see our initiatives in the community.<\/div>\n<div>Look forward to seeing new and old friends in the next couple of weeks!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Kim Sinclair<\/div>\n<div>Executive Director<\/div>\n<div>Autism Society of Los Angeles<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/conta.cc\/1SxoESf\">December Newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends! With the holiday season upon us and shopping for gifts, please consider registering ASLA as your charity\u00a0on Amazon.com. 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