Dine at Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chao on Wednesday, April 24 and 100 percent of the proceeds will support Junior Achievement of Arizona. The restaurant is located at 6300 N. Scottsdale Rd. in Scottsdale. Dinners will include a gourmet salad bar, beverages and dessert alongside the restaurant’s famous unlimited servings of 15 choice cuts of meat [...]
Some of the teens are chatting. Others seem deep in their own reverie. Music CDs of various genres—rock, jazz, heavy metal, Christian—are scattered on a table in the middle of the room. One boy in a bright yellow shirt and Elvis Costello-style black glasses starts to dance around. A young woman is asking the kids [...]
The first time we published an article about autism was in November 2001. Writer Lynn Trimble interviewed a number of Valley parents whose children have autism, including Denise Resnik, co-founder of what is now the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, or SARRC. Denise told us about her son Matthew, then 9, and the challenges [...]
You won’t hear an angry “SHH!” at these movies. AMC Theatres encourage kids to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing during sensory-friendly films offered in partnership with the Autism Society, a national, grassroots organization that works through education, advocacy, services, research and support to improve the lives of anyone affected by autism. The [...]
When Michael Ertz joined the Cub Scouts he promised his grandmother he would continue on to attain Eagle Scout rank, the highest possible rank in the Boy Scouts of America. On Dec 6, he did. As part of the service requirement, Ertz planned, developed and led a community project for the autism program at Kachina [...]
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) impact families in countless ways. But one behavior associated with these disorders is especially troubling. New study findings confirm what parents have been reporting for years: that some children with ASD often place themselves in danger by wandering off, or “eloping.” The greater the severity of the disorder, say researchers, the [...]
A film called “The Horse Boy,” widely viewed through the PBS Independent Lens series, documents the experiences of parents Rupert Isaacson and Kristin Neff as they wrestled to make sense of their son’s autism. Isaacson will be speaking in Scottsdale this fall as part of a fundraiser for Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship, a non-profit organization teaching [...]
Christina Whalen, Ph.D., has been named vice president and director of the Vocational and Life Skills Academy at the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, the organization announced Monday. “In my new position, I’ll be running programs for teens and adults,” Whalen says. “I will supervise existing programs as well as doing research for some [...]
Swimming is a beneficial sport for children with autism, which is why several Valley swim schools have added programs especially for kids with autism and/or other special needs. Swimming is an individual sport that offers “360 degrees of physical stimulation,” says Bob Hubbard, co-founder of Hubbard Family Swim School, which offers a STARFSCH special needs [...]
When single mom Lisa Masters of Phoenix set out to write a book about her family’s experience with autism, “it started to sound like I needed a pity party,” she says. “Which I don’t.” She quickly switched gears. The Funny Side of Autism (Inkwell Productions, 2010) is a collection of scenarios that show unique and [...]
MAY 2013
$6.00Our 2013 directory of Valley aquatics programs — everything from learn-to-swim programs to diving, racing and synchronized swimming!
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April 2013
$6.00Our April 2013 issue features the 2013 Summer Solutions directory — more than 500 day camps in Maricopa County!
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March 2013
$6.00Our March 2013 issue features the 2013 directory of Overnight Camps in Arizona and the Southwest!
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February 2013
$6.00Our February 2013 issue is all about babies! Learn how to begin building your baby’s bookshelf, make your own baby food, find parent/tot classes and Daddy Boot Camps around the Valley. Plus: gifts, gadgets and great new looks for baby.
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January 2013
$6.00It’s our annual pregnancy issue! Learn about the latest trend among expectant parents: “gender-reveal” parties. Plus: Should you bank your baby’s umbilical cord blood?
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December 2012
$6.00Ice hockey in the desert? Our December issue tells you how to get your kids started. Plus, an insider’s tour of the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum. And two terrific holiday crafts your kids will love!
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