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<p class="MsoNormal">I just learned about an online course about serving teens with Autism that I thought some of you may be interested in—read brief description below. While you may not know many teens with autism now, you probably will in the next couple
years. In 2014, the National Children’s Health Survey found that the rate of autism in the U.S. is now at 1 in 68 children by age 8.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>More info about the eCourse</b> <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/welcoming-spaces-designing-library-space-and-programming-accommodate-teens-autism-spectrum?utm_source=YALSA+Members_Updated_June+2014&utm_campaign=447631a8fa-YALSA_December_2012_E_News3_9_2012&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c641a596eb-447631a8fa-81524001">
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/welcoming-spaces-designing-library-space-and-programming-accommodate-teens-autism-spectrum?utm_source=YALSA+Members_Updated_June+2014&utm_campaign=447631a8fa-YALSA_December_2012_E_News3_9_2012&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c641a596eb-447631a8fa-81524001</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Register for the eCourse: </b><a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L">http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Questions about the eCourse:</b> Please contact Nicole Gibby Munguia, YALSA Program Officer, Continuing Education at <a href="mailto:nmunguia@ala.org?subject=YALSA%20April%20Webinar%20Inquiry">nmunguia@ala.org</a> or 312-280-5293.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Other resources that may be useful in serving teens with Autism:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Libraries and Autism: We’re Connected: <a href="http://www.librariesandautism.org/index.htm">
http://www.librariesandautism.org/index.htm</a> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Autism Society of Oregon: <a href="http://autismsocietyoregon.org/">
http://autismsocietyoregon.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>National Autism Society: <a href="http://www.autism-society.org/">
http://www.autism-society.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Autism Speaks: <a href="https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2015/03/02/autism-speaks-autism-response-team-shares-tips-and-tools-just-you">
https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2015/03/02/autism-speaks-autism-response-team-shares-tips-and-tools-just-you</a>
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Spaces: Designing Library Space and Programming to Accommodate Teens on the Autism Spectrum</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050"><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">$155 YALSA members </span></em><br>
<em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Monday, July 6 – Sunday, August 2</span></b></em><br>
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This four-week course, valuable to all library staff and volunteers, will explore how libraries can adapt existing spaces, programming, and services to better serve the needs of teens with Autism as well as teens with anxiety and other sensory processing disorders.
Registration details available <a href="http://ala.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b9b7f12a0545b1a14ef19a691&id=dcdb8ad94f&e=0da9e8e774">
<span style="color:#336699">here</span></a>. Topics covered will include: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Understanding common behaviors seen with Autism and related sensory processing disorders<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#505050;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The role of technology in supporting teens with ASD<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Summer Reading 2015 at<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="http://libdir.osl.state.or.us/"><span style="color:blue">Oregon libraries</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Find a<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="http://www.summerfoodoregon.org/"><span style="color:blue">summer food site</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx"><span style="color:blue">Library Support and Development Services</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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