Samaritan Council moves its services to new Upland location
CONTRA COSTA TIMES — Samaritan Counseling Center has been serving the Inland Valley for decades. After 40 years, the nonprofit group has relocated. The faith-based nonprofit offers individual and family psychological counseling to a segment of the population that in many cases could not afford such services. Read More Read More
Special prom for special students
VICTORVILLE DAILY PRESS — Jazmine Wallace-Clarke was giddy when she learned she would be going to prom. “She was so excited,” said her mother, Nichole Harrison-Clarke. “She was excited for the dress, the makeup and the hair, just like any other teenage girl.” Read More Read More
Mother’s Day Tribute: Areva Martin, Founder of Special Needs Network
HUFFINGTON POST – “Mother is a verb, not a noun,” says an old proverb, and this month I’ll be honoring a few mothers in my blog posts who are verbs personified: mothers who are making an impact in their communities while raising their children. Read More Read More
Final Input Sought On DSM Autism Changes
The panel responsible for crafting new diagnostic criteria for autism, intellectual disability and other disorders is seeking public comment for a third and final time. The American Psychiatric Association said Wednesday that it will accept public comments now through June 15 on proposed changes for the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.... Read More
Grant provides dental care for developmentally disabled
REDLANDS DAILY FACTS — That’s why it’s so important for even young children and toddlers to get dental checkups to see future problem areas – particularly those with developmental disorders – according to Susan Gomez, project coordinator for a grant from First 5 San Bernardino to provide that care. And that’s why Gomez, who directs the nonprofit... Read More
Inland Regional Center celebrates 40th anniversary
PRESS ENTERPRISE – In honor of its 40th anniversary and National Autism Awareness Month, Inland Regional Center patients with developmental disabilities are gathering for an evening at the California Theater in Downtown San Bernardino at 7 p.m. Sunday. Read More Read More
‘Light it up Blue’ at California Theatre
SB SUN — SAN BERNARDINO — In honor of its 40th anniversary and National Autism Month, Inland Regional Center patients with developmental disabilities are gathering for an exclusive evening of “The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber” at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts, 562 W. Fourth St. Read More Read More
Oral health grant pays for dental eEvent
PRESS ENTERPRISE — Using monies from a First 5 dental grant, this week Inland Regional Center and the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry present “Oral Health for People With Disabilities: Emerging Ideas” Read More Read More
Autistic boy’s older brother designs iPad app that builds language skills
FOX NEWS — An autistic boy’s older brother created a new app for the iPad that helps promote functional and social skills. Jonathan Izak designed AutisMate so that users can add their own videos, pictures and voice recordings to create visual scenes, according to a news release. Read More Read More
GOP Senate hopeful defends lobbying on Obama health care bill
CAPITOL ALERT – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Emken this week defended her work lobbying to include autism coverage in the federal health care overhaul backed by President Barack Obama in 2009, even though she opposed the bill. Read More Read More
