Posted by: Chad on November 29th, 2011
by Francine Britton, SEDF Coordinator Opening night on Friday, November 18 brought a full house and about 150 people from the ‘Berkshires’ and beyond out to meet and greet the artists of a brand new show entitled – “Reflections on Color/Color upon Reflection – at SEDF’s Good Purpose Gallery in Lee, MA. While the night
Posted by: SEDF on November 23rd, 2011
November 11, 2011 – By Francine Britton, SEDF Event Coordinator The presentation – Coping with Asperger’s by Building a Better Brain – Executive Function and Assessment Strategies and Interventions for Those Working with Students on the Autism Spectrum – attracted 44 participants on a fine, sunny, beautiful Florida day in November. Dr. McCloskey gave an
Posted by: Chad on October 31st, 2011
The Anti-Romantic Child: A Story of Unexpected Joy Priscilla Gilman had the greatest expectations for the birth of her first child. Growing up in New York among writers and artists, Gilman experienced childhood as a whirlwind of imagination and creative play. Later, as a student and scholar of Wordsworth, she embraced the poet’s romantic view
Posted by: Chad on October 31st, 2011
Spectrum Playhouse Halloween Community-Wide Costume Competition (And… what a good time was had by all!) by Francine Britton, SEDF National Coordinator Take one tiny lady bug, an even smaller zebra, a princess, a troll, a witch, a hippie, and many others (all under the age of 10) and mix with Count Dracula, a tartan kilted
Posted by: SEDF on October 21st, 2011
On Friday, October 21st, 2011, Dr. Michael McManmon, Founder of the College Internship Program (CIP), presented Executive functioning strategies for young adults with Asperger’s Syndrome and Learning Differences, an informative lecture for parents, teachers, clinicians, and others working with young adults who have Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, Nonverbal Learning Disabilities, ADHD and other Learning Differences. Dr. McManmon took
Posted by: SEDF on October 21st, 2011
Assessment and Intervention for Executive Function Difficulties with George McCloskey, Ph.D. Director of School of Psychology Research, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Coping with Asperger’s by Building a Better Brain, an informative lecture for parents, teachers, clinicians, and others working with young adults who have Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, Nonverbal and PDD-NOS. Dr. McCloskey’s presentation
Posted by: SEDF on October 20th, 2011
Friday, November 4th – Saturday, November 5th On November 4th and 5th of 2011, The Art of Autism presented the works of several international artists with Autism, including Esther Brokaw, Trevor Aycox, as well as students from the College Internship Program (CIP), at the Good Purpose Gallery. The Good Purpose Gallery is located at 40 Main St in
Posted by: SEDF on September 21st, 2011
Saturday, September 24 at 8pm (at the Spectrum Playhouse) Lee Idol: The Student Educational Fund (SEDF) and the Lee Cultural Council (LCC) present the first ever “Lee Idol”, contest winner, Katherine Winston! Katherine Winston is a 15 years old and a sophmore at Lee High School. She is a singer-songwriter who plays the guitar. Her
Posted by: SEDF on April 24th, 2011
Dr. Michael McManmon and Margaret Katz presented on the topics of social mentoring and executive functioning supports for Asperger’s and Learning Differences.
Posted by: SEDF on April 24th, 2011
The Student Educational Development Fund (SEDF) ended a nationwide series of five informative, cutting edge conferences on February 25, 2011 with Dr. George McCloskey presenting at the Martin Luther King Student Union at UC Berkeley. It was a perfect spring day in California, and we had a very lively, interactive group.
The Student Educational Development Fund, a 501 (c) 3 not for profit organization, has a three-fold mission:
Scholarships for students with Learning Differences to attend programs like the College Internship Program (CIP), with whom SEDF is affiliated.
Professional Trainings for educators and parents who work with young adults with Learning Differences.
Visual and performance arts opportunities for those with Learning Differences.
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