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Endowment to The Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for an endowed chair position offering best practice research and interventions for clinicians, educators and parents. 2003-present |
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Numerous grants and assistance to the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL), which included the publication of Clinical Practice Guidelines. 1997-2000 |
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Research Grant to York University, Toronto, Canada 2004 |
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Research Grant to York University, Toronto, Canada. This will be the first head-to-head comparison of the primary intervention programs for children diagnosed with autism. 2006-2009. |
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2nd Mobile Community Developmental Clinic in Partnership with Florida Atlantic University |
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Research grant to the University of Maryland 1995-1999 |
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To sponsor seminars/workshops in partnership with Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL 2002- 2005, 2011
Featured Speakers:
- Rick Lavoie, leading authority on teaching and parenting children with learning differences
- Dr. Howard Gardner, Harvard professor and education theorist
- Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Professor of Psychology & Management at Claremont Graduate University, CA
- Jonathan Mooney, author of Learning Outside the Lines
- Dr. Mel Levine, Founder, All Kinds of Minds Institute; Director, Center for Developmental Learning at the University of North Carolina Medical School; author of A Mind at a Time
- Transitions: 2011, Options for Students with Learning Differences
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Funding of the UM-NSU Community Mobile Screening Clinic which will promote awareness of the early warning signs of autism and the importance of early identification. This Mobile clinic will operate in Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Broward counties in South Florida. The mobile clinic will also be utilized to bring parent education/training services into the communities. A priority will be to target lower income and non-English speaking families who face additional barriers to accessing services. 2008 |
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Educational Grant to The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders (ICDL) for the development and launch of an online DIR Learning Center available to parents and professionals across the globe. 2007. |
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| $39,300 |
To sponsor seminars/workshops in partnership with Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL 2002 -2005
Featured Speakers:
- Rick Lavoie, leading authority on teaching and parenting children with learning differences.
- Dr. Howard Gardner, Harvard professor and education theorist.
- Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Professor of Psychology & Management at Claremont Graduate University, CA.
- Jonathan Mooney, author of Learning Outside the Lines.
- Dr. Mel Levine, Founder, All Kinds of Minds Institute; Director, Center for Developmental Learning at the University of North Carolina Medical School; author of A Mind at a Time.
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Grant to Dimensions Therapy Center for Computer Based Intervention (CBI) for Children with Developmental Disorders. This project will reach speech-language pathologists worldwide to educate on the use of CBI. The program will be implemented through training manual, written documents, weekly teleseminars and podcasts. Speech pathologists will receive CEUS. A Computer-Based Training Certification Program will also be offered. 2008 |
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| $25,000 |
Sponsor of the two-day conference featuring child expert Dr. T. Berry Brazelton. 2002 |
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| $25,000 |
To University of Miami Annual "Masters of Pediatrics" 5-day Leadership Conference 2003-2006 |
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| $20,000 |
Sponsor of the 3rd Annual Conference of the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health, "Building our Future." 2004 |
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Survive-Or Conference |
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The Unicorn Children's Foundation Symposium, Special Education Law & Advocacy Bootcamp: Facilitating a Successful School Year for Children with Learning & Communication Disorders, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2006. |
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Grant to Sulam, Jerusalem, Israel for a series of DIR workshops for teachers and parents to raise awareness of and to spread knowledge of treating children with special needs in Israel. 2008 |
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Grant to Gallaudet University, Washington, DC for First World Congress on Mental Health 1998 |
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| $15,000 |
Rich Rewards Child Development Center & Unicorn Children's Foundation Inaugural International Conference, Catching Kids Before They Fall: Helping the Out-of-Sync Child, to share best practice strategies with parents and professionals, Montreal, Canada, 2008. |
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The Unicorn's Children's Foundation 2nd Annual Education Conference, Addressing Challenges that Impact Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders, to share best practice strategies with parents and professionals, Boca Raton, FL, 2007. |
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Educational Grant to The Ruth & Edward Taubman Early Childhood Center at B'nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton, FL for a prototype inclusive preschool program, 2007. |
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Grant for Parent and Professional Education & Learning Center/Federation CJA, Montreal, Canada 2000 |
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Grant to Rich Rewards Developmental Center to host a conference educating parents and professionals on sensory processing disorders in Montreal, Canada, 2008. |
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Grant to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra “Interactive Metronome” Program, 2001 |
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| $10,000 |
Grant to Florida State University Research Foundation to benefit the Prevention & Early Intervention Center 2001 |
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| $10,000 |
Sponsor of scholarships for D.I.R. Training Workshops, Washington, DC 2001 |
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| $10,000 |
Sponsor of tuition scholarship toward the Developmental Specialist Masters Degree program at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2001 |
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Educational Grant to support the Child Development Room Project, Montreal, Canada which provides elementary school children with a supportive environment to help develop their speech, language, fine motor, gross motor, and sensory skills, 2006-2007. |
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| $8,000 |
Grant to Angels Reach Developmental Center for Floortime/Relationship Development Immersion Project that will train caregivers and clinical professionals on specific applications and development of floortime and RDI techniques. Miami, FL 2008 |
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Grant to AMAPEI Special Olympics, Monaco, 2007. |
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Grant to Children's Resource Fund, Miami, FL for their special needs learning program for children ages 2-5 with a wide range of developmental disabilities, 2007. |
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| $5,000 |
Grant to Mission Enfance, Monaco, to support educational services worldwide. 2005 |
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| $4,500 |
The Unicorn Children's Foundation Informational Website Enhancement |
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Grant to Peter Blum Family YMCA of Boca Raton to enhance and expand the Chase Donoff afterschool program through parent education programs. 2008 |
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| $3,000 |
Grants to the English Montreal School Board for the Child Development Room Project 2004-2005 |
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| Sponsor – $1000 |
Fun in the Field Family Picnic Event, hosted by the Autism Society of Broward and Boy Scout Troop 460, a family field day and picnic event in a safe, inviting, and non-judgmental atmosphere. Children with autism typically are not given the opportunity to find the joys or participate in many outdoor activities. |
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| $500 |
Donation to the Ann Storck Center to support children with developmental disabilities. Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2005 |
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Free monthly Educational Series for Parents, "How Can I Help My Child?" 2001, 2002 |
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