Illinois
TACA holds monthly meetings in many locations throughout the United States that feature educational speakers on important topics and allow family members to connect with one another and stay on top of the latest information in the autism world. Each TACA group maintains a resource library of the latest autism books and DVDs/CDs that can be checked out by members at no charge.
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Illinois
| This group meets in two locations. Please check below for specific meeting dates, times and location. | |
| Oak Park (Chicago) Location: |
St. Christopher's Episcopal Church 545 S. East Ave. Oak Park, IL 60304 Directions from your location |
| Crystal Lake Location: |
Home State Bank, Community Meeting Room on basement level 611 S. Main Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Directions from your location |
| Information: | Contact Sara DiFucci, Christina Blakey and Linda Betzold |
| Child care: | Not offered at this time, sorry |
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| February 20 Crystal Lake location |
Sonja Hintz, RN and Barry Smeltzer, MPAS, PA-C
Get Your Questions About Biomedical Treatments Answered! 4:30-6:30 p.m. Send us your biomedical questions about diet, chelation, hyperbarics, methylation, supplements, sleep problems, poop problems, yeast issues, anything! Your questions will be answered and become the catalyst for our discussion. Join us for some GFCFSF food and a great biomedical discussion with Sonja and Barry. Sonja and Barry come to us from Dr. Anju Usman's practice at True Health Medical Center in Naperville. Sonja is a nurse and has a son who has recovered from autism. Barry is a physician's assistant and is also the father of a child with autism. |
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| March 20 Crystal Lake location |
Hilary Hoffstetter, M.S. and Shannon Brooke, M.S. CCC-SLP/L
Augmentative Communication Technology 4:30-6:30 p.m. Hilary Hoffsetter and Shannon Brooke will speak about low- and high-tech assistive communication technology and systems that are available for any nonverbal individual, not just those with autism. Devices will be available to handle and try out at the meeting. Hilary and Shannon will also be discussing how to determine the type of assistive technology that is appropriate for the nonverbal person in your life and how to know when someone is ready for a new communication strategy. Hilary Hoffstetter is the Northern Illinois Consultant for DynaVox/Mayer Johnson and Shannon Brooke is a Speech Language Pathologist from Easter Seals in Waukegan. |
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