Living with Disabilities
A Family Conference & Resource Fair
Featuring Autism Expert & Author: Dr. Ricki Robinson M.D., M.P.H.
Do you have a loved one with a developmental disability such as autism? Ever wonder what it would be like to live with a disability or how to support families of children with special needs here in our community?
Join pediatrician Dr. Ricki Robinson, founding board member of Cure Autism Now (now Autism Speaks) to learn about treatment approaches that are individualized for children with autism throughout the life span.
Dr. Ricki, as her patients affectionately call her, is the author of Autism
Solutions: How to Create a Healthy and Meaningful Life for Your Child, and has been in
private practice for over 30 years, specializing in children with autism.
RESOURCE FAIR Participants –
Organizations represented:
• PLAY Project
• Think Social
• SEED
• Room at the Inn
• Pediatric Motor Playground
• Special Parents Special Kids
• Communication Works
• Stephen Ministers
• Profectum
• iPad for Autism
Sunday, October 28
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
4:00-5:00 p.m. – Family Dinner, food for purchase from El Paisa Tacos.
Visit the booths and learn more about local resources.
5:00-7:00 p.m. – Dr. Ricki Robinson’s presentation
Tickets: $10 per adult. RSVP to Robin Freeberg, robin@LOPC.org
or call 925-283-8722 x250. Childcare available with a reservation only.
Lafayette - Orinda Presbyterian Church
More information HERE.
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