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AUTISM RESEARCH IN MOTION IS COMING TO OTTAWA
OPEN HOUSE
Location: Nepean Sportsplex
1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean, (just south of West Hunt Club Road)
Look for our Autism Research in Motion Vehicle in the parking lot (North-East part of parking lot)
Date: July 8, 6-9 pm
Snacks will be provided – Hall C (Nepean Sportsplex) at 7pm

Dr. Jeanette Holden and Dr. Jessica Ward-King and their Research Team invite you to Celebrate the Autism Spectrum and our Mobile Autism Research Lab (Autism Research in Motion!) at our Open House, sponsored by RCP-Autism Ontario Ottawa Chapter. Bring the whole family to take a walk through the Mobile Lab and learn about our research projects.

PEOPLE WITH ASD (ALL AGES) AND THEIR FAMILIES

ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR 2010 RESEARCH!

Brain Waves and Where do the Eyes Look?
Sniff Test: What do YOU Smell?
Questionnaires – Special and Savant Skills
Genetics of ASDs
To learn more about these projects see the descriptions below.

Location: Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean, ON, K2G 1W2 
Dates: July 8-11, 2010

For more information or to book a time email us at: mobilelab@autismresearch.com
Or call Toll-free: 1-866-ASD-CARC (1-866-273-2272) or 613-548-4417 ext. 1165

Book early to get the time-slot that is best for you

WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU!
Mobile Lab Autism Research in 2010 – Please Join Us!

Brain Waves and Where do the Eyes Look?
Do people with ASDs look at a picture the same way as those without an ASD? Using EEGs and eye-tracking to measure brainwaves and gaze, we are testing whether people with ASDs, and their family members, have the same brain-wave patterns as people without ASDs. 

A hairnet containing 128 small sensors is put on the participant’s head to record brain electrical activity. Once the hairnet is in place, the participant is asked to watch a TV monitor as it shows pictures of faces, objects, and animals. The whole procedure takes less than forty minutes. 

Smell Studies – Sniff Test: What do YOU Smell?
Do people with ASDs, and their family members, identify smells the same as those without ASDs?

Savant and Special Skills
Do people with ASDs and their family members have special skills and, if so, what are these? This study involves completing a questionnaire.

Genetics and Environmental Factors and risk for ASDs
To identify the genetic and environmental factors that increase the risk for ASDs, we need to examine both the genes and environmental factors in all individuals. To study a participant’s genes, we need a sample of saliva or spit. All family members are invited to spit into a tube or small container. We are developing a series of questionnaires about environmental factors and you will be notified when these are available on-line later this summer. The genetic studies are also important for correlating with the results from the above studies and other questionnaires that are on-line at: www.AutismResearch.ca.

The Mobile Lab vehicle and equipment were purchased through major funding from the following:

HipHop

SLAUGHTER DAUGHTERS

RIDEAU VALLEY ROLLER GIRLS
On Saturday, August 7th, The Rideau Valley Roller Girls will be holding a double-header meet of which Children at Risk is invited to be recipient charity. The Rideau Valley Roller Girls (RVRG) are an all-female, flat-track, not-for-profit Roller Derby league based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are a collective that is run by skaters for skaters with a focus on women in sport. RVRG gained not-for-profit status in October, 2008. Through fund raising, partnerships and volunteer work they strive to give back to the communities that have supported them! RVRG has two home-base teams, the Slaughter Daughters and Riot Squad, and one travel team, the RVRG Vixens. For more info about RVRG go to www.rideauvalleyrollergirls.com Event info will be coming!!

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CHILDREN AT RISK:  2010 RAFFLE
Sunday, June 13 turned out to be a fabulous day for the Autism Community Annual Family Picnic - it was wonderful to see so many families enjoying the BBQ, water play, Infatables, Fish Pond, Cookie Decorating, Bubble Play, Pick n' Pay, Balloon Toss and much more!  Many, many thanks to all the Volunteers who made this possible - especially Steve & Stephanie (loading/unloading, delivery  and set-up of supplies) as well as Mike (BBO pick-up and return), ticket sellers Alicja & Yves, Pick n' Pay Hazel, Cookie Decorating  MaryAnn & Olga , Kelly on Draw-Detail, Irma on Fish Pond, Liz/Julie & Friends on Raffle tickets and full-time cook Dan Oickle - not to mention many other Volunteers who jumped in to help at the Inflatbles, BBQ and other areas of need (please excuse not knowing everyone's name!)

As you are aware, we also did the drawing of the Children at Risk 15th Annual Raffle tickets at the Picnic - great excitement at the start with the First Prize winner only having purchased her tickets shortly before the draw!!  Attached you will find a list of the Winners and Ticket Numbers - if you are printing this out, keep in mind it is set up on legal-sized paper (with 44 draws in all).  Although we did not sell out the Raffle this year (we had printed 6,000 tickets instead of 5,000) we did sell more than last year and will bring in a profit of over $8,000!!  This will go a long way in helping Children at Risk continue our supports, as funds have been much more difficult to raise over the past year with our challenged economy!  Hat's Off to all those who purchased and/or sold tickets and Congratulations to the Winners!!

Brenda Reisch
Children at Risk, Ottawa
613-741-8255
car@childrenatrisk.ca

Winners!