I am very excited to announce that the SPD Foundation will now offer courses to education parents, teachers and professionals on SPD. Here's a little description of what's in store:

"Launching soon, our new e-Learning program offers interactive learning on our dazzling SPD learning Campus. Drop in on lectures ... explore our information-packed resource center ..."attend" subject-specific presentations ... all with the click of your mouse. At the SPD Learning Campus, you ...

• LEARN the similarities and differences among SPD patterns and subtypes through vividly illustrated talks
• SEE the red flags of SPD illustrated in dozens of dramatic video clips
• WATCH as parents share their sensational stories and strategies
• VISIT our Resource Center to find books, products and more

No travel, no hotels, no time constraints! e-Learning from the SPD Foundation is designed for parents, therapists, educators, and anyone interested in learning more about SPD."

The first course begins in early March 2009 and is called "Making Sense of Sensory Processing: An Introduction to SPD." It focuses on:

If you'd like to learn more about the course, how/when to register and other information, please click here . (It's a .pdf file so if you don't have Acrobat reader, you can always click on the link above to the SPD Foundation website.)

This offering is extremely important because revenues from e-Learning tuition directly support the research required for SPD to be considered for diagnostic recognition in the 2012 revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V). Helping the SPD Foundation to promote e-Learning helps bring that goal one step closer to reality. And that's huge for our kids because it means research will be inspired to continue.

Tuition: Pre-launch pricing currently applies!
               $199 — Through February 2009
               $249 — Standard tuition beginning March 1, 2009

CEUs: The SPD Foundation is an AOTA-approved provider of continuing education. Approximately .4 CEUs are expected to be awarded upon completion of this course. PLUS the course has been set up and monitored by Dr. Lucy Miller, with a special appearance from Carol Stock Kranowitz!!

Please check it out and pass this announcement along to anyone you feel will benefit from it. I've enrolled! Whatever I can do to help my daughter, and to help forward all the awesome work done by Dr. Miller and the SPD Foundation, I'm there.