BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.thearcofsomerset.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30. 10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:1bcc1739-ac4c-4d3c-bfc3-c986b9d81252 X-WR-CALDESC:Anyone who has an autistic child knows that the stress of the disorder can pay a heavy toll on the entire family – sometimes literally. \n\n“Our son’s struggle with autism was so stressful and frustrating\,” ex plain Phil and Amy Parham. “We turned to food as a coping mechanism becaus e we often felt helpless.” \n\nBut life changed dramatically for the overwe ight couple when they were selected to compete in season six of the realit y show\, “The Biggest Loser.” As a result\, they lost a combined total of 256 pounds. As luck would have it\, they also found hope and help for thei r autistic son\, Rhett.\n\n“We were contacted by the director of LearningR x\, a local brain training company who saw us on TV talking about Rhett’s struggles\,” says Amy. “We got Rhett into the program and it completely ch anged our lives – perhaps even more than our weight loss. His results are amazing and we want to tell other families struggling with autism that the re’s hope.”\n\nThe reality TV stars will share their personal experiences with autism on March 30th at 9:00 am at a free public community Autism and Learning Disabilities Resources Forum. The forum\, which is being sponsor ed by LearningRx Warren\, a local brain training center\, will be held at Stonecrest Community Church\, 11 Technology Drive in Warren. A number of autism-related providers and support groups will be on hand\, including Th e Comprehensive Autism Medical Assessment and Treatment Center\, The Arc o f Somerset County\, Children’s Specialized Hospital\, Mt. Bethel Village\, Lord Stirling School\, Hi-Step Summer Social Skills Program\, Martinsvill e Therapeutic Massage\, Bright Star Therapy\, Rocking Horse Rehab and The Uncommon Thread.\n\n X-WR-RELCALID:9aa073d28c7ea16e7f564a50f619e195 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20121104T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20130310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ba846f42-8b42-4e86-9a96-53edb2ca62ac DTSTAMP:20260413T142046Z DESCRIPTION:Anyone who has an autistic child knows that the stress of the d isorder can pay a heavy toll on the entire family – sometimes literally.\n \nnOur son’s struggle with autism was so stressful and frustrating\,” expl ain Phil and Amy Parham. “We turned to food as a coping mechanism because we often felt helpless.” \n\nBut life changed dramatically for the overweig ht couple when they were selected to compete in season six of the reality show\, “The Biggest Loser.” As a result\, they lost a combined total of 25 6 pounds. As luck would have it\, they also found hope and help for their autistic son\, Rhett.\n\n“We were contacted by the director of LearningRx\ , a local brain training company who saw us on TV talking about Rhett’s st ruggles\,” says Amy. “We got Rhett into the program and it completely chan ged our lives – perhaps even more than our weight loss. His results are am azing and we want to tell other families struggling with autism that there ’s hope.”\n\nThe reality TV stars will share their personal experiences wi th autism on March 30th at 9:00 am at a free public community Autism and L earning Disabilities Resources Forum. The forum\, which is being sponsored by LearningRx Warren\, a local brain training center\, will be held at St onecrest Community Church\, 11 Technology Drive in Warren. A number of au tism-related providers and support groups will be on hand\, including The Comprehensive Autism Medical Assessment and Treatment Center\, The Arc of Somerset County\, Children’s Specialized Hospital\, Mt. Bethel Village\, L ord Stirling School\, Hi-Step Summer Social Skills Program\, Martinsville Therapeutic Massage\, Bright Star Therapy\, Rocking Horse Rehab and The Un common Thread.\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120330T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120330T140000 LOCATION:Stonecrest Community Church\, 11 Technology Dr.\, Warren\, NJ 0705 9 SUMMARY:'The Biggest Loser' Couple To Talk About New Hope For Autism At Fre e Event In Warren END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR