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Debate skills helping people with autism headquartered in Port Washington, said that the workshop reflected how people should Of the Herald converse regardless of their If you ask Long Beach resi- behavioral status. “It helps fosdent Max Stein, who is on the ter communication between autism spectrum, about the any group of people by reinforcing how people misconceptions of should speak to mental disabilities, each other,” he said. he’ll tell you that During the hourthe str ucture of long session, 12 thinking and comSpectrum Designs munication with employees and staff others can be differmembers, including ent and challengStein, took part in ing. That factored seven interactive into his decision to exercises with a attend the Find group of autistic Your Voice Autism people from East Debate Workshop R o c k aw a y, P o r t in Port Washington Washington, West on March 20. Hempstead and The program Kings Park. T he was of fered by sessions included Spectrum Designs, Lights Out Listena nonprofit that MAx STEIN ing, a technique to offers neurodiverse Resident, manage sensory people employment Long Beach overload and oppor tunities. It improve focus, as adapts traditional debate and public speaking well as activities to reflect othtechniques for those on the ers’ perspectives and build spectrum, using strate gies effective rebuttal skills. Particiinformed by research into the pants who completed the session received certificates. challenges of communication. One exercise, Stein recalled, Stein, 30, who works parttime — filling odd jobs — for helped participants understand Spectrum Designs, which is Continued on page 20
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Cub Scout Ryan Ferraro, left; his mother, danielle; and his brother, Jackson, a Boy Scout, collected trash, wood and other debris.
Volunteers hit Lido Beach for year’s first cleanup event By CHRIS ColuCCI ccolucci@liherald.com
The saying is, “I’ve got Long Beach sand in my shoes.” It shouldn’t be, “I’ve got bottle caps, cigarette butts and a little sand in my shoes.” To help combat that preventable problem, volunteers took to Lido Beach Town Park last Saturday for the year’s first beach cleanup. The event was a coordinated ef fort between the Town of Hempstead and the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, based in Hampton Bays. For three hours, nearly 100 people braved cold, windy weather, with
temperatures dipping into the 20s, to collect nearly 300 pounds of trash and debris, including a large canopy tent and a 120pound buoy that had washed ashore. The volunteers included residents and local scouts — Long Beach Girl Scout Troop 864, Long Beach Boy Scout Troop 215 and Long Beach Cub Scout Troop 51 were all represented. “Last year we were here with the Cub Scouts,” said Danielle Ferraro, a Long Beach resident and the mother of Jackson, a Boy Scout, and Ryan, a Cub Scout. “This year we’re with the Boy Scouts. We like keeping the beach clean, and it’s an advenContinued on page 3
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