Page 6 - Jupiter Spotight - July '22

Page 6, Jupiter Spotlight
Northern Notes

Prepare Now For The Rainy • Ensure drainage gates, ditches and swales in your • Make a personal plan for hurricane preparedness. Learn
more at Floridadisaster.org.
neighborhood are clear of garbage, trash, leaves, limbs or
Season garden debris. As we enter the rainy season in south Florida, it is essential
• Trim your trees and remove dead vegetation in your yard. to remember that some standing water in streets and swales is
By Katie Roundtree, Do not trim trees if a significant storm is in the forecast. normal during heavy rains. Streets and swales are an integral
Director of Finance and • Check your community retention pond or lake for part of the stormwater system. If you arrive upon a roadway
Administration, Northern obstructed pipes and contact the appropriate authority for during or after a rain event where you cannot determine the
Palm Beach County removal (your HOA, city, county, or local drainage district). depth of the water in the street – for your safety – do not drive
Improvement District • Find out who is responsible for drainage in your down the street. Find an alternate route. If you are unsure
June 1 was the start of the community. Visit SFWMD.gov/FloodControl to input an how deep the water is, turn around. Cars can lose traction in
Atlantic hurricane season. address to see who is responsible for that area. as little as 6 inches of water. Stay safe out there!
Forecasters are calling • Know your evacuation zone. Visit Palm Beach County NPDES tip: Hurricane season began June 1. Make sure your
for another active season Emergency Management’s home page for a link to the yards and trees are
predicting 14 to 21 named Hurricane Evacuation Zone Lookup Tool. https://discover. trimmed to avoid
storms. However, it only pbcgov.org/publicsafety/dem/ flying debris
takes one to cause significant • The Palm Beach County Emergency Management page during a storm.
damage. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Hurricane also has a link to download the PBC DART app. DART stands Dispose of your
Andrew, the Category 5 storm that devastated Miami-Dade for Disaster Awareness and Recovery Tool. This app will let trimmings and
and surrounding areas. Aside from named storms, local you look up your evacuation zone, see available shelters, plan clippings properly.
afternoon thundershowers can be just as damaging but far for a storm and tips about how to build a preparedness kit. Do not put them
less predictable. It pays to prepare. Here are some things that After the storm, it can help locate available grocery stores, into storm drains
you can do now to get ready: open gas stations and report damages. or lakes!
Quick Guide To Autism Interventions

By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., to your child. We want to help you avoid these pitfalls, by Knowing there are 28 evidence-based practices for
Licensed School guiding you to the most up-to-date research on autism- teaching skills at different ages is important. You can start
Psychologist focused interventions and highlighting a few parent-friendly with parent-friendly practices that you can confidently and
When your child interventions that can help you and your child enjoy some safely use on your own. One recommended practice to start
has autism, navigating shared accomplishments sooner rather than later. using now to increase your child’s skills and independence
intervention options can be A number of professional organizations have done the hard are “visual supports.” A visual support is a tool that will
confusing and overwhelming work of sorting through what works and what does not work for help your child understand and navigate the social world
when trying to act quickly you. A recent report provided by the National Clearing House for better. Since using and understanding spoken language is
but wisely to help your loved Autism Evidence Based Practices summarizes 28 practices that challenging for children with autism, visuals are a great way
one. If you don’t know the research has demonstrated are the most effective interventions to “show” instead of “tell” your child what to do. This and
best interventions to use or for people with autism. These are the primary supports to use many more interventions are discussed in my new book,
when to use them, you may to help your child. This comprehensive resource describes the Parent’s Quick Start Guide to Autism available on Amazon.
feel stuck. Unintentionally, you might delay your child’s positive outcomes reported in the reviewed studies, the age Dr. Forgan is a licensed school psychologist and tests kids
access to essential and timely interventions. Or, you may groups that benefited from them, and who successfully delivered for autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other issues. Call (561)
act in haste and spend your precious time and resources on the interventions. You can locate the complete guide at: www. 625-4125 or JimForgan.com.
interventions that are ineffective or even potentially harmful ncaep.fpg.unc.edu/research-resources.

Eighth Annual Live Like Jake 5K from page 1

“We are so appreciative
of the contributions from
our participants, sponsors,
volunteers, and year-round
supporters of Live Like Jake,”
said Live Like Jake Founder, Keri
Morrison. “The foundation has
provided over 3,000 scholarships
for ISR self-rescue lessons for
families in need and more than
400 children have learned to
self-rescue in the year and half
that our pool has been opened. I
don’t want to add another name Live Like Jake Founder
to this list, and Live Like Jake and President, Keri
is going to continue its mission Morrison with daughter, The H.E.W. Group wins “largest team” award during the Annual Live Like Jake 5K. Teams wore T-shirts honoring the life
of stopping childhood drowning Josie Morrison. Photo of a child lost to drowning during the Live Like Jake 5K. Photo by Elizabeth Dashiell
thanks to your support.” by Elizabeth Dashiell
Following the 5K winners’ ISR infant self-rescue swim lesson scholarships to those a child with critical care needs. Visit livelikejake.com
awards and raffle prizes, Morrison shared the foundation’s who cannot afford them and also by providing financial and facebook.com/livelikejake and @livelikejake3939
upcoming events which include: Watermelons for Water assistance to those families who have lost a child or have on Instagram.
Safety (June 1 to Aug. 31), Poker for Prevention at the
Kennel Club on June 5, and the Oct. 8 Gala at Lady Jean
Ranch in Jupiter Farms.
More than 50 sponsors joined the support of the 5K this
year, including Life Saver Sponsors euro-wall and ISR
instructors from around the nation, and Platinum Sponsors You’re Retired
Lifesaver Pool Fence and Pandora at the Gardens Mall.
For information about future events, scholarships, or the Your Money Isn’t.
foundation, please visit www.livelikejake.com or call
(561) 441-7611.
About The Live Like Jake Foundation To learn why consolidating your
Committed to honoring the life and joy of Jake Roarke retirement accounts to Edward Jones
Morrison, our foundation’s mission is to raise awareness makes sense, contact your Edward
for drowning prevention. We achieve this by providing
Jones nancial advisor today.

Sally S Stahl, AAMS® www.edwardjones.com

Financial Advisor M e m b P I S r e C
1851 W Indiantown Rd Ste 106
Jupiter, FL 33458
561-748-7600
Live Like Jake 5K memorial to victims of drowning in whose
memory participants raced. Photo by Sivon Tal