An interesting opportunity to get up to speed with the latest in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder
2008 WEB CONFERENCE SERIES Practices to Promote Inclusion for People with Autism Across the Lifespan
Register Today! http://www.tash.org
Overview of Series
Learn about new research and information being documented on people who have the severest communication impairments and autism. Explore ideas for addressing needs in comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary. Get answers to several commonly held, but often erroneous assumptions about autism. Our series will conclude with a session given by a parent and self-advocate. Hear from them about life experiences.
Session 1: Building Communication through Education, Literacy, and Support...
Presenters: Darlene Hanson, Hanson Communication Service LLC and Christi Kasa-Hendrickson, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Date: Friday April 4 Time:4:00 - 5:30 pm EST
3:00 - 4:30pm CST
2:00 - 3:30pm MST
1:00 - 2:30pm PST
They will talk about FC in the session, but want to spring board off the new research and information documenting that people who have the severest communication impairments, and autism, have literacy, learn, and perhaps score so low because they can't communicate. (Not such a new idea to many of us, but at least someone else is writing it down).
Session 2: The Science of Autism: Beyond the Myths and Misconceptions
Presenter: Morton Ann Gernsbacher, University of Wisconsin
Date: Monday, April 21
Time: 1:00-2:30pm EST
12:00 - 1:30pm CST
11:00 - 12:30pm MST
10:00- 11:30am PST
Scientific and societal interest in autism has burgeoned in the past decade, as documented by over 20 million websites, over 10,000 entries in PubMed, and a weekly focus on autism by the national media. With this surge of scientists and society turning their attention toward autism, it becomes exceedingly important to distinguish uninformed stereotype from scientific reality, to move beyond myths and misconceptions. In this presentation I shall present the science to answer several commonly held, but often erroneous assumptions, for example: Is autism an attachment disorder? Do autistic individuals really lack a theory of mind? Is there an epidemic of autism? Does ABA therapy cure autism? What is the most promising interpersonal intervention?
Session 3: "A Land We Can Share": Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism
Presenter: Paula Kluth, Consultant
Date: Monday, April 28
Time: 2:00 - 3:30pm EST
1:00 - 2:30pm CST
12:00 - 1:30pm MST
11:00am - 12:30pm PST
Come and learn about how we can give all students- including those with significant disabilities- access to the literate community. Dr. Kluth will explain how all students can be given learning opportunities that are rich, challenging, and meaningful. Participants will also learn strategies for including and supporting students with autism labels in reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities. Specifically, we will explore ideas for addressing needs in comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary.
2008 WEB CONFERENCE SERIES Practices to Promote Inclusion for People with Autism Across the Lifespan
Register Today! http://www.tash.org
Overview of Series
Learn about new research and information being documented on people who have the severest communication impairments and autism. Explore ideas for addressing needs in comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary. Get answers to several commonly held, but often erroneous assumptions about autism. Our series will conclude with a session given by a parent and self-advocate. Hear from them about life experiences.
Session 1: Building Communication through Education, Literacy, and Support...
Presenters: Darlene Hanson, Hanson Communication Service LLC and Christi Kasa-Hendrickson, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Date: Friday April 4 Time:4:00 - 5:30 pm EST
3:00 - 4:30pm CST
2:00 - 3:30pm MST
1:00 - 2:30pm PST
They will talk about FC in the session, but want to spring board off the new research and information documenting that people who have the severest communication impairments, and autism, have literacy, learn, and perhaps score so low because they can't communicate. (Not such a new idea to many of us, but at least someone else is writing it down).
Session 2: The Science of Autism: Beyond the Myths and Misconceptions
Presenter: Morton Ann Gernsbacher, University of Wisconsin
Date: Monday, April 21
Time: 1:00-2:30pm EST
12:00 - 1:30pm CST
11:00 - 12:30pm MST
10:00- 11:30am PST
Scientific and societal interest in autism has burgeoned in the past decade, as documented by over 20 million websites, over 10,000 entries in PubMed, and a weekly focus on autism by the national media. With this surge of scientists and society turning their attention toward autism, it becomes exceedingly important to distinguish uninformed stereotype from scientific reality, to move beyond myths and misconceptions. In this presentation I shall present the science to answer several commonly held, but often erroneous assumptions, for example: Is autism an attachment disorder? Do autistic individuals really lack a theory of mind? Is there an epidemic of autism? Does ABA therapy cure autism? What is the most promising interpersonal intervention?
Session 3: "A Land We Can Share": Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism
Presenter: Paula Kluth, Consultant
Date: Monday, April 28
Time: 2:00 - 3:30pm EST
1:00 - 2:30pm CST
12:00 - 1:30pm MST
11:00am - 12:30pm PST
Come and learn about how we can give all students- including those with significant disabilities- access to the literate community. Dr. Kluth will explain how all students can be given learning opportunities that are rich, challenging, and meaningful. Participants will also learn strategies for including and supporting students with autism labels in reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities. Specifically, we will explore ideas for addressing needs in comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary.
Session 4: Getting A Life: A 50 Year Personal Retrospective of Autism
Presenters: Barbara C. Cutler, EdD, mother/educational consultant, and Robert W.P. Cutler, Jr, Self-Advocate and Mentor
Date: Monday, May 5 Time: 2:00 - 3:30pm EST
1:00 - 2:30pm CST
12:00 - 1:30pm MST
11:00 - 12:30pm PST Drawing on Rob's diagnoses, life experience and communications as well as Barbara's experience as parent, advocate and consultant, these two will review autism from the late 1950's to present day. The presentation will touch on issues raised in earlier sessions of the series including education, family support, communication, movement difficulties, etc.
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