Join us at the following
speaking engagements in 2006-2007:
ASA National Conference and
Exposition, July 12-15,
Providence, Rhode Island.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
From A to Z: Assessment,
DIAGNOSIS AND MORE!
Content Overview
Day One
Welcome
and Introductions.
Morning Session 1
Differences in the
use and meaning of related
diagnostic terms in planning
for programs and lives
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What is autism? What is
PDD? Simple, clear and
straightforward
explanations
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Why use the term ASD?
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Comparison of Autism and
Asperger Syndrome
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ASD and ADD/ADHD/
Hyperlexia:
understanding the
subtle, qualitative
differences
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Waiting for the law to
catch up with what we
are learning about ASD
Morning Session 2
Topic:
The Impact of ASD: adapting
teaching based on an
understanding of learning
strengths and challenges
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Why it is important to
identify autism spectrum
disorders in a person
with another diagnosis,
such as cognitive
impairment, Down
syndrome, Cerebral
palsy, hearing/vision
impairments, giftedness
or other special needs.
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Seventeen reasons why
staff and families
should speak up if they
suspect a child has an
unidentified special
need. EM AND BARBARA
SHARE
Afternoon Session 1
Topic:
Diagnosis
Du
Jour: More and better
diagnosis, or more ASD?
Being realistic, informed
and prepared
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Are autism and ASD being
over diagnosed or are
these disorders
increasing in incidence?
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Early indicators of
autism spectrum
disorders: studying the
behavior of young
children
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Theories of the causes
of ASD: an overview of
the current genetic,
biomedical and
environmental theories
with a short summary on
immunizations and
research
Afternoon Session 2
Topic:
From diagnosis to daily
life: Working together for a
wonderful future for all
children!
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How parents may react to
the diagnosis and how to
help
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What parents and staff
can do: hope, learning,
organization, help and
mental health
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Some supports that
families need and how
everyone can help
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Supporting staff and
schools: how parents can
help shape school
services and advocate
for all children
Day Two
Morning
Session 1
Topic:
Successful Programs begin
with understanding the
strengths and needs of
people with ASD through
successful assessments
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Components of a thorough
assessment: What do we
need and why?
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Challenges in
assessment: how the
features of ASD impact
the assessment process
and strategies for staff
and families to use to
improve the process of
assessment for everyone
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Use of personal
histories in the
assessment process and
how to report
information objectively
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The importance of
studying what the child
already knows and how it
was learned
Morning Session 2
Topic:
Assessments, Measurements
and More!
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Types of assessments and
what they measure
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The math of
measurements: how scores
and results are reported
and the importance of
the interpretation of
results
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Speech and Language:
assessing strengths and
needs at the heart of
autism spectrum
disorders
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What to know about
Assistive Technology and
ASD
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Using chapter five as an
on-going resource for
formal and informal
assessments, selection
of test instruments,
tracking progress, and
selecting goals
Afternoon Session 1
Topic:
Sharing information about
ASD with others and using
knowledge to change the
world
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Why, when, and how to
talk about autism
disorders to the child,
siblings, relatives,
classmates and others
Afternoon Session 2
Topic:
How to have a positive
influence on society’s
opinion of people with
special needs
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How to change society’s
view of people with
special needs by
changing what we do:
personal empowerment to
create a more inclusive
world
