Category: Free Autism Webinars Each Month

Learn from free autism webinars from leading autism speakers each month. Plus access 53 previously recorded webinars.

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Surviving the Holidays with Special Needs

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Time: 6pm Pacific (9 PM Eastern)

Speaker: Kim Stagliano

Kim Stagliano
Kim Stagliano

If you have a special needs child, the holidays can be stressful. Kim Stagliano will speak about how you can make your holiday a little less stressful. Here are some of the topics she will discuss:

  • Holidays and special needs
  • Religious participation
  • Foods for the holidays and special diets
  • Buying the same Elmo or Thomas the Tank Engine toys every year – and the sadness that can bring
  • Favorite traditions
  • How the economy has affected the holidays for American families
  • Memories you like to share with your own kids
  • Dealing with relatives who don’t respect your child’s needs
Please have your questions ready.

Bio

Hi, I’m Kim Stagliano, wife, Mom, writer and tired. My husband and I have three gorgeous girls – who have autism. Kind of impossible, considering autism affects boys 4:1 over girls. Mark and I have learned that impossible is often inescapable though.

I’m Managing Editor of www.ageofautism.com, the nation’s first daily web newspaper about the autism epidemic. I write for The Huffington Post www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-stagliano, The Debutante Ball www.thedebutanteball.com, The Dallas Morning News Moms Blog http://momsblog.dallasnews.com and am on the editorial staff of the Autism File Magazine. I speak at national autism conferences, and have appeared on Good Morning America (with the kids!), ABC News, Fox News, in The Chicago Tribune, The National Catholic Register, and on blogs around the world. Mark and I live in CT with Mia, Gianna and Bella.

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How to be an Advocate for Your Child

Date: Wednesday September 29th, 2010

Time: 6PM

Speaker: Areva Martin, Attorney at Law

Areva Martin

Nationally recognized expert on autism advocacy Areva Martin shares her hard-won knowledge as a parent of an autistic child and an individual rights attorney. In The Everyday Advocate, she lays out vital and relevant step-by-step instructions to parents facing the seemingly impossible odds of advocating for a child with autism.

Parents need to become activists for their children’s rights to services and learn how to safeguard those rights-both in school and in the larger outside world. An invaluable resource, The Everyday Advocate offers practical, real-world actions that work, lists helpful websites and organizations, and gives parents and caregivers the emotional support they need as they face the challenge of successfully standing up for children with special needs.



Bio of Ms. Areva Martin

Known to audiences across the country from her regular appearances on The Dr. Phil Show, as well as CBS The Early Show, The Doctors, and various Fox News programs, Areva Martin is a quotable authority on workplace, disability rights, education, custody and women’s issues. Areva is also an accomplished and multi-award winning attorney,
syndicated columnist, author and public speaker who has also been featured on the pages of publications ranging from the New York Times to Ebony Magazine to Redbook and the LA Times.

The founding and managing partner of Martin & Martin, LLP, Areva was selected as one of Los Angeles’ Top Attorneys by LA Focus. In addition to being a sought after legal expert, Areva is also an inspiring author. Her second book, The Everyday Advocate: Standing Up for Your Child with Autism was released by Penguin books in April of this year. What critics are calling the most comprehensive and compelling book to date addressing the issues of the special needs community and the importance of advocacy in this country, The Everyday Advocate is an Amazon best seller.

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Autism, Food Aversions, and Eating Challenges : Effective Answers That Help

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Dr. Lori Ernsperger
Dr. Lori Ernsperger

In this webinar, Dr. Lori answers questions in regards to how to get children and teens on the spectrum to try new foods, how sensory issues can create sensory challenges, whether or not eating challenges should be addressed in the IEP, practical tips on what to do and what not to do at dinner time to encourage eating of different foods.

Speaker: Dr. Lori Ernsperger

Dr. Lori Ernsperger is from Henderson, NV where she is the owner of Autism and Behavioral Consulting. Lori received her doctorate in Special Education from Indiana University. She has over 23 years of experience working in the public schools as a classroom teacher, administrator, and behavioral consultant. Dr. Ernsperger currently provides staff development and conference workshops to school district personnel and parents. Her workshops cover the following topics: Managing Problem Behaviors, Implementing Effective Instructional Methods, Designing Appropriate and Functional Data Collection Methods for the Classroom, Practical Strategies for Working with Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, and How to Get Your Kids to Eat. Dr. Ernsperger is the author of: Keys to Success for Teaching Students with Autism and Just Take a Bite: Easy Effective Answers to Food Aversions and Eating Challenges, and  co-authored Girls Under the Umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Ernsperger can be contacted at  drlori@cox.net

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Autism: Many Causes, Many Treatments : A multi-Treatment Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism

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Today in the field of autism there are hundreds of treatment options, dozens of different theories, and thousands of organizations, centers, and professionals offering to help. While there is more hope than ever, families and professionals are faced with an overwhelming number of options which are often diametrically opposed. Which treatments are best for a particular child? How can you begin to sort through the choices? Jonathan Alderson specializes in merging best-practice strategies and techniques into cohesive customized Multi-Treatment Interventions. In this brief presentation he will share his insights into how to effectively combine treatments paying specific attention to phases of development, the order and timing of treatments.

Speaker: Jonathan Alderson

Jonathan Alderson

Jonathan Alderson is an autism treatment specialist working in private practice in Toronto. He specializes in merging educational and biomedical treatments through an integrated model he has developed called Intensive Multi-Treatment Intervention (IMTI). Alderson holds a Masters degree in Education from Harvard University and completed an Honours BA in developmental and educational psychology at the University of Western Ontario. He spent a year at the Sorbonne in Paris. Alderson worked for eight years at the Son-Rise Program in Massachussetts, completing over 1500 hours of one-on-one floor time as well as acting as Administrator and directing staff training. He has worked with over 2000 families, supervising home based intervention in the UK, Ireland, Holland, Spain, Australia, Israel and Mexico. Alderson has spoken at several international venues, including the Royal College of Pediatricians, University of Nottingham and is a guest speaker for the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation. Please find more information at http://www.IMTI.ca.

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Webinar with Chantal Sicile-Kira

Chantal Sicilie-Kira
Chantal Sicilie-Kira

Topic: Special Webinar with Chantal Sicile-Kira

Speaker: Chantal Sicile-Kira

Description: Are you the parent of a newly diagnosed child and you are feeling despair and worry? Do you feel isolated and all alone? Is your child entering the teen years and you are wondering if his/her autism is getting worse? Do you feel isolated and all alone? Are you feeling overwhelmed? How do you know what to do next? How do you keep your head above water? Are you wondering how you are going to make it through the summer? Or perhaps you’ve read one of Chantal’s books and you have some questions for her. Here’s your opportunity to ask them.

Need Coaching?

Ask Chantal: http://www.chantalsicile-kira.com/about-chantal/contact/

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Six Unexpected Ways to Increase Your Child’s Learning

Dr. Kari Miller
Dr. Kari Miller

Time: 6PM Wednesday, June 30th

Topic: Six Unexpected Ways to Increase Your Child’s Learning

Speaker: Dr. Kari Miller

Description: When most people hear words such as “learning,” “smart,” or “memory,” they automatically think of the brain.  Results from brain research indicate that learning cannot occur without cooperation between the body and the brain.  Parents of children on the autism spectrum are already aware of the influence that the sensory environment has on their child’s abilities to participate in academic tasks.  Dr. Kari Miller, board certified educational therapist, will share with parents the research that points to the neuro-chemical basis underlying academic behavior and how parents can maintain optimum learning conditions at home and at school.  She will discuss the effects on learning of these six factors: Emotions and Stress, Motivation and Inspiration, Social Influences, Movement, the Body’s Natural Rhythms and Preferences and Physical environments.

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Jeremy Sicile-Kira’s Excerpt from Conference Materials

To All:

Here is an excerpt of Jeremy Sicile-Kira’s presentation. He has autism and is non-verbal. He will share some of his insights on his life with autism. Enjoy!

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Temple Grandin’s Presentation Excerpt

Here is a clip from Temple Grandin’s presentation, hope you enjoy it!

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Inside My Aspie Mind with Taylor Morris

Taylor Morris
Taylor Morris

Time: 6PM
Topic: Inside My Aspie Mind with Taylor Morris
Speaker: Taylor Morris
Description: In this webinar, she will share with parents and Aspie teens what she has learned about getting along socially, how her Aspie mind is an advantage, and why she loves her “other” world.

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Successful Inclusion: Providing Literacy Opportunities to Students with Autism

Nancy Brady, MA-EdSP, ATS
Nancy Brady, MA-EdSP, ATS

Time: 6PM

Topic: Successful Inclusion:  Providing Literacy Opportunities to Students with Autism

Speaker: Nancy Brady, MA-EdSP, ATS

Description: Inclusion as a philosophy, Accommodations vs. Modifications,  Motor planning in Autism, Teacher’s attitudes towards inclusion, Presuming Competence as the Least Dangerous Assumption, How to create a successful team, Literacy Ladders vs. Literacy webs.