From our F.A.M.I.L.Y. to Yours – Creating a Financial Blueprint for Autism 


Greg Zibricky

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2014/mp3s/financial-blueprint.mp3 A real-life, step-by-step guide to help families living with Autism navigate the future. Greg uses practical knowledge based on his own son’s diagnosis in 1996. Raising a child with autism presents extraordinary circumstances that require specific attention in order to design a plan that exclusively suits each family. Look back at the Zibricky Family’s […]

Transition it starts early and is an ongoing process 


Colleen Harmon

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2014/mp3s/lifelong-learning.mp3 This webinar will focus on a wide variety of topics and issues related to transition. Many different aspects of transition are examined from a variety of different vantage points and perspectives. Transition planning is a life-long process but critical during the secondary years to insure that appropriate annual goals and IEP services are developed […]

Autistry Studios – building a working ASD community 


Janet Lawson and Dan Swearingen

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2014/mp3s/autistry.mp3 Janet Lawson and Dan Swearingen, founders of Autistry Studios and the parents of an autistic teenager will discuss their journey creating a program to support ASD individuals. Over the last 6 years they have grown their therapeutic pre-vocational program from 4 students to over 50 students. They have created a new approach they call […]

Building a Support Community for Interdependence and Growth 


Brian King

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa//conferences201x/2014/mp3s/building-community.mp3 How to build a strategy for Interdependence and Growth. More…

Autism, Independence and the Law 


Nathan DeCorpo

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2014/mp3s/autism-law.mp3 Nathan is a lawyer who will cover the basics of special needs in regards to finances, marriage, credit cards, and other financial and residential issues for adults on the spectrum.

Social Entrepreneurism in the Community 


Van Hatchell

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2014/mp3s/social-entrep.mp3 How a group of parents were able to tap social entrepreneurs to create an organization to employ 40 individuals with developmental disabilities.

 


https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2014/mp3s/preparing-transition.mp3 The transition out of school district services to adult services is a challenge for both the young adults and the parents. This presentation, based on Chantal and Jeremy Sicile-Kira’s book A Full Life with Autism, explains how parents and educators can best prepare themselves and their young adult for this important life change. Topics […]

Should I Consider Therapeutic Horseback Riding For My Child? 


Alicia Kershaw

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2013/mp3/horseback.mp3 Alicia Kershaw, Executive Director of GallopNYC, a therapeutic horseback riding program in NYC.

Strategic Approach to Biomedical Intervention in Treating Children on the Autism Spectrum 


Nancy Guberti

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2013/mp3/biomedical-intervention.mp3 Biomedical research suggests that food and supplements affect a child with sensory issues, learning disabilities, attention issues, social withdrawal, eye-contact avoidance and perseverative behaviors. Most conventional doctors do not offer biomedical interventions leaving parents and caregivers to learn on their own, Listen and learn how to create a biomedical strategy as it relates to […]

Parenting Older Adolescents with ASD: How to Balance Support While Letting Go 


Lisa Lieberman

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2013/mp3/parenting-older.mp3 Parenting any adolescent is a challenge in today’s world. Parenting roles must change as older teens move into adulthood. The unique concerns of older teen with ASD add a layer of complexity that requires greater forethought and guidance for both teens and their parents. The stakes are high for parents to feel comfortable with […]