https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/siblings.mp3 Parents often wonder how raising a child with autism affects their other children. In this presentation, parents will explore their own sibling relationships in order to understand the impact of their child’s special needs on his or her “typical” brothers and sisters. Participants will learn strategies for meeting family members’ needs while maintaining household […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/digestive-issues-and-autism.mp3 Autism and its Profound Relationship to Gastro-Intestinal Function.

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/legalautism.mp3 This month’s webinar will focus on financial planning for children with autism. Our speaker will be attorney Paul Nidich who is married and the father of two children, one of whom, Alex, is 27 years old and has autism, cerebral palsy, and significant developmental delays. Paul has given many seminars on special needs trusts […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/early-intervention.mp3 This presentation will discuss 7 systematic techniques for working with children with an autism spectrum disorder. It will focus on teaching specific skills, enhancing motivation, and generalization training. A step by step demonstration will be presented using real life examples. Modifications will be explored that allow this particular program to be effective with students […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/waivers.mp3 With the increasing rates of autism it is so important to have accessible information for families and professionals that will direct families to organizations, schools, agencies, and advocates that will help them move forward in treatment as soon as possible. The session structure will involve a power point presentation that will first focus on […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/socialthinking.mp3 What is the difference between teaching social skills and social thinking? This webinar will explore the answer to this question and why it is not enough to simply teach “social skills” to our students with near normal to way above normal verbal intelligence. Michelle Garcia Winner’s work in Social Thinking ® (www.socialthinking.com) will be […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/imunesystem.mp3 An in depth discussion on the varous Biomedical Treatments of ASD given by Dr. DeMio the top 2011 of the year award by autism community. The discussion will include Hyperbaric treatments, biomedical treatments and Far Infrared treatments.

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/autismfitness.mp3 This webinar presentation by Autism Fitness Founder Eric Chessen will focus on developing physical education and exercise programs for ASD and special needs populations. Through the unique lens of best practices approaches in both Exercise Science and education/behavior therapy, Eric will discuss the common myths and mistakes in providing fitness for individuals with autism, […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/HiddenCurriculumPracticalSolutions.mp3 The Hidden Curriculum refers to the set of rules or guidelines that are often not directly taught but are assumed to be known (Garrett, 1984; Hemmings, 2000; Jackson, 1968; Kanpol, 1989). This curriculum contains items that impact social interactions, school performance, and sometimes health and well-being. The curriculum also includes unspoken rules, slang, metaphors, […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/Howdowedecidewhattodo.mp3 There are so many people who tell us so many things about what we ought to do or ought not to do for our children with autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This talk will sort through how we decide what we do for our children, and includes discussion of current important concepts of […]