Special Education / Advocating for your Child / IEP 


Mark Woodsmall

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2010/mp3/lisa-lieberman.mp3 The IEP (Individualized Education Program) is a meeting held to design a unique and tailored education plan for your child. This workshop provides helpful tips and suggestions for a successful IEP meeting. This workshop is suitable for new and experienced parents and professionals.

DIR/Floortime 


Dr. Joshua Feder

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2010/mp3/josh-feder.mp3 DIR/Floortime is a way of relating to a child and adults in which we recognize and respect the emotional experience and expressions of the person, shown in his or her actions, ideas, and intentions, and interact in a way that helps that person use his or her natural emotions with an even greater sense […]

Teaching Through Specific Examples 


Dr. Temple Grandin

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com//conferences201x/2010/mp3/temple-grandin.mp3 In this keynote, Temple will discuss teaching through specific examples, as well as Sensory Processing Disorder and it’s place in the DSM V, currently being updated.

Successful Inclusion: Providing Literacy Opportunities to Students with Autism 


Nancy Brady, MA-EdSP, ATS

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/SuccessfulInclusion.mp3 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.

Vision and Living Within the Autistic Spectrum, including Vision Therapy 


Carl G. Hillier, OD

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/VisionandLiving.mp3 Dr. Hillier will be discussing “Vision and Living Within the Autistic Spectrum,” including Vision Therapy. Vision Therapy is an individualized, supervised, treatment program designed to correct visual-motor and/or perceptual-cognitive deficiencies. Vision Therapy sessions include procedures designed to enhance the brain’s ability to control: * eye alignment, * eye tracking and eye teaming, * eye […]

Succeeding in College with Autism or Asperger Syndrome 


Ann Palmer

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/SucceedinginCollege.mp3

Autism and the Holidays: Lessening the stress and the expectations, while maximizing the enjoyment 


Dr. Esther Hess

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/AutismandtheHolidays.mp3 Holidays are a stressful time but they don’t have to be when you learn these tips.

From Disability to Possibility: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms 


Patrick Schwarz, Ph.D.

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/inclusion2.mp3

Episodes: My Life as I See it 


Blaze Ginsberg

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/episodes.mp3 Ever wonder what it is like to be a teenager on the autism spectrum? Ever wonder what is going through their minds and how they see the world around them? Blaze Ginsberg, a young adult with High Functioning Autism, discusses his teenage years, his struggles and triumphs with school, his desire to “fit in,” […]

Social Skills : Practical Tips to Help Your Child with Asperger’s Syndrome Be More Socially Accepted 


Dr. Cynthia Norall

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/aspergerstips.mp3