Autism is April Awareness month and we at momsfightingautism.com would like to do our part to promote practical information and community awareness about autism.<\/p>\n

On Saturday April 10th and Sunday April 11th momsfightingautism.com will be holding a free virtual conference, Things to Know About Autism, with 2 keynote addresses and 14 other presenters covering a wide variety of information.<\/p>\n

Acknowledging that autism is a spectrum with different abilities, and challenges faced by those on the spectrum and their families, this two day event will have as keynotes Temple Grandin (Saturday 8:00 am PST) and Jeremy and Chantal Sicile-Kira (Sunday 8:00 am PST).<\/p>\n

Temple Grandin, PhD, author (Thinking in Pictures, The Way I See It), assistant professor of animal science and highlighted in the recent HBO movie : Temple Grandin will be discussing a new topic: Teaching Through Specific Examples, and will also discuss the importance of Sensory Processing Disorder and it\u2019s place in the DSM V which is currently being updated.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Sicile-Kira, who uses assistive technology to communicate (as highlighted on MTV\u2019s True Life \u201cI Have Autism\u201d) will be presenting Learning With Autism: A Personal Viewpoint, about the different educational therapies and treatments that have helped him. Chantal Sicile-Kira (41 Things To Know About Autism) will be discussing the same topic from the mother\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n

Having a child with autism requires that a parent become informed on many topics. For this reason, we have chosen a variety of speakers addressing different aspects of autism. We have included information that will be useful for children and teens of all ability levels.<\/p>\n

Presenters include Valerie Paradiz, Ph.D, author (The Integrated Self-Advocacy ISA\u2122 Curriculum) speaking about teaching advocacy skills; Dr. Joshua Feder on DIR\/Floortime; Debbie Bialer, author (Teach Toileting) on Toilet Training; Una Hayes-Shepard, MSW on Family Relationships; Mark Woodsmall, Attorney, on special education; Peggy Schaefer, Neurologic Music Therapy; Darlene Hanson MA, CCC on Communicaiton, Lisa Lieberman, MSW on Hiring Respite Care; Becky Estepp, TACA will present on Introduction to Autism; and more.<\/p>\n

Mark your calendars and join us for this empowering knowledge-packed conference!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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