LI April Conference - Issues in Independence for Adolescents and Adults on the Autism Spectrum

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- An all day conference on Long Island for Professionals, relatives, friend or

individual on the autism spectrum.

Issues in Independence for Adolescents and Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Sunday, April 25, 2004

Co-presented by:

AHA/AS/PDD (Advocates for Individuals with High Functioning Autism,

Asperger's Syndrome and other Pervasive Developmental Disorder); The Matt &

Debra Cody Center for Autism ; GRASP (The Global and Regional Asperger

Syndrome Partnership); YAI (National Institute for People with Disabilities)

and Gerhardt Autism/Aspergers Consultation Services

Location:

Roslyn High School, Roslyn, NY (see www.aha-as-pdd.org for directions)

Keynote Speaker: Dennis Debbaudt

Dennis Debbaudt is the author of Autism, Advocates and Law Enforcement

Professionals: Recognizing and Reducing Risk Situations for People with

Autism Spectrum Disorders.

He is a frequent presenter at autism conferences worldwide, and does

train-the-trainer workshops for school districts, law enforcement training

programs, and autism advocacy groups as well as being a veteran of law

enforcement in the private sector since 1977.

The remainder of the day will be filled with an adult and young adult panel

and workshops presented by professionals and individuals on the autism

spectrum. Our Keynote speaker's topic is: " Recognizing and Reducing Risk

Situations for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders. "

Afternoon Keynote Speaker: Jerry Newport

Topic: " Adult Advocacy - Snapshots of our Potential "

Our 15 workshop topics include the following titles:

a.. Surrendering to the Cowboy Culture: Coping in the Neurotypical World

b.. Concrete Ways of Taking Charge of Your Life: The IEP as a Tool for

Building Skills in Self-Advocacy

c.. Dating on the Spectrum

d.. Developing and Implementing Transition Plans

e.. Grades Are Not Enough

f.. Making $ense Of It All - Creating a More Secure Future For Your Child

g.. Financial Literacy: Developing Pathways to Independence

h.. Preparing the Fat Envelope

i.. Adult panel: Employment, Relationships and Friendships

j.. Social Cognition and Empathy: different concepts or shared phenomena?

k.. Toto: I Have A Feeling We're Not In High School Anymore

l.. The ABC's of Social Security Disability Benefits

m.. Therapy: What Works, Specialized Models of Treatment

n.. We Will Outlive You; Issues Your Child Will Face in Adult Life

o.. You Don't Have To Be A Doctor To Talk To One Effectively

p.. and our Young Adult Panel.

Everyone will be able to hear the keynote and the adult panel. There will

then be a choice of workshops and you will have to pick three workshops out

of the 15 that are being offered. We will have audio tapes available THE DAY

OF THE CONFERENCE for purchase if there is one that you may have missed or

would like to listen to again. Conference costs cover breakfast, lunch and

materials.

Brochure:

PDF of conference brochure available at the end of January on:

www.aha-as-pdd.org

Hotel:

Accommodations have been arranged at a special room rate of $149 per room,

per night at the Roslyn Clarmont Hotel, minutes from the conference in the

historic village of Roslyn. Please contact the hotel directly no later than

3/19/04 at 516-625-2700 and ask for the special AHA/AS/PDD conference room

rate.

For further information:

patschiss@... or 631-269-5709