One-Day Workshop in Wisconsin

[Guest guest]

Promoting Functional Communication in Children with Autism

Friends of Autism is sponsoring a one-day workshop in the Fox Cities for

parents, teachers, therapists, and other professionals titled " Promoting

Functional Communication in Children with Autism. "

· Date: Saturday, January 20th, 2007

· Times: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

· Cost: $25 per person if received by December 22nd, $35 if received

thereafter. Lunch is included in the price.

· Location: University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley Room 1229 (Lecture Hall)

Attendance is limited and pre-registration is required. To obtain a brochure

with more information and/or a registration form email: ejones5@...

Funding to underwrite the costs of this workshop was provided by the Fox Cities

Walk-4-Autism.

About the workshop: Learn research-proven strategies to assist children with

autism in developing speech and refining articulation skills. These strategies,

based on research in the field of speech-language pathology and behavioral

classification of language are especially appropriate for children who are

experiencing difficulty in development of speech. Methods for systematically

shaping functional verbal or motor communication in children with limited verbal

and motor imitation will be addressed.

About the speaker: Tamara Kasper, MS SLP/CCC, BCBA has practiced as a pediatric

speech/language pathologist with emphasis on treatment of children with

challenging behaviors for over 14 years. For the last nine years, she has

specialized in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorders and has

consulted to various intensive autism treatment programs. Ms. Kasper is a Board

Certified Behavior Analyst and has also completed advanced training and

self-study in treatment of apraxia of speech, including Kaufman's strategies for

apraxia of speech. She has been awarded the ACE Award for Continuing Education

by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She has developed and

presented university courses and workshops for school districts, clinics, parent

groups, and professional organizations throughout the United States, Canada, the

United Kingdom, and further abroad.