Social Thinking ( Winner) 2 day workshop for only $59!!!

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Below is information about the upcoming Winner " Social Thinking "

two-day conference in Neenah, Wisconsin. The early-bird registration rate for

the two-day workshop (including buffet lunch each day) is only $59. This is a

savings of more than $200!!! Space is very limited, so register quickly!

Please forward this information to parents and professionals who care for and

work with individuals with high functioning autism, Asperger's, NonVerbal

Learning Disability, and ADHD.

(If you would like a brochure emailed to you, send a request to:

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Teaching Social Thinking Skills to Students with Autism, Asperger's, or

NonVerbal Learning Disabilities

A Two-day Workshop conducted by Winner, SLP

June 17 & 18, 2008

BBridgewood Resort & Conference Center Neenah, WI

Learn practical approaches for teaching social cognitive skills!

Persons with social cognitive deficits, which include those with diagnoses such

as Asperger Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, PDD-NOS, NLD, and ADHD often have

difficulty efficiently considering and responding to the perspectives of those

around them ( " Theory of Mind " ). This workshop will explore how central the skill

of perspective taking is to all social contact and interpretation, be it

non-verbal or verbal. We will explore how social thinking concepts develop the

infrastructure for students to meet educational standards, demonstrating how key

these concepts are to reading comprehension, written expression, etc. This new

workshop allows parents and educators to learn more about teaching social

thinking and related skills to students.

June 17th: This workshop day is an exploration of what it means to be able to

" take perspective " and how a deficit in this area impacts students heavily in

every environment in which they participate-be it school, home, community,

and/or work. Perspective taking as a social executive functioning skill will be

discussed. will introduce a model of explaining 3 different levels of

perspective taking deficits along with overall prognosis for each of these

levels.

Functional educational strategies to facilitate growth in thinking about how

other people think and the related social skills will be reviewed to teach to

students who function higher on the autism spectrum or with related deficits. A

four-step model of developing social communication skills will be introduced.

The audience is encouraged to be active participants across the day. Videotape

examples of treatment strategies will be heavily utilized.

June 18th: This new workshop explains how to apply the " social thinking

vocabulary " across the school and home day. Conference participants will work in

teams to develop new creative social thinking lessons to fit their teaching

environment. The focus of the day will be on making the teaching realizable

across a variety of environments with the focus on helping students to carry the

concepts out of the treatment room and into their real lives. Furthermore, we

will explore how to work as part of an educational team. How do we share the

workload when helping these kids? The social thinking lessons will be taught in

the order they are being introduced in one of 's latest books, A Social

Thinking Curriculum for School Aged Students.

Winner is known internationally for her work with individuals

with social cognitive deficits. She has worked as a speech language pathologist

in a variety of settings including the elementary and secondary levels of public

school and in neuro-cognitive rehabilitation programs for persons with

head-injuries and strokes.

Ms. Winner has written several books, among them: Think Social: A Social

Thinking Curriculum for School-Age Students, Thinking About You Thinking About

Me, and Inside Out: What Makes The Person With Social Cognitive Deficits Tick.

She has also made two DVDs of her workshop days in conjunction with Carol Gray

and The Gray Center for Social Understanding: " Strategies for Organization:

Preparing for Homework and The Real World " and " Social Thinking Across the Home

and School Day. "

Friends of Autism is a Wisconsin-based non-profit organization dedicated to

raising awareness of, and support for, autism research and education. This

workshop is being offered at a greatly reduced cost as part of FOA's commitment

to underwrite the costs of high-quality training opportunities for parents and

professionals who work with or care for individuals with autism.

www.friendsofautism.org

Location:

Bridgewood Resort & Conference Center

1000 Cameron Way

Neenah, WI 54956

www.bridgewoodresorthotel.com

Contact the hotel at (800) 514-5206 by December 30, 2007 to receive the special

$99 Friends of Autism rate.

Registration

Conference registration includes the two-day workshop, buffet lunch, and snacks

both days.

If payment received by

Nov. 30, 2007 $ 59

Mar. 30, 2008 $ 89

After March 30, 2008 $129

Register online at: www.friendsofautism.org

Or complete this form:

Total amount enclosed: $

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Make check out to: Friends of Autism

Mail to: Friends of Autism, P.O. Box 181, Dousman, WI 53118