DAFEAT's 2/27/10 Workshop: Sensory Issues & Communication, Dayton, OH

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This workshop was cancelled on February 6 due to bad weather. The new date is

February 27.

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Dayton Area Families for Effective Autism Treatment (DAFEAT)

Sensory Issues and Communication

Saturday, February 27, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Workshop with Bhanu Raghavan, MS, OTR/L and Trish Wathen, MA CCC SLP

Location: The Children's Medical Center of Dayton

One Children's Plaza, Dayton, OH 45404, Auditorium (Lower Level)

This workshop will help the participants understand the following:

. Sensory needs of students with sensory integration

difficulties and autism spectrum disorders

. Define sensory processing issues in a step by step manner

. How sensory processing issues impact behavior and interfere

with learning

. Develop proactive sensory strategies and sensory diet for

students with sensory processing issues

. Total Communication (sign language, PECS, and verbal

communication)

. How to work on communication in the natural environment

. How to enhance social skills

. Social Stories

This seminar is free for DAFEAT members.

Cost for non-members is $36 and includes a year-long DAFEAT membership.

To register, download the form found at www.dafeat.org or request one by

emailing Holly at registration@.... Questions? Contact Holly at

937-526-4525.

About Bhanu Raghavan, MS, OTR/L.

Bhanu Raghavan, MS, OTR/L has been an occupational therapist with

Centerville Schools for over 18 years. She earned her BS from Indiana

University and MS from the Ohio State University in Occupational Therapy. She

is trained and certified in the evaluation and treatment of students with

sensory processing disorders. Each year she gives several workshops for

teachers and parents on sensory integration and fine motor development. In

addition to working for Centerville City Schools, Bhanu is currently writing a

book to promote independence with self-help skills among children with autism

spectrum disorders and developmental delays.

About Trish Wathen MA, CCC SLP.

Trish Wathen, MA CCC SLP has been a speech and language pathologist with

Centerville City Schools for over 30 years. She earned her BS from Eastern

Kentucky University and her MA from University of Cincinnati in Speech and

Language Pathology. She is trained and certified in the evaluation of speech and

language disorders. Trish works with intervention specialists and families to

support communication needs of students with autism spectrum disorders.