Across the Spectrum Autism/Asperger Conference Topics and Presenters

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Georgia Autism Conferences presents:

2012 " Across the Spectrum " Autism/Asperger Conference

Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 29 - March 1, 2012

Gwinnett Convention Center, Duluth, Georgia

Early Bird Registration: $149.00

(ends at midnight on Jan 15, 2012)

Regular Registration Fee: $165.00

(from Jan 16 until midnight on Feb 22, 2012)

Pre-registration will end at midnight on February 22nd

On-site registration rate $175.00

(t-shirts and other materials cannot be guaranteed for on-site registrants)

Individual with ASD (age 18+) $ 79.00

Student Rate (with valid college ID) $ 99.00

Certificate of Attendance $ 5.00

Exhibit Hall Pass (ONLY) $ 35.00

Special Group Rate: Buy four registrations, get the 5th registration FREE!

(offer valid until 2/15/12)

One Day Registration: $100.00 - available on-site only(t-shirts and other

materials cannot be guaranteed for on-site registrants)

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

6:30 - 8:00am - Check in to receive materials and On-Site Registration

7:00 - 5:00pm - Exhibit Hall and Bookstore Open

8:15 - 8:30am - Announcements

8:30 - 10:00am - Keynote Presentation by Temple Grandin, Colorado State

University, Fort , Colorado

10:00 - 11:00am - Morning Break - Designated Exhibit Hall Time and Book Signings

11:00 - 12:15pm

Break-out Session 1 (eight concurrent sessions)

1. The Basics of Dietary Intervention, , Executive Director,

sander Academy, Alpharetta, Georgia

2. Autism Sleeps: Sensory Strategies to Develop a Conducive Environment and

Routine to Facilitate Healthy Sleep, Ileana McCaigue, OTR/L, IMC, Handy O.T.

Treatment Tools, Suwanee, Georgia

3. Life on and Slightly to the Right of the Autism Spectrum: An Inside View

Towards Success, Dr. Shore, Adelphi University, New York

4. The Role of Play in Development; Implications for Practice, Weneta,

M.Ed., Owner/Director, Aerie Experiences, Dahlonega, Georgia

5. Jumpstart – Making Inclusion Work for Preschoolers with ASD, Ruth Cohan,

M.A., LCMHC, Tauber-Krapf, B.S.Ed., and Reckentine, B.A.,

Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Savannah, Georgia

6. Decreasing Challenging Behaviors of Children on the Spectrum, ,

Ed.D., Rock Hill School District, Rock Hill, South Carolina

7. Teachers Helping Teachers, Donna s, Ph.D., Piedmont College, and Gail

Wilkins, Ed.S., Northeast GA Autism Academy, Demorest, Georgia

8. What You Need to Know to Help You Asperger's/Autism Spectrum Student

Transition to College Successfully, McManmon, Ed.D., MS, and

Brown, B.A., College Internship Program, Lee, Massachusetts

12:15 - 1:30pm - Lunch - On Your Own - Designated Exhibit Hall Time and Book

Signings

1:30 - 2:45pm

Break-out Session 2 (eight concurrent sessions)

1. Music, Speech and Language in the Brain, Beth Hampshire, NMT, MT-BC, Music

Therapy Services of Greater Atlanta, Roswell, Georgia

2. An Overview of Guardianship, Mark Biernath, B.S., J.D., Law Offices of Mark

E. Biernath, P.C., Atlanta Georgia and the Honorable Judge Kelli Wolk, Cobb

County, Georgia

3. Ask an Aspie!, Dr. Shore, Adelphi University, New York and Dena

Gassner, LMSW, Center for Understanding, lin, Tennessee

4. What, Why, and How of Social Skills, O'Connell, M.Ed. and Tim O'Connell,

M.Ed., Social Skills Program Consultants, Georgia

5. " Bullying and ASDs: A Panel Discussion of Personal Experiences, Professional

Perspectives, and Practical Solutions " , facilitator- Dees, Dr.

Rubin, Dr. Sue , Aimee Dean, Reynolds, Atlanta, Georgia

6. Visual Strategies 101: From Picture Cards to Social Stories – A Broad

Spectrum of Techniques to Help a Child with ASD Succeed, Ellis, B.S., The

T.V. Teacher, Marietta, Georgia

7. Self-Management for Students Across the Autism Spectrum, Southall,

Ph.D., Piedmont College, Athens, Georgia and Reynolds, M.A., Gwinnett

County Public Schools, Georgia

8. Autism – Believe in the Future, from Infancy to Independence, Ann Millan and

Robin Millan, Palm Harbor, Florida

2:45 - 3:15pm - Afternoon Break - Designated Exhibit Hall Time and Book Signings

3:15 - 4:30pm

Break-out Session 3 (eight concurrent sessions)

1. Attention, Anxiety and Communication Challenges in Autism: How to Make a

Successful Treatment Plan, Dr. son-Lippitt, Children's Habilitation

Center, Smyrna, Georgia

2. Autism in Your House of Worship: Welcoming All God's Children Into Faith

Communities, Jeanne Lyons, B.S. Ed, Coordinator for Religious Education for

Individuals with Disabilities, St. Chanel Church, Roswell, Georgia

3. The Missing Link: Connecting with Your Autism Difference, Dena Gassner, LMSW,

Center for Understanding, lin, Tennessee

4. The Dilemma of Providing Evidence-Based Practices to Ensure a Child with

Autism Receives a Free and Appropriate Public Education: Is ABA the Best?, Torin

Togut, B.S., J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia

5. The New F.E.M.A. Project, Form Early intervention Methods for Autism spectrum

disorder, Zena DeRamus, B.A., Aileen Jackman, M.Ed., Vinson, MPT, PCS,

CIMI®, McGuire-Hogg, OTR/L, and Zimet, M.S.,CCC/SLP, The Elaine

Center, Chamblee, GA

6. Understanding, Appreciating, and Working with Parents, , M.S.,

Spectrum Solutions Consulting Services, Gainesville, Georgia

7. Portable Video Modeling!: Supports and Innovative Technology for Teaching

Social Language and Behavior, Godwin, M.S., CCC-SLP, lin,

Tennessee

8. Giving a Fish a Bath: The Untold Story of the Adolescent Mind, Terri

-Yates, M.Ed., The Upside Down Organization/Trainings Made for You,

Gainesville, Georgia

Thursday, March 1, 2012

7:15 - 8:00am - Check in to receive materials and On-Site Registration (if

applicable)

7:30 - 4:00pm - Exhibit Hall and Bookstore Open

8:00 - 8:30am - Announcements and Special Showing of " Are You Aware? " , West

Forsyth High School, Cumming, Georgia

8:30 - 10:00am - Keynote Presentation by Eustacia Cutler

10:00 - 11:00am - Morning Break - Designated Exhibit Hall Time and Book Signings

11:00 - 12:15pm

Break-out Session 1 (eight concurrent sessions)

1. Autism Is Not Just Behavioral – Understanding What is Really Medically Wrong

and How to Help, Dr. Jeff Bradstreet, ICDRC, Florida, California and Georgia

2. Are You There World? It's Me, Autism, , Northbrook, Illinois

3. Best Practice in Social Skill Intervention, Iland, M.A., Cal State

Northridge University, California

4. Reading + Repetition = Language Development (for Young Children with ASD),

Rae Schaper, M.Ed., Read It Once Again, Inman, South Carolina

5. What is SB10?, Stefanie , Executive Director, sander Academy,

Alpharetta, Georgia

6. Supporting Inclusion for High School Students with ASD: It Takes a Village,

, Ph.D., Adrienne Stuckey, M.A.Ed., Brown, M.A.Ed., and Judy

Berlage, B.S., Walton High School, Cobb County Schools, Marietta, Georgia

7. A Relationship-Based Approach to Sexuality: Moving Beyond Content & Behavior,

Dave , MS, LPC and Beth Champ, MS, LAPC, The Community School, Atlanta,

Georgia

8. Get Comfortable Searching for Mobile Apps: How to Find What You Need and Know

What You are Getting, Gailynn Gluth, CEO, Wynsum Arts, Atlanta, Georgia and

Ayers, Ph.D., Department of Special Education, University of Georgia,

Athens, Georgia

12:15 - 1:30pm - Lunch - On Your Own - Designated Exhibit Hall Time and Book

Signings

1:45pm - Raffle Drawings

1:30 - 2:45pm

Break-out Session 2 (eight concurrent sessions)

1. " Crunch and Munch - Food Aversions: Is it Sensory or Behaviorally Driven? " ,

Pugh, OTD, M.A.OTR/L, Dekalb County Public Schools, Georgia

2. Special Education Law for Children with Autism, Vance, B.A, M.Ed.,

J.D., Law Firm of Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton, Atlanta, Georgia

3. Music Speaks Autism, Chin Cannon, PhD Candidate, CommunitySuzuki

Music School, Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Nadine Hickson, Lilburn, GA

4. Becoming the Instrument of Change: Teaching Communication with Conscious

Interacting, Barbara Doyle, M.S., Springfield, Illinois

5. Autism 101, Iland, M.A., Cal State Northridge University, California

6. Parenting and Teaching Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders,

Trish Goodwin, Ed.D., Roswell, Georgia

7. Special Educator's Toolkit, Golden, Ed.D., Woodstock, Georgia

8. The Public Health Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorders: Programs at the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rice, Dr. Schendel

and Whitney, Atlanta, Georgia

2:45 - 3:15pm - Afternoon Break - Designated Exhibit Hall Time and Book Signings

(be sure to check the raffle board!)

3:15 - 4:30pm

Break-out Session 3 (eight concurrent sessions)

1. The Complex Biology of Autism Explained, Dr. Jeff Bradsteet, ICDRC, Florida,

California and Georgia

2. Sensory Sensitive Kids: Welcome to Our World!, Becky Tai, B.S., Hayden's Way,

Alpharetta, Georgia

3. So What's the Fascination with Autism and Sex?, Lindsey Nebeker, B.A.,

Virginia

4. Can't We All Just Get Along? Integrating Team Building and Literature to

Address Social Pragmatic Skills, Dr. Cripps-Ludlum, Gwinnett County

Public Schools, Georgia

5. Teaching Ten of the Most Important Goals to People with ASD of All Ages:

Skills That Lead to a Safe and Independent Life, Barbara Doyle, M.S.,

Springfield, Illinois

6. Strategies to Improve Parent Teacher Relationships, Robin Crubaugh, Ed.S.,

Fannin County Schools, Blairsville, Georgia

7. Using Video Modeling and Video Self-Modeling to Help Children with Autism

Succeed, Ann Dudley, M.A., CCC-SLP and Ruthie Rule, Ed.S., Whitfield

County Schools, Dalton, Georgia

8. Strategies and Solutions for Employment for Individuals Who Have Autism and

Asperger's, Carolyn Philips, MS, ATP, CRC, Martha Rust, MS, CRC and Ben

Satterfield, Ph.D., Tools for Life, Atlanta, GA

4:30pm - Be sure to take your session verification form to the PLU/CEU booth (if

applicable)

Schedule, Topics and/or Presenters Subject to Change Without Notice

Vendor Space Available

For more information or to register, please visit the conference website at

www.GeorgiaAutismConferences.com

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