Early Bird Discount Ends Jan. 15th - Across the Spectrum Autism/Asperger Conf

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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

Keynote Presentations by Dr. Temple Grandin and her mother Eustacia Cutler!

www.GeorgiaAutismConferences.com

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)

Breakout Sessions:

The Basics of Dietary Intervention, , Executive Director,

sander Academy, Alpharetta, Georgia

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

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

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

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

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

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

Decreasing Challenging Behaviors of Children on the Spectrum, ,

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

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

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

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

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

Therapy Services of Greater Atlanta, Roswell, Georgia

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

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

Gassner, LMSW, Center for Understanding, lin, Tennessee

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

M.Ed., Social Skills Program Consultants, Georgia

" 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

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

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

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

County Public Schools, Georgia

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

Robin Millan, Palm Harbor, Florida

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

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

Center, Smyrna, Georgia

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

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

Center for Understanding, lin, Tennessee

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

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

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

Spectrum Solutions Consulting Services, Gainesville, Georgia

Portable Video Modeling!: Supports and Innovative Technology for Teaching

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

Tennessee

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

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

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

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

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

Northridge University, California

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

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

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

Alpharetta, Georgia

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

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

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

Georgia

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

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

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

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

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

Music Speaks Autism, Chin Cannon, PhD Candidate, CommunitySuzuki

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

Becoming the Instrument of Change: Teaching Communication with Conscious

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

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

Parenting and Teaching Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders,

Trish Goodwin, Ed.D., Roswell, Georgia

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

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

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

California and Georgia

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

Alpharetta, Georgia

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

Virginia

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

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

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

Fannin County Schools, Blairsville, Georgia

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

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

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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