2009 US Autism & Asperger Association, Inc. International Conference

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US Autism & Asperger Association, Inc.

July 9-12, 2009, Los Angeles, California

May 22, 2009

Overview | Schedule | Speakers | CEU Accreditation | Exhibitors | Accommodations

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Each week, we will spotlight four of our conference speakers.

This week, our featured speakers are:

Paradiz, PhD

W. Partington, PhD, BCBA

J. Uszler, MD

Ackerman

" The USAAA conference was the best thing I have done in my search for autism

education & resources! I learned so much in a few days and made so many contacts

that would have taken me years to find out on my own. I feel so full of hope

with the next step to take with my child! I feel empowered! " — Betty,

California, mother

Speaker Spotlight

Elijah's Cup: Raising My Autistic Son, Our Involvement Together in the Advocacy

Community, and My Own Ultimate Diagnosis with Asperger Syndrome

Award winning author, mother and self-advocate to present two sessions at USAAA

conference

Paradiz, PhD develops educational programs for children and adults with

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), including the pioneering ASPIE School, and has

been featured in the New York Times, Redbook Magazine, and The Guardian. She is

the developer of Integrated Self Advocacy® (Autism Asperger Publishing

Company), a curriculum and training series for educators and therapists who wish

to support individuals with ASDs in achieving greater ability in self-advocacy.

’s memoir, Elijah's Cup: A Family's Journey into the Community and

Culture of High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome ( Kingsley,

2005) is the compelling story of the author's experiences raising her autistic

son, their involvement together in the advocacy community, and her own ultimate

diagnosis with Asperger syndrome.

" Elijah's Cup is the compelling story of the author's experiences raising her

autistic son, their involvement together in the advocacy community, and her own

ultimate diagnosis with Asperger syndrome. "

Dr. Paradiz speaks nationally and internationally on parenting strategies,

improving and creating programs for individuals with ASDs, preparing for college

and the college search, strengthening advocacy skills, and fostering emerging

talents and focused interests. is a member of the national board of

directors of the Autism Society of America (ASA), where she serves as co-chair

of the Panel of Individuals on the Spectrum (PSA) and is a member of the

Government Relations Committee. She is also a member of the Bankstreet College

of Education’s Institute for Cognitive Diversity. In an advisory capacity,

serves the US Autism & Asperger Association (USAAA), Pace University’s

Center for Teaching and Research in Autism (TARA) and the editorial board of The

Autism File magazine. Dr. Paradiz has two books forthcoming in 2009-2010 with

the Autism Asperger Publishing Company (AAPC) relating to building strong

educational programs and advocacy

skills for students and adults with ASDs in public and private settings.

Outside the autism fields, she enjoys an active career in literary and

non-fiction writing. For more information, visit www.Paradiz.com.

Dr. Paradiz will be presenting " Elijah's Cup: Raising My Autistic Son, Our

Involvement Together in the Advocacy Community, and My Own Ultimate Diagnosis

with Asperger Syndrome " on Friday, July 10th and " High Functioning Autism and

Asperger's Syndrome: Building Confidence through Emerging and Deep Interests, "

on Saturday, July 11th at the USAAA 2009 International Conference in Los

Angeles, California.

For a complete listing of abstracts and learning objectives, click here.

Speaker Spotlight

Teach Your Children Well: Practical Advice for Parents and Professionals

Regarding Designing and Implementing Effective Interventions for the Acquisition

of Verbal Behavior

Licensed Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst to present at USAAA

conference

W. Partington, PhD, BCBA is the director of Behavior Analysts, Inc., in

Pleasant Hill, California. He is a licensed psychologist and a board certified

behavior analyst (BCBA), and has more than 30 years experience working with

children with developmental disabilities. His expertise is in language-based

intervention with children who are experiencing language delays as a result of

autism and other related developmental disorders. Dr. Partington is the

co-founder of a school that specializes in language-based instruction for

children with autism (STARS School) and has helped several public school systems

establish similar classrooms within their own districts.

" A major emphasis will be placed on identifying methods to enhance and utilize

motivational variables to teach language in both structured teaching sessions

and in daily activities. "

He has been a faculty member of several universities including West Virginia

University, University of San Francisco and St. ’s College. Dr. Partington

is a former President of the Northern California Association for Behavior

Analysis and has served as a member of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.

Dr. Partington has published several papers on teaching strategies for children

with disabilities. Additionally, he has co-authored with Dr. Mark L. Sundberg

the book, Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental

Disabilities. He is the author of The Assessment of Language and Learning

Skills-Revised (The ABLLSâ„¢-R): An Assessment, Curriculum Guide and Skills

Tracking System for Children with Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities. He

has also produced an instructional video, Teaching Verbal Behavior: An

Introduction to Parents Teaching Language.

" Children with an autism spectrum disorder have significant delays in their

communication and social interaction skills. When attempting to teach them new

language and social skills it is important to make the learning activities

enjoyable such that while the child learns important language, he is motivated

to interact with others, especially those who work with him, " said Dr.

Partington.

Dr. Partington will be presenting " Teach Your Children Well: Practical Advice

for Parents and Professionals Regarding Designing and Implementing Effective

Interventions for the Acquisition of Verbal Behavior " at the USAAA 2009

International Conference in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, July 10th.. Dr.

Partington's presentation is designed to provide parents with an overview of the

“verbal behavior†analysis of language.

For a complete listing of abstracts and learning objectives, click here.

Immediate Solutions

Sharing experiences: There isn't a better way to meet parents, physicians, and

educators under one roof than at a USAAA conference. Parents, professionals, and

educators share their experiences and tips.

Speaker Spotlight

Autism- you'll never see it the same way again " - Brain Spect Imaging

Medical Director of the Nuclear Medicine Department at Saint 's Heath Center

to present at USAAA conference

Dr. J. Uszler, MD, is the Medical Director of the Nuclear Medicine

Department at Saint 's Heath Center in Santa , CA, the Medical

Director at Santa Imaging & Therapy Associates, Inc., and Assistant

Clinical Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at UCLA. Dr. Uszler has

been actively involved in SPECT imaging of all body areas for 20 years, with a

particular focus on the brain since 1992. His expertise includes quantitative

regional brain imaging for normal and abnormal comparisons, for evaluation of

both anatomic and functional brain disorders, and for the effects of therapeutic

interventions as part of the healing process. Dr. Uszler's most recent emphasis

is on " Autism- you'll never see it the same way again " , i.e. using SPECT imaging

to look at brain regional function patterns in autistic individuals. His work

also includes cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, ADHD, stroke and dementia,

and in using SPECT brain

function imaging to follow the course of various therapies, including

medications and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Dr. Uszler received the U.S. Army

Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service. He also received the Hofmeister

Award for Excellence in Study and Clinical Performance in Obstetrics and

Gynecology, Graduating Senior Award, Marquette School of Medicine.

" We look directly inside the brain and combine the information from both

internal and external methods. This evaluation helps you to decide the

appropriate therapy path. "

Autism is an actual brain cell function disorder, not a psychiatric disorder. As

such it is a medical condition, which has areas of the brain under function or

over function. You can see this for yourself on a brain SPECT scan. This way we

look inside of the “world of autism.†As a metaphorical example, if you were

standing outside of a house from which a lot of noise is coming, would you stay

outside the house and guess what the noise is about or would you walk inside to

directly observe what the cause of the noise is? Our medical imaging tools look

inside at how the parts of the brain are working in autistic individuals. Rather

than “guesstimating†only from behavioral observation, we look directly

inside the brain and combine the information from both internal and external

methods. This evaluation helps you to decide the appropriate therapy path.

Dr. Uszler will be presenting " " Autism- you'll never see it the same way again "

- Brain Spect Imaging at the USAAA 2009 International Conference in Los Angeles,

California, on Saturday, July 11th.

For a complete listing of abstracts and learning objectives, click here.

Speaker Spotlight

Your First Conference and the Top 16 Tips

Co-Founder of Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) to present at USAAA conference

Ackerman is one the founders of Talk About Curing Autism (TACA). TACA

started in 2000 with 10 families in the Ackerman Huntington Beach living room

and by May 2009 has grown to well over 14,000 families across the United States.

TACA provides 95% program and services free to families affected by autism via

26 locations. TACA provides parent education, support and much needed

programming to effectively navigate and locate necessary treatments for children

affected by autism. TACA’s main parent resource is a call and email center

answered by families for families where hundreds and thousands of emails are

answered every month. ’s background and passion is helping all parents

provide their children with healthy nutrition options that taste good and

maintain proper balance and medical treatments unique to each childs needs.

" As a parent, whether it is your first conference or you have attended other

conferences in the past, the information can be an extremely overwhelming.. What

are the best practices? What treatments do you embark on first? How do you

locate a doctor and a professional team to help? "

" As a parent, whether it is your first conference or you have attended other

conferences in the past, the information can be an extremely overwhelming.. What

treatments do you embark on first? How do you locate a doctor and a professional

team to help? What are the best practices? TACA Parent Mentors have been

providing advice to families for over eight years. Come to this enlightening

session to obtain some advice and set yourself in the right direction toward

treatment and healing. In this session, experienced families will review the top

16 tips and tricks and take your questions. "

will be presenting " Your First Conference and the Top 16 Tips " at the USAAA

2009 International Conference in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, July 10th.

For a complete listing of abstracts and learning objectives, click here.

After the presentation

The presentation doesn't end after the speaker leaves the podium. Each speaker

is happy to spend additional time with attendees to answer questions and share

ideas.

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" I know of nobody who is purely Autistic or purely neurotypical. Even God had

some Autistic moments, which is why the planets all spin. " ~ Jerry Newport