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Educator's Workshop

“Autism: Impact on Education”

Dear Educator,

As Director of Educational Development for US Autism and Asperger Association (USAAA), my mission is to address the critical need for education outside of treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) individuals. To that end, USAAA is proud to announce a new offering to its conference format that will be piloted at the USAAA 2008 International Conference in Austin, Texas, September 4-7, 2008 – USAAA’s “Autism: Impact on Education”.

This full day workshop is the first of its kind to be offered nationally within an autism conference format and will be held Saturday, September 6th and is limited to 90 participants with Certificates of Attendance issued. Our focus will be “Creating and Maintaining Programs for the ASD Student and the ASD Classroom” and “The Continuums of Autism: Meeting the Needs of the ASD Individual Through Better Understanding” and center on the ASD individual’s learning style, needs and adaptation to the classroom environment. Attendees will be equipped with hands-on strategies to be used immediately in the classroom that are beneficial for all students and assist educators tangibly to lessen classroom distractibility and enhance the learning environment.

Partial or full conference passes are available to workshop attendees, as many presentations outside the workshop will also be of great benefit to educators. Discounts are available to school districts registering twenty or more individuals, with each registrant receiving a FULL FOUR DAY CONFERENCE PASS for only $110 per person (regular professional rate for entire conference is $330.00).

Our presenter’s for this groundbreaking program are internationally renowned experts Valerie Paradiz, PhD, Marlo Payne Thurman, MS and Stephen Shore, EdD. Their credentials, perspectives and experiences have been brought together in this format to address arousal behaviors as they pertain to the classroom environments.

Dr. Paradiz and Dr. Shore have the life-long experience of having to self-advocate, as well as professional experience in teaching and supporting educators on assisting ASD students to reach their academic potentials.

Marlo Payne Thurman brings her unique approach to understanding arousal behaviors and teaches techniques that maintain respect for ASD individuals needs, while allowing them to remain in the classroom with typical students.

Our program will also include Dr. Philip DeMio, USAAA Chief Medical Officer. Dr. DeMio will provide an orientation on the behavioral benefits of dietary intervention often used with ASD students, giving attendees a broader understanding of physical and behavioral responses as they pertain to the classroom environment.

We ask that you pass this exciting information on to your personnel for consideration.

For a comprehensive informational packet, click here.

Click here for 2008 Conference Educator's Workshop Abstracts

Best Regards,
Theresa K. Wrangham
USAAA Director of Educational Development