2nd Annual Northeast Conference on Autism:
Language & Reading for Children in the Autism Spectrum

Watch for 2008 Conference information! We will be holding our 3rd Northeast Conference on Autism in the Spring of 2008.

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When?

Friday, April 13, 2007
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Where?

Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center, UMass Medical Center
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Directions

Directions to Hoagland-Pincus

Who Should Attend?

Parents/caregivers and professionals working with children with autism

• Administrators
• Teachers
• Special Needs Educators
• Language/Speech Therapists
• Behavior Analysts
• School Psychologists
• Parents & Caregivers
• EarlyIntervention Specialists
  
  

***Earn 6 CEs - BACB, IACET (speech & PDPs), APA,
   5 CE's NASW. EI Comps to be determined.

Conference Objectives

• Learn about current issues in evidence-based practice in autism treatment
• Distinguish between fads and evidence-based methods
• Learn fluency procedures for instructional approaches in children with autism
• Learn to use behaviorally-based strategies to teach joint attention and reciprocal language skills in children with autism
• Learn to develop scripts using play sets, create video modeling tapes, and provide video instruction to children with autism

Keynote Speakers and Workshops

Andrew Bondy, Ph.D., Pyramid Educational Consultants

     Keynote Presentation: Private Behavior — Emotion and Autoclitics

Tristram Smith, Ph.D., University of Rochester Medical Center

     Keynote Presentation: What's New in Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention

Kathleen Dyer, Ph.D., River Street School, CREC

     Workshop: Assessment and Remediation of Speech Disorders in Children on the Autism Spectrum

Wendy Kozma, M.S., Evergreen Center and
Ann Filer, M.S., BEACON Services

     Workshop: Direct Instruction: Curriculum Overview and Implementation with Children on the Autism Spectrum

Biographies of Presenters

Agenda and Schedule

Continuing Education Credits

***Earn 6 CEs - BACB, IACET (speech & PDPs), APA,
   5 CEs NASW. EI Comps to be determined.

Continuing Education Hours available for Speech Therapists, Behavior Analysts, Psychologists, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Special Education Teachers (PDP's), Early Intervention Competencies, and Early Childhood Education Specialists

Online Registration

Advance Registration discount available before Friday, March 30, 2007! ($125 Professionals, $35 Parents/Caregivers)

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Group discount information, contact Michael Weinberg at PERCS through email or call: 508-473-3422 ext. 295 (Fax: 508-473-4262)

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