Beyond Adaptations
Strategies for Individuals with ASD
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The Kelberman Center presents the 2008 Institute on Autism, which will be held on Thursday, October 2nd and Friday, October 3rd, at the Radisson Hotel in Utica. The two-day Institute will feature nationally-recognized experts in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder, including Dr. Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. and Linda Hodgdon, M.Ed., CCC-SLP.
Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., is Director of the Collaborative Problem Solving Institute in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. He specializes in the treatment of explosive, inflexible, easily frustrated children and adolescents and is the author of The Explosive Child and co-author of Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem Solving Approach. He is also Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Linda Hodgdon, M. Ed., CCC-SLP, is a Speech Pathologist who is internationally known as a pioneer in developing the use of visual strategies to support communication for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. She is the author of Visual Strategies for Improving Communication and Solving Behaviors in Autism, two of the most recommended books in the field. Considered essential resources for professionals, these books are full of practical, effective ideas for improving communication and behavior.
The Summer Institute is an excellent training opportunity for special and regular education teachers, school administrators, guidance counselors, preschool staff, aides, service providers (speech, OT, PT, behavior), pediatricians, nurses, daycare owners, disability advocates, consultants, as well as families and persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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