THE 2ND ANNUAL PENINSULA & SOUTH BAY

Autism Resource Fair

 

Hosted by Notre Dame De Namur by the Education and Leadership Department

1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont

Saturday, March 10, 2012 

9:00am to 2:30 pm / Exposition Open: 9:00am to 2:pm (Free)

Mini Workshops: $20 each

Mini Workshop Registration

Last day to pre-register is March 8, 2012 /Registration at the door from 8:30 am until 1:00 pm.

 

1ST TIME PERIOD (10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM)

 

- FIRST STEP FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR YOUR LOVED ONE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

 Daniel Cutter, Merrill Lynch Special Needs Group

 

- CHILDREN MAKING MOVIES...THE SECRET BEHIND CHILDREN WITH ASD MAKING FRIENDS

 Pamela LePage, Ph.D. and Susan Courey, Ph.D

 

- VISUALS, VISUALS, VISUALS!..CREATING MEANINGFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH ASD

 Cara Grant/Clinical Director Wings Learning Center & Laxmi Ghale/Education Coordinator Wings Learning Center

 

- WHERE TO BEGIN? AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY INTERVENTION STRATEGIES

 Lisa Parrot, Manager PACE Connections, Early Intervention Program Matt Tritto, MS, BCBA, Clinical Director, PACE FACES, Early  Intervention Program

 

- AUDITORY PROCESSING AND CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

 Dr. Deborah Ross-Swain Ed.D, CCC/SLP & Founder/Director of the Swain Center

 

 

 

 

 

2ND TIME PERIOD (1:00 PM TO 2:30 PM)

 

 

- AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION FOR THE STUDENT WITH ASD

Chris Salvo, San Francisco Bay Area Representative, DynaVox Mayer Johnson & Joan Sharp PRC Regional Consultant

 

- MUSIC THERAPY AND THE CHILD WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

 Beth Robinson, Board Certified Music Therapist

 

- HEALTH ADVOCACY ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM...PREPARING A HEALTH PASSPORT AND GETTING IT READ

 Dr. Clarissa Kripke, MD, FAAFP & Duke Crestfiled/Engineer and Aspie Mentor

 

- THE COMPREHENSION CONNECTION: USING MULTI-SENSORY APPORACHES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH ASD  IN READING, WRITING AND MATH

 Beth Powell, MA, Director, The Reading Clinic

 

- TESTING, DIET AND BIOMEDICAL TREATMENTS FOR ASD

 Dr. David Traver, MD, FAAP and Nancy Cook (TACA: Talk About Curing Autism)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO LEARN MORE TO:

○ Be a Sponsor

○ Be an Exhibitor

○ Be a Presenter

Contact: Karen Kaplan

kaplan@wingslearningcenter.org

650-365-3250 ext. 4