Guest guest Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Dear Friend of ASO: ASO board member Sondra , and adult with ASD, has several speaking engagements coming up. She will be serving on two panels and pre-conference workshops at the ASA national convention in Rhode Island in July. She will also be speaking speak in Norwalk and Newark in July as well. She will also be speaking at MAAP conference (October - see below for details) on panels as well. In November, she will be speaking at the Gray Center Conference (details below). Sondra spoke at our ASO conference in October, 2005 and is a very inspirational speaker. I encourage you to see her speak if you can. We at ASO are very proud to have her serving on our board of directors. Sincerely, Barbara C. YavorcikPresidentAutism Society of Ohio701 S. Main St.Akron, OH 44311(330) 376-0211fax: (330) 376-1226email: askASO@...home: byavorcik@...web: www.autismohio.org Please note: This is provided for information purposes only. The ASO does not endorse or recommend any providers, methodologies or services. Providing this information should not be construed as an endorsement by the ASO, either explicit or impiled. ------------------------------------- Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Life Strategies: Surviving and Thriving with ASD Prince Conference Center (on the beautiful campus of Calvin College) 1800 East Beltline Grand Rapids, MI 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PRESENTERS: (More details are coming soon!) Alyson Beytien (back by popular demand!) Attendees at our March 23rd conference were thrilled with Alyson's practical information (and entertaining presentation) based on her experience as a mom with three adolescent sons on the autism spectrum. She has a wealth of new information to share at this conference. Don't miss it! Sondra Sondra is a longtime friend of The Gray Center. She shares her knowledge and first-hand experience as a person with ASD, but also as a wife, mother, classroom aide, and advocate. (To read more about Sondra, including her poetry, visit http://www.thegraycenter.org/sondrawilliams.cfm.) Dr. Emilio Amigo Dr. Amigo is Sondra's clinical psychologist. Sondra credits his counseling and the groups he runs with much of the progress she has made socially and in other ways. Beverly Bishop Beverly is a well-known author (My Friend with Autism) and speaker. She also is a mother of a child with ASD. Carol Gray President of The Gray Center, Carol has spoken about Social Stories and Social Understanding at previous Gray Center conferences. This time she will be sharing information and ideas surrounding the difficult topic of bullying. http://www.thegraycenter.org/sectionsdetails.cfm?id=66 ---------------------------- MAAP Services for Autism and Asperger Syndrome & The Indiana Resource Center for Autism 2006 ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR Friday, October 20th & Saturday, October 21th, 2006Indianapolis, Indiana “MAAPing the World of ASD†At The Adam's Mark Hotel FeaturingWe are very proud to present ONE FULL DAY OF The internationally acclaimed speakerDr. Tony Attwood Presentations by:Friday, Oct. 20: Keynote SpeakerDr. Myles Three concurrent sessions including presentations by Dr. Bellini, Gordon Holmes, Dr. Leventhal, Moreno, Anne Neiner, Dr. Pratt, Shore, Dad’s Only and Spouse’s Only sessions, MAAP’s unique Autism/Asperger panelists. Saturday. Oct. 21: ALL DAY WORKSHOP WITH DR. TONY ATTWOOD.http://www.maapservices.org/MAAP_Conference_Home.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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