Free - Get Educated about Autism Conference 04-09-11 & 04-10-11 - on-line

April 5, 2011

Some exceptional speakers in this group- very exciting! Pratt,

Darlene Hanson, Brady, and Elaine Hall are awesome.

Description: Description: Mons Fighting Autism Logo Get Educated about

Autism Conference: Sixty families a day receive the devastating news that

their child suffers from an autism spectrum disorder. To help these

families, in honor of Autism Awareness month, AutismCollege.com

(http://autismcollege.com/), a new on-line resource for parents and

educators, is co-sponsoring a free virtual conference with 16 autism experts

over two days on Saturday, April 9th and Sunday April 10th from 8:00 to 5:00

(PST).

You can ask questions, get answers, and participate from home without the

expense of travel or a respite worker. All you need is a phone or a computer

and the desire to learn. The theme of the conference is Get Educated About

Autism. Topics covered will include communication, sensory issues, exercise

and ASD, inclusion, best practices in educating children on the spectrum,

legal rights, medicine, nutrition and much more.

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., subject of the recent HBO movie, winner of seven Emmy

Awards, will be the Keynote Speaker on Saturday at the " Get Educated About

Autism " conference. Dr. Grandin will be discussing " The Basics Every Child

Needs to Learn. "

Other presenters include the Institute's own Dr. Pratt; Dr. Carl

Hillier OD FCOVD; Darlene Hanson MA CCC; Brady Ed-Sp ATS; Elaine Hall;

Chantal Sicile-Kira; Areva , Esq; Dr. Feder DFAPA; s;

Michele Hardy, Beth Gallagher; Hardy; King LCSW; Lindsey Biel;

Chessen; Dr. Jed Baker. For information and to sign up for the

conference, visit http://autismcollege.com/. Questions, Call (714) 335-8176

and ask for Ernest.

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