Workshop - Successfully Living with Autism; Featuring a Panel Discussion with Su

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Subject: FW: Workshop - Successfully Living with Autism; Featuring a

Panel Discussion with Successful Adults with Autism

FOCUS Special Education, LLC Presents a Workshop:

Successfully Living with Autism; Featuring a Panel Discussion with

Successful Adults with Autism

Presented by Batts, Behavior Consultant

February 26, 2005

9:00am - 12:00pm

Holiday Inn Select

1655 North Central Expressway

Elm Fork Conference Room

, Texas 75080

(972) 238-1900

This workshop is designed to help inform and uplift parents,

teachers, and caregivers who work with individuals that are within

the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The focus of this workshop will

be on teaching various life skills to help our children better cope

with the world around them. We will also discuss strategies, such

as building community support systems and vocational planning that

we can implement to improve their odds for success.

We are privileged to have Mark Sachnik, Buyer for the University of

Texas at Dallas, as a guest speaker and panelist during the

workshop. Mark is an individual with Autism who will be speaking

about his experiences and will share the techniques that helped him

become an independent and successful person, despite his challenges

with Autism. During the panel discussion, workshop participants will

have the opportunity to ask Mark questions to further understand his

obstacles and successes. Some specific areas of focus for this

workshop are:

• How to limit the impact the syndrome has on the family unit.

• How to shape socially acceptable behaviors

• Understanding what sets your child off and how to avoid it.

• Building effective support structures in school, home, and

community

• How to address puberty and maturity issues

• Vocational planning and training

• Participants will gain invaluable insight about how an

individual with Autism/PDD feels about everyday experiences and the

different aspects of their personal development.

• Opportunity to listen and interact with an individual that

has learned to be successful in spite of having Autism.

The diagnosis of Autism/PDD is a devastating one, primarily because

of the impact it has on the individual being diagnosed, and the

impact that the disability has on the family as a whole. The key to

helping a child with Autism is developing a unified approach toward

the syndrome and an approach that focuses on the family as a unit.

The ultimate goal should be to help our children live a more

independent and productive life.

Cost is $45 per seat. Light refreshments will be served and a

workshop folder with handouts provided.

Seating for this workshop is limited to the first 50 that register.

You may Register at http://focussped.homestead.com/workshops.html.

Page down to the " Add to Cart " button to purchase a seat using

Paypal. Please note that a Paypal account is required but only takes

about 5 minutes and a major credit card to set up. You may call me

at (972) 527-3040 with questions or to discuss other payment options

or services. Mention workshop and receive a discounted hotel room

for the weekend. I hope to see you there!

I will also be conducting book signing for my book, entitled Road to

Independence: Independence Skills Training for Special Needs

Children. It is available for a discounted rate of $13.50 at

www.focussped.homestead.com/review.html and available for $14.95 at

barnes and noble.com:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?

userid=bsq1UCr2cK & isbn=059531225X & itm=14 .

*Due to very limited seating, there will be a 100% cancellation fee

for cancellations after February19, 2005.