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Meeting Thursday Night: Early Social Skills Plus

Meeting 5/17 Clear Lake: Severe BehaviorWorkshop 5/22: Family Life Skills

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Thursday Night - May 13, 2010

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

FEAT-Houston Meeting

Promoting play and social skills in children with autism ages 3-6

(The preschool, kindergarten and PPCD years)

Thursday, May 136:30- p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Depelchin Children's Center-Room F

4950 Memorial Dr., Houston

Presenter: Halpern, M.Ed., BCBA

One of the characteristics of children with autism spectrum disorders is impairments in social interaction. Historically, this deficit has often been neglected both by educators and parents. With the push for inclusion and mainstreaming, however, both educators and parents have realized that teaching play and social skills to children with autism spectrum disorders is just as important as teaching academics. By the end of this presentation, participants will gain an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for children ages 3-6, specific skills that should be a focus at this age and behavioral strategies to teach play and social skills.

Halpern, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, specializes in working with children who have autism spectrum disorders as well as their families. is a native Houstonian, returning from Austin where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Texas along with a Master of Education focusing on autism and developmental disabilities. Currently, she works at DePelchin Children's Center as the Program Coordinator for Autism Services. Before DePelchin, she worked at The Arbor School as a Lead Teacher and Behavior Manager of the school's autism program. has been working directly with children with autism and their families in both the school and home setting for the past six years.

FEAT-Houston meetings are free. We regret we are unable to provide childcare.

FEAT-Houston Clear Lake Meeting Severe Behavior Problems:

Functional Analysis & Intervention

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Fritz, Ph.D. BCBA-DAssistant Professor of Behavior AnalysisUniversity of Houston - Clear Lake Monday, May 177:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. United Way of the Bay Area1300 Bay Area Blvd. Building A Moderate to severe behavior problems are often associated with autism. Determining why an individual is displaying behavior issues is essential to developing successful interventions. Dr. Fritz will review the steps in developing accurate descriptions of problem behaviors and analyzing events that precede and follow them that changes can be made to better support positive behavior in individuals with autism. Fritz, Ph.D., is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who earned her bachelor's and doctorate degrees in Psychology at the University of Florida. She served as a Clinical Specialist at The Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD. Fritz has published and presented extensively on functional analysis and interventions for behavior issues and stereotypy in autism, working with Dr. Iwata, a seminal leader in the field of functional analysis of behavior. To learn more about FEAT-Houston's Clear Lake Chapter contact Jen Fetter at or email feathouston@....

Community Outreach WorkshopABA for Families: Creating a Reinforcing Home Life

Free! (Includes childcare; Refundable deposit required.)Presented byIncluding Kids, Inc. 10 a.m. - 12 noonSaturday, May 22nd5364 FM 1960 East, Humble, TX 77346Sponsored in partnership

with FEAT-HoustonUnderstanding how to reinforce and what motivates the people in your family will create a more supportive home environment. The daily stress of life doesn't have to control your family! In fact, ABA is not just for children on the autism spectrum. Learn how your family can work as a supportive and fun team. This workshop will also address common struggles faced by siblings and parents of children with autism. Parents, teachers and other professionals are welcome to attend. For families, it includes childcare, an interaction group for children with autism, plus a sibling support group so that parents can attend the workshop session while their children are supervised.Registration Deadline: May 15th. Although the workshops are free, there is a fully refundable deposit to assure that registrants attend. Obtain a registration form at: www.includingkids.org.Additional information is available from InKids at or inkidsoutreach@.... Including Kids, Inc. is an ABA school for children with autism providing a day program, outreach, after-school and other services in Humble, Texas.

About FEAT-HoustonFEAT-Houston's mission is to improve the quality of life of those affected by developmental disabilities by increasing resources and providing information about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), the research-based basis for educating individuals with autism. We are a non-profit organization providing information and training to parents and professionals through workshops, meetings, our newsletter, a parent-manned telephone line, and regular emails. Information and scholarship-support activities for parent and professional development are financed through donations, grocery-store share programs, conference projects and grant partners.

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