Pathways to Sensory Awareness Symposium & Resource Fair * Sat, April 28 * 9a-6p

[Guest guest]

" Are you ready to be educated, entertained, enlightened, motivated, and feeling

hopeful again? "

PATHWAYS TO SENSORY AWARENESS SYMPOSIUM & RESOURCE FAIR

www.pathwaystosensoryawareness.com

Saturday, April 28, 2012 * 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Conference Centre, , TX

General Admission: $40 (Please register in advance to attend!)

As a full-time working mother of two small children, one of them with special

needs, and the wife of a busy entrepreneur, I created Pathways to Sensory

Awareness with the vision of offering caregivers, educators, and professionals

of children with special needs the convenience to explore the many options and

resources available at a one-day event each year. With today''s busy lifestyle

and economic restraints, time and money is often limited, so our goal is to

bring you everything from the simplest do-it-yourself solutions to the most

elaborate options available in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.

* AMAZING DOOR PRIZES (see website for current list)

* Wide variety of over 70 special needs service providers and a full day of

speaker presentations to choose from based on your interest!

Speakers & Topics:

STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING SENSORY INTEGRATION INTO THE HOME & CLASSROOM

by Betsy , MOT/L, SIPT Cert. & Bower, OTR/L, SIPT Cert.

***Betsy and Bower bring the their expertise in Occupational

Therapy and Sensory Integration to introduce numerous fun and inventive ways to

use everyday items, as well as sensory specific tools, to regulate behaviors at

home and at school.

SENSORY STIMULATED BEHAVIOR

by Sheila Slatter, Director of Compass Academy

***Learn how to distinguish between behaviors driven by sensory need versus

other external factors. For the past 15 years, Sheila Slatter has been working

with children who struggle with social skills. She will share her " real world "

insights to help you identify if your child has sensory needs while offering

practical solutions you can use right now to reduce and eliminate problematic

behaviors. Sheila has invited a couple of her former students to share their

experiences with you. Hear what life has been like for them and what strategies

they have learned to use to manage their sensory needs.

AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS

by Sally Bober, M.A., C.C.C.

• Exactly what is an auditory processing disorder?

• Who can have an auditory processing disorder?

• What can we do about it?

Sally Bober & Associates is excited to offer a new technology that takes The

Listening Program to a whole new level of effectiveness. Bone Conduction

listening combines the experience of listening to music through modified

headphones adding subtle, synchronized vibration of the skin and skeletal

system, engaging the whole body and brain in the listening process. Dr. Jay

Lucker, expert in Audiology, says that the Bone Conduction listening " stimulates

every inch of the brain. " Come learn about this dynamic program and how it can

help your family!

Feeding/Oral Motor Disorders

Presented by Sally Bober, M.A., C.C.C.

Come hear Sally Bober, Speech-Language Pathologist,

and Kim Cousin, a parent, discuss " " what in the world can

I do with my picky eater? " "

We will talk about the relationship between oral motor dysfunction,

hypersensitive gag, history of reflux and sensory processing disorder to

children who are so rigid and only eat a small variety of foods. We know how to

help your child become a functional eater. Do not try to do it alone! Come

join us for the best tips ever!

VISION: BEYOND 20/20

by Shidlofsky, O.D., FCOVD

***Learn how anyone (adult or child) who has variable performance in school, at

work or athletics might be struggling with a visual processing disorder.

During the discussion, we will look at:

- How vision affects the sensory processing system

- How a child or adult reacts to visual stress

- How we test for visual processing disorders

- Therapeutic and rehabilitative techniques to help the visual system decrease

visual stress and allow more visual efficiency and performance thereby improving

the patient's quality of life.

UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF BIOMENDICAL THERAPY IN SENSORY, BEHAVIORAL, AND

COGNITIVE DISORDERS

by Homero Cavazos, DC, CCCN, DAN!

***Learn how you can utilize biomedical therapy as an adjunct treatment for your

child. Research has proven that children and adults had significantly greater

improvements in areas such as methylation, glutathione synthesis, oxidative

stress reduction, and greater mitochondria function. Laboratory testing

available today helps identify and quantify nutritional and metabolic

deficiencies, which are prevalent in children with sensory, behavioral, and

cognitive disorders. Presentation will cover:

- How can biomedical therapy positively affect GI disorders, immune

dysregulation, neurological deficiencies, and metabolic dysfunction?

- Would your child benefit from the various special diets?

- What supplements should your child take, what dosage, for how long?

- What tests are appropriate for your child and where do you start?

For additional details, visit our website at www.pathwaystosensoryawareness.com.