Re: Anyone have suggestions?

[Guest guest]

Is this just educational stuff?

Anyone have suggestions?

> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the 2006 state

> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any burning desire

> to

> see a particular speaker?

>

> Let me know

> S.

>

>

>

>

> Texas Autism Advocacy

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

> Texas Disability Network

> Calendar of Events

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

[Guest guest]

I've been invited to attend too; in case Alan won't let me, here some

ideas.

Tonya

Myles

a Kluth " You're Going to Love this Kid! "

Barbara D. Bateman " Better IEPs "

Geoff Colvin " Managing the Cycle of Acting-Out Behavior in the

Classroom "

Janice E Janzen " Understanding the Nature of Autism "

Anyone have suggestions?

I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the 2006

state

autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any burning

desire to

see a particular speaker?

Let me know

S.

Texas Autism Advocacy

www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

Texas Disability Network

Calendar of Events

www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

[Guest guest]

nna needs to be one of the speakers!!!!

Anyone have suggestions?

I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the 2006

state

autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any burning

desire to

see a particular speaker?

Let me know

S.

Texas Autism Advocacy

www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

Texas Disability Network

Calendar of Events

www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

[Guest guest]

I think it would be awesome for Soma Mukhopadyhay to be at this year's

conference. She is a treasure that we have right here in our own

state!!!

Beth Gotwalt

Mom to Tanner

>

> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the 2006

state

> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any burning

desire to

> see a particular speaker?

>

> Let me know

> S.

>

[Guest guest]

As far as I'm concerned it is. Although some parents want biomedical at the

state ed autism conference, I don't think it's appropriate. That's what

DAN! conferences are for. I don't want the schools giving out medical

advice.

S.

Re: Anyone have suggestions?

Is this just educational stuff?

Anyone have suggestions?

> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the 2006 state

> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any burning desire

> to

> see a particular speaker?

>

> Let me know

> S.

>

>

>

>

> Texas Autism Advocacy

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

> Texas Disability Network

> Calendar of Events

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks . I did not know what kind of conference and who sponsors it

hence the question.

Anyone have suggestions?

>

>

>> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the 2006 state

>> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any burning desire

>> to

>> see a particular speaker?

>>

>> Let me know

>> S.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> Texas Autism Advocacy

>> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>>

>> Texas Disability Network

>> Calendar of Events

>> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>>

[Guest guest]

I agree with .

Also, I would like to see more advocacy presentations to educate parents

with respect to getting the best possible ( " Cadillac " versus " Yugo " ) program

for their children at the State Conference.

Peacefully,

Jeff Sell, Esq.

Director of Chapters & Membership

Autism Society of America

7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 300

Bethesda, MD 20814-3067

ext. 104 (office)

(cell)

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(e-fax)

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To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: RE: Anyone have suggestions?

As far as I'm concerned it is. Although some parents want biomedical at the

state ed autism conference, I don't think it's appropriate. That's what

DAN! conferences are for. I don't want the schools giving out medical

advice.

S.

[Guest guest]

What's wrong with having biomedical at the state autism conference?

I think that it would enhance the conference. Someone like Ray

Palmer, PhD from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San

.

>

> Thanks . I did not know what kind of conference and who

sponsors it

> hence the question.

>

>

> Anyone have suggestions?

> >

> >

> >> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the

2006 state

> >> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any

burning desire

> >> to

> >> see a particular speaker?

> >>

> >> Let me know

> >> S.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Texas Autism Advocacy

> >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >>

> >> Texas Disability Network

> >> Calendar of Events

> >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >>

[Guest guest]

I would like to see something on Pivotal Response Training

(spelling??) and preferably, a BCBA speak on potty training and sign

language. Also, something on writing measurable, MEANINGFUL IEP

goals as well as efficient, meaningful data collection on those goals.

I also like Jeff's idea on advocacy. nna's presentation on the

ARD process is outstanding. Also, Myrna's presentation on the new

IDEA is wonderful too. TX has used Jim Walsh, a school district

attorney in the past, it is now time to use Myrna Silver or even

Mayerson - Big smiles.

Thanks and nna for being a part of the steering committee.

Much love,

Liz

> I agree with .

>

> Also, I would like to see more advocacy presentations to educate

> parents

> with respect to getting the best possible ( " Cadillac " versus

> " Yugo " ) program

> for their children at the State Conference.

>

> Peacefully,

> Jeff Sell, Esq.

> Director of Chapters & Membership

> Autism Society of America

> 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 300

> Bethesda, MD 20814-3067

> ext. 104 (office)

> (cell)

> (fax)

> (e-fax)

> www.autism-society.org <http://www.autism-society.org/>

> jzsell@...

> jzsell@...

> ******************************************

> NOTICE: This message is confidential, intended for the named

> recipient(s)

> and may contain information that is (i) proprietary to the sender,

> and/or,

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> privacy

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> Accountability Act ( " HIPAA " ). Receipt by anyone other than the named

> recipient(s) is not a waiver of any applicable privilege. If you have

> received this email in error, please delete it immediately. Thank

> you in

> advance for your compliance with this notice.

>

>

> _____

>

> From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

> [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of

> Singleton

> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:27 PM

> To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

> Subject: RE: Anyone have suggestions?

>

>

> As far as I'm concerned it is. Although some parents want

> biomedical at the

> state ed autism conference, I don't think it's appropriate. That's

> what

> DAN! conferences are for. I don't want the schools giving out medical

> advice.

> S.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

One of last year's committee members said they won't do biomedical

because it could be considered an endorsement and open them up to

liability claims.

Tonya

Re: Anyone have suggestions?

Is this just educational stuff?

Anyone have suggestions?

> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the 2006

state

> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any burning

desire

> to

> see a particular speaker?

>

> Let me know

> S.

>

>

>

>

> Texas Autism Advocacy

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

> Texas Disability Network

> Calendar of Events

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

[Guest guest]

Hi !

1) Who can diagnose Autism

Many parents seem to think the school district can.

2) FERPA who and who cannot look at information or have it

3) Defining time limits on requests for your childs records

Some of the districts I am working with think there is not time frame

when the parents request copies of records. Many of these requests are taking

longer than 45 days.

Thanks,

Candis

Autism Research Survey online at:

http://www.inclusioncommunitytrainingcenter.org

Candis Firchau,MA,TLPC

Director

Inclusion Community Training Center

Advocacy, Behavioral Interventions, Counseling

and Training

This email is intended exclusively for the person to whom it was addressed. This

email is confidential. If you have received this email by error, please

disregard it.

[Guest guest]

and nna,

Most definitely I would like to see Gerhardt with Gerhardt

Autism/Aspergers Consultation Services in Baltmore come and present his 1

1/2 day workshop on " Bridges to Adulthood for Learners with Autism Spectrum

Disorders: Targeting Skills for the Next Environment " . He spoke at the

last conference but was limited to only a few hours. He was one of the most

informative as well as enjoyable speakers I have ever heard at the autism

conferences and I have been to most of them. He has so much to share and

needs the 1 1/2 day full workshop time to provide this. At least a day long

time slot. I have his contact info if you need it.

There were several other people requesting him as well.

Levine

Austin

Anyone have suggestions?

I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the 2006 state

autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any burning desire to

see a particular speaker?

Let me know

S.

Texas Autism Advocacy

www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

Texas Disability Network

Calendar of Events

www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

[Guest guest]

I agree, keep the biomedical info at the DAN conferences.

Re: Anyone have suggestions?

Is this just educational stuff?

Anyone have suggestions?

> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the 2006

> state autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any

> burning desire to see a particular speaker?

>

> Let me know

> S.

>

>

>

>

> Texas Autism Advocacy

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

> Texas Disability Network

> Calendar of Events

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

[Guest guest]

I would like to see someone speak on homeschooling students with Autism. Or

maybe better yet, have a time scheduled for those who homeschool to meet and

discuss in a roundtable kind of format, like it is with the parent panels.

in Austin

Anyone have suggestions?

I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the 2006 state

autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any burning desire to

see a particular speaker?

Let me know

S.

Texas Autism Advocacy

www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

Texas Disability Network

Calendar of Events

www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

[Guest guest]

Myles is fantastic! I had the privilege of meeting her when I

attended an Asperger Syndrome conference in Kansas City, KS three years ago.

She resides in Kansas and teaches at KU (Kansas University) if you need her

contact information, let me know. She's a fabulous person and her daughter

Hallie is great also!

Bobbie

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[Guest guest]

Could you explain what you mean by FERPA?--- I have never heard that

before-- but different districts call things different names. I was

just curious.

>

> Hi !

>

> 1) Who can diagnose Autism

>

> Many parents seem to think the school district can.

>

> 2) FERPA who and who cannot look at information or have it

>

> 3) Defining time limits on requests for your childs records

>

> Some of the districts I am working with think there is

not time frame when the parents request copies of records. Many of

these requests are taking longer than 45 days.

>

> Thanks,

> Candis

>

>

> Autism Research Survey online at:

http://www.inclusioncommunitytrainingcenter.org

>

> Candis Firchau,MA,TLPC

> Director

> Inclusion Community Training Center

> Advocacy, Behavioral Interventions, Counseling

> and Training

>

>

>

> This email is intended exclusively for the person to whom it was

addressed. This email is confidential. If you have received this

email by error, please disregard it.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

The new IDEA is a great idea;) Liz. I like Jeff's idea on Advocacy too.

I agree 100 % with you - I do not want the school providing medical

diagnosis.

Happy New Year!

Candis

Autism Research Survey online at:

http://www.inclusioncommunitytrainingcenter.org

Candis Firchau,MA,TLPC

Director

Inclusion Community Training Center

Advocacy, Behavioral Interventions, Counseling

and Training

This email is intended exclusively for the person to whom it was addressed. This

email is confidential. If you have received this email by error, please

disregard it.

[Guest guest]

Well, would you be equally excited about your teacher insisting that your

child needed to be on a drug before allowing him back into her classroom?

Personally, and I am not alone in this, I feel that teachers should stick to

educating and doctor's should stick to treating medical problems. When you

don't agree with your doctor, it's a relatively simple process to change

doctors. When you don't agree with a prognosis that a teacher may give, it

is MUCH more difficult to change teachers or even schools. Now some

teachers and principals like to ACT as if they are doctors; that they have

read the research on the drugs they are recommending; that they know what's

best. However, if there is a problem with the treatment they recommend, are

they going to catch it? Are they going to order the necessary tests to make

sure nothing is going wrong? Hardly. They are immune from any consequences

of their recommendations.

The problem is that remediating autism is a multidisciplinary problem. I

think organizaitons like Thoughtful House, where the clinic and the school

are right there together are the way to go. However, please note that the

educators are in the school section and the doctors are in the clinic

looking at biomedical.

The education of children with autism is a broad subject that Texas schools

haven't even begun to master yet--and they are supposedly educational

experts. Having biomedical speakers at an education conference sends the

message that the schools are responsible for medical treatment. In my book,

that's a bad message to send.

S.

Re: Anyone have suggestions?

What's wrong with having biomedical at the state autism conference?

I think that it would enhance the conference. Someone like Ray

Palmer, PhD from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San

.

>

> Thanks . I did not know what kind of conference and who

sponsors it

> hence the question.

>

>

> Anyone have suggestions?

> >

> >

> >> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the

2006 state

> >> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any

burning desire

> >> to

> >> see a particular speaker?

> >>

> >> Let me know

> >> S.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Texas Autism Advocacy

> >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >>

> >> Texas Disability Network

> >> Calendar of Events

> >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >>

[Guest guest]

I AGREE, as an educator myself, I feel it is my job to teach. I

I leave it up to the dr's to deal with the biomedical information.

Singleton wrote:

Well, would you be equally excited about your teacher insisting that your

child needed to be on a drug before allowing him back into her classroom?

Personally, and I am not alone in this, I feel that teachers should stick to

educating and doctor's should stick to treating medical problems. When you

don't agree with your doctor, it's a relatively simple process to change

doctors. When you don't agree with a prognosis that a teacher may give, it

is MUCH more difficult to change teachers or even schools. Now some

teachers and principals like to ACT as if they are doctors; that they have

read the research on the drugs they are recommending; that they know what's

best. However, if there is a problem with the treatment they recommend, are

they going to catch it? Are they going to order the necessary tests to make

sure nothing is going wrong? Hardly. They are immune from any consequences

of their recommendations.

The problem is that remediating autism is a multidisciplinary problem. I

think organizaitons like Thoughtful House, where the clinic and the school

are right there together are the way to go. However, please note that the

educators are in the school section and the doctors are in the clinic

looking at biomedical.

The education of children with autism is a broad subject that Texas schools

haven't even begun to master yet--and they are supposedly educational

experts. Having biomedical speakers at an education conference sends the

message that the schools are responsible for medical treatment. In my book,

that's a bad message to send.

S.

Re: Anyone have suggestions?

What's wrong with having biomedical at the state autism conference?

I think that it would enhance the conference. Someone like Ray

Palmer, PhD from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San

.

>

> Thanks . I did not know what kind of conference and who

sponsors it

> hence the question.

>

>

> Anyone have suggestions?

> >

> >

> >> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the

2006 state

> >> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any

burning desire

> >> to

> >> see a particular speaker?

> >>

> >> Let me know

> >> S.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Texas Autism Advocacy

> >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >>

> >> Texas Disability Network

> >> Calendar of Events

> >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >>

[Guest guest]

I AGREE, as an educator myself, I feel it is my job to teach. I

I leave it up to the dr's to deal with the biomedical information.

Singleton wrote:

Well, would you be equally excited about your teacher insisting that your

child needed to be on a drug before allowing him back into her classroom?

Personally, and I am not alone in this, I feel that teachers should stick to

educating and doctor's should stick to treating medical problems. When you

don't agree with your doctor, it's a relatively simple process to change

doctors. When you don't agree with a prognosis that a teacher may give, it

is MUCH more difficult to change teachers or even schools. Now some

teachers and principals like to ACT as if they are doctors; that they have

read the research on the drugs they are recommending; that they know what's

best. However, if there is a problem with the treatment they recommend, are

they going to catch it? Are they going to order the necessary tests to make

sure nothing is going wrong? Hardly. They are immune from any consequences

of their recommendations.

The problem is that remediating autism is a multidisciplinary problem. I

think organizaitons like Thoughtful House, where the clinic and the school

are right there together are the way to go. However, please note that the

educators are in the school section and the doctors are in the clinic

looking at biomedical.

The education of children with autism is a broad subject that Texas schools

haven't even begun to master yet--and they are supposedly educational

experts. Having biomedical speakers at an education conference sends the

message that the schools are responsible for medical treatment. In my book,

that's a bad message to send.

S.

Re: Anyone have suggestions?

What's wrong with having biomedical at the state autism conference?

I think that it would enhance the conference. Someone like Ray

Palmer, PhD from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San

.

>

> Thanks . I did not know what kind of conference and who

sponsors it

> hence the question.

>

>

> Anyone have suggestions?

> >

> >

> >> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the

2006 state

> >> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any

burning desire

> >> to

> >> see a particular speaker?

> >>

> >> Let me know

> >> S.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Texas Autism Advocacy

> >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >>

> >> Texas Disability Network

> >> Calendar of Events

> >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >>

[Guest guest]

Is this conference just for teachers? I thought that it is for

parents, also. Parents need to learn all they can about autism--

educational, legal, and medical.

> >

> > Thanks . I did not know what kind of conference and who

> sponsors it

> > hence the question.

> >

> >

> > Anyone have suggestions?

> > >

> > >

> > >> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the

> 2006 state

> > >> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any

> burning desire

> > >> to

> > >> see a particular speaker?

> > >>

> > >> Let me know

> > >> S.

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> Texas Autism Advocacy

> > >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> > >>

> > >> Texas Disability Network

> > >> Calendar of Events

> > >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> > >>

[Guest guest]

This is an interesting email. My problem isn't that teachers (or

particularly administration in my case) have not diagnosed my son, but

rather, they have chosen to not accept the 2 medical diagnosis that I have.

If teachers shouldn't be allowed to diagnose, how come the law allows the

school district to choose to not accept a medical diagnosis? Interesting,

isn't it?

You brought up some good points.

Anne

-- Re: Anyone have suggestions?

What's wrong with having biomedical at the state autism conference?

I think that it would enhance the conference. Someone like Ray

Palmer, PhD from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San

.

>

> Thanks . I did not know what kind of conference and who

sponsors it

> hence the question.

>

>

> Anyone have suggestions?

> >

> >

> >> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the

2006 state

> >> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any

burning desire

> >> to

> >> see a particular speaker?

> >>

> >> Let me know

> >> S.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Texas Autism Advocacy

> >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >>

> >> Texas Disability Network

> >> Calendar of Events

> >> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >>

[Guest guest]

You could always call the session, " Interventions outside of what the school

offers " .

Anne

-- Re: Anyone have suggestions?

Is this conference just for teachers? I thought that it is for

parents, also. Parents need to learn all they can about autism--

educational, legal, and medical.

[Guest guest]

AWESOME IDEA about homeschoolers!

Liz

>

> I would like to see someone speak on homeschooling students with

> Autism. Or

> maybe better yet, have a time scheduled for those who homeschool to

> meet and

> discuss in a roundtable kind of format, like it is with the parent

> panels.

> in Austin

>

> Anyone have suggestions?

>

>

> I'm going to be giving input about speakers and topics for the 2006

> state

> autism conference. nna is too. Does anyone have any burning

> desire to

> see a particular speaker?

>

> Let me know

> S.

>

>

>

>

> Texas Autism Advocacy

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

> Texas Disability Network

> Calendar of Events

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

[Guest guest]

Green!!! I'd love to see her present the findings of her study on ABA

v. eclectic. Perhaps that would provide the impetus for districts to make

substantive changes in the way children with autism are educated in Texas.

Geraldine