Moms Fighting Autism WEBINAR announcement

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Free Webinar - Momsfightingautism.com To sign up for the event go to http://www.momsfightingautism.com/teleseminar. Tuesday August 25th 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Pacific Coast time Topic: Social Skills: Practical Tips TOPIC: Social Skills : Practical Tips to Help Your Child with Asperger's Syndrome Be More Socially Accepted. The two guest will share from a professional’s and parent’s point of view and insights gained about how to help Asperger’s children become more approachable, less stuck, and finally able to make, and keep, a friend or two (Based on their new book: QUIRKY, YES— HOPELESS, NO Practical Tips to Help Your Child with Asperger’s Syndrome Be More Socially Accepted). GUESTS: CYNTHIA LA BRIE NORALL, PH.D., is a licensed educational psychologist who has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of children and teens with Asperger’s syndrome for more than twenty years. As founder and clinical director of Comprehensive Autism Services and Education (CASE), Inc., Dr. Norall is an educational and behavioral consultant who oversees a team of therapists, social coaches, and group leaders. As founder of the Friends' Club launched in 2000, she has created a safe, special place where children and teens with Asperger’s can come together in small groups on a weekly basis to learn social awareness and "people" skills. Based in Carlsbad, California, satellite Friends' Clubs are now in northern California and Hawaii. Dr. Norall lives in San Diego with her husband and two children. BETH WAGNER BRUST is an award-winning author of 13 children’s books and articles published in the Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union Tribune, and The Horn Book. A graduate of Stanford University, she has a son who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome in third grade. Now a teenager, his social skills have noticeably improved by attending the Friends' Club. This is the book that she wishes she could have had all this time. She lives in San Diego, California, with her two sons and their noble but unpredictable dog.

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CHANTAL SICILE-KIRA Chantal is an award-winning author and speaker known for providing practical strategies and hope to parents and educators. Her books are: Autism Life Skills, Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, and Autism Spectrum Disorders ( Penguin US, Random House UK). Chantal also writes the national Autism and Adolescent column for the Examiner.com. You can read her column at http://www.examiner.com/x-16063-Autism--Adolescence-Examiner For more information visit: www.chantalsicile-kira.com. =