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Kern Autism Network's conference is February 23, 2007 Holiday Inn
Select, 801 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 7:00 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m.
Welcome 5:00 p.m. Adjourn Kern Autism Members $50.00 Other $85.00 Register
before February 17, 2007 Speakers: Janette McAfee, M.D. is a physician who
has a child of her own with
high-functioning autism and is internationally recognized for her work
developing social emotional training programs for individuals with
high-functioning autism, Aspergers syndrome and related disorders. Janette is
the founder and director of Social Solutions, a private clinic in Yuba City, CA
through which she provides individual and group social emotional skills
training, school assessments and program development, and other consulting
services. She has co-developed an innovative drama program designed to teach
social emotional skills through the use of theater arts. Janette is the author
of the best-selling book, Navigating the Social World: A Curriculum for
Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome, High-Functioning Autism and Related
Disorders. Dr. McAfee's practical, hands-on programs are used throughout the
United States and abroad by parents, school districts, universities and private
practitioners in the fields of speech, language pathology,
psychology and special education. Dennis Debbuadt, the proud father of
Brad, a young man who has autism, wrote the groundbreaking booklet Avoiding
Unfortunate Situations in 1994, the first ever look at the interaction between
children and adults with autism and law enforcement professionals. He has since
written frequently on the topic including the book, Autism, Advocates and Law
Enforcement Professionals; Recognizing and Reducing Risk Situations for People
with Autism Spectrum Disorders and articles for the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
and Sheriff Magazine. He consulted on ABC News 20/20 for the segment, A simple
Man, about autism and false confession and was instrumental in the development
of the state of Maryland's Police and Correctional training Commission's 1999
curriculum "Why Law Enforcement Needs to Recognize Autism." A professional
investigator for 27 years, Dennis turned his
attention to providing autism recognition response and risk management training
to law enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
His materials are used by police departments around the world. For more
information: Call Ramona Puget (661) 588-4235 or 342-6566 Call Carl Twisselman
(661) 762-7528 or 747-4379 www.kernautism. <WBR>org &nbs p; |