WOW! I cannot WAIT! Autism summit | Autism PDD
YES!
I am going to the GWR Sunshine Autism Summit (not to be confused with that Sonshine organization thing). Temple Grandin & her Mom will be there speaking!!! I am SO excited, I got my admission & room booked and I am all set - two days at a FANCY hotel, TEMPLE & her mom, plus tons of Autism Info!!! I cannot wait!
I wish i had someone to go with me though 
I always have to go to these things by myself, but such is the life of a single mom I guess - why does it always seem like EVERYONE is married? Don't their husbands ever stay home? ROTFL just joking, I just stick out like a sore thumb, so to speak.
Anyway here is the itinerary, I cannot WAIT!
Agenda
Friday, September 7, 2007
7:45-8:45 &nb sp; Reg istration
8:00-5:00 &nb sp; Fut ure Horizon’s Bookstore Open
8:45-9:00 &nb sp; Wel come
9:00-9:30 &nb sp; Pre serving the Core: Yes, Your Child Is Autistic, But
Who Is Your Child and Who Are You?
Eustacia Cutler, PhD
9:30-10:30 &n bsp; Unwritten Rules for Social Relationships
Temple Grandin, PhD
10:30-10:50 & nbsp; Break
10:50-12:00 & nbsp; Temple Grandin continues
12:00-12:30 & nbsp; Lunch break (to pick up lunch and return for
talk-participants will eat while presenter continues)
12:30-2:30 &n bsp; Eustacia Cutler continues
2:30-3:00 &nb sp; Bre ak
3:00-4:30 &nb sp; Bre akout Session (choose one)
Strategies for Addressing Eating Issues in Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cathleen Piazza, PhD
Effective Strategies for the Classroom and Home
Laura Maddox
Communication Strategies for Non Verbal Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Ellin Siegel, PhD
Exploring Assistive Technology for Individuals with
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Dixie Trevarthen
Genetics and Autism Spectrum Disorders: What We
Currently Know and What We Are Trying to Find
Out
Bruce Buehler, M.D
4:30 &n bsp; &n bsp; Day Concludes
Saturday, September 8, 2007
8:00-8:45 &nb sp; Reg istration
8:45-9:00 &nb sp; Wel come
9:00-10:30 &n bsp; Keynote Presentation
Please Do Teach Life Skills to Children on the
Autism Spectrum
Jennifer McIlwee Myers
10:30-11:00 & nbsp; Break
11:00-12:30 & nbsp; Keynote Presentation
My Experiences as a Person on the Autism
Spectrum
Jean-Paul Bovee
12:30-1:30 &n bsp; Lunch
1:30-3:00 &nb sp; Key note Presentation
Understanding Autistic Culture and Supporting Our
Children’s Needs for Families, Teachers, Therapists
and Professionals
Valerie Paradiz, PhD and Elijah Wapner
3:00-3:30 &nb sp; Bre ak
3:30-5:00 &nb sp; Bre akout Sessions (choose one)
Getting and Keeping a Job: Autism and Employment
Jean-Paul Bovee
Sensory Issues in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Jennifer McIlwee Myers
Strategies for Addressing Eating Issues in Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cathleen Piazza, PhD
Effective Strategies for the Classroom and Home
Laura Maddox
Communication Strategies for Non Verbal Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Ellin Siegel, PhD
Exploring Assistive Technology for Individuals with
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Dixie Trevarthen
Genetics and Autism Spectrum Disorders: What We
Currently Know and What We Are Trying to Find
Out
Bruce Buehler, M.DOh yeah, how I am I ever going to choose which breakout session to go to!!! They all look SO awesome!
Also, has anyone ever met Temple? Does she like to "meet" with people, I know she teaches college classes? I thought maybe I could get my picture taken with her, to me it is like meeting "Paris Hilton" or something! I read her books 4 years ago when my son was dxd and even wrote a paper about her for college! I am so excited! But i don't want to bother her, either, KWIM?I have met Temple. It was very interesting to interact with her and to hear her presentation. I hope you get to meet her.
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