Please join me and my colleagues in the autism community for this three day conference and retreat for parents, professionals and others who support individuals with ASDs on the beautiful campus of the Omega Institute, located near Rhinebeck, New York.
Temple Grandin, autism advocate and author of the bestselling Thinking in Pictures and Animals in Translation, will offer an evening lecture in conjuction with the conference. Valerie Paradiz, PhD, will speak on topics such as "What is Autistic Culture" and "Autistic Self-Realization in Education, Advocacy and Speical Interests."
Autism advocate and author, Stephen Shore, EdD, and Terry Hamlin, EdD, Chief of Staff at the Center for Discovery, will also be with us for what promises to be an insightful and restorative weekend. For more information and to register, visit Omega's web site at www.eomega.org
August 17, Friday Evening
Valerie Paradiz, PhD, Welcome & Introduction: What Is Autistic Culture?
August 18, Saturday
Terry Hamlin, EdD, The Autism Spectrum & SENSITIVE Teaching
Stephen Shore, EdD, Autism through the Life Span
Temple Grandin, Keynote Evening: My Life with Autism
August 19, Sunday Morning
Valerie Paradiz, PhD, and son, Elijah Wapner, autistic standup comic, No More Funny Business!: Autistic Self-Realization in Education, Advocacy & Deep Interests
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