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LSH Spring Symposium

Dates: Mar 21 2023 8:30AM - Mar 21 2023 3:30PM

Location: Zoom

This course provides an overview of the key traits of autism in young
children, a discussion of racial and gender disparities in autism, along
with a summary of how to provide strengths-based, neurodiversity-
affirming services centered around unrestricted access to multi-modal
communication. The therapeutic strategies addressed in this course are
not focused on establishing compliance or fixing deficits identified on
standardized tests, but rather on helping autistic children learn and
develop new skills through meaningful social interactions with the
important people in their lives.

 

Workshop Summary:

Autism Strategies and Neurodiversity Affirming Practices:

Presented by Cari Ebert, MS, CCC-SLP, a pediatric speech-language pathologist, this course provides an overview of the key traits of autism in young children, a discussion of racial and gender disparities in autism, along with a summary of how to provide strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming services centered around unrestricted access to multi-modal communication. The therapeutic strategies addressed in this course are not focused on establishing compliance or fixing deficits identified on standardized tests, but rather on helping autistic children learn and develop new skills through meaningful social interactions with the important people in their lives.

The Nuts and Bolts of Apraxia Therapy:

Establishing an appropriate treatment plan based on the principles of motor learning is essential when treating childhood apraxia of speech. This course will outline goal writing, target selection, therapy strategies and activities, use of multisensory cueing, and carryover techniques.

Location: Zoom

Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

 

If you are interested in attending, please see the attached flyer for more information about the workshop and how to register. 

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Jamie Long

(209) 468-4928

jlong@sjcoe.net

Posted: 2/10/2023 12:05:57 PM