Georgia Autism Conferences Presents:
2012 "Across the Spectrum"
Autism/Asperger Conference
Featuring Keynote Presentations
by Dr. Temple Grandin
and her mother Eustacia Cutler
February 29 - March 1, 2012
Gwinnett Convention Center
6400 Sugarloaf Parkway
Duluth, Georgia 90097
Featuring:
Eustacia Cutler
"Across the Spectrum"
Autism/Asperger Conference
Dr. Stephen Shore
Dr. Jeff Bradstreet
Dr. Temple Grandin
Lindsey Nebeker
Barbara T. Doyle, M.S.
Dena Gassner, LMSW
Emily Iland, M.A.
TEACHERS and THERAPISTS:
Please share this information with the families you
work with.
Vendor Space Available
Early Bird Registration: $149.00
(ends at midnight on Jan 15, 2012)
Regular Registration Fee: $165.00
(from Jan 16 until midnight on Feb 22, 2012)
Pre-registration will end at midnight on February 22nd
On-site registration rate $175.00
(t-shirts and other materials cannot be guaranteed for onsite registrants)
Individual with ASD (age 18+) $ 79.00
Student Rate (with valid college ID) $ 99.00
Certificate of Attendance $ 5.00
Exhibit Hall Pass (ONLY) $ 35.00
Special Group Rate: Buy four registrations, get the 5th
registration FREE!
(offer valid until 2/15/12)
One Day Registration: $100.00 - available on-site only
(t-shirts and other materials cannot be guaranteed for onsite registrants)
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
6:30 - 8:00am - Check in to receive materials and OnSite Registration
7:00 - 5:00pm - Exhibit Hall and Bookstore Open
8:15 - 8:30am - Announcements
8:30 - 10:00am - Keynote Presentation by Temple
Grandin, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
10:00 - 11:00am - Morning Break - Designated Exhibit
Hall Time and Book Signings
11:00 - 12:15pm
Break-out Session 1 (eight concurrent sessions)
1. The Basics of Dietary Intervention, Stephanie Smith,
Executive Director, Alexsander Academy, Alpharetta,
Georgia
2. Autism Sleeps: Sensory Strategies to Develop a
Conducive Environment and Routine to Facilitate Healthy
Sleep, Ileana McCaigue, OTR/L, IMC, Handy O.T.
Treatment Tools, Suwanee, Georgia
3. Life on and Slightly to the Right of the Autism Spectrum:
An Inside View Towards Success, Dr. Stephen Shore,
Adelphi University, New York
4. The Role of Play in Development; Implications for
Practice, Matthew Weneta, M.Ed., Owner/Director, Aerie
Experiences, Dahlonega, Georgia
5. Jumpstart – Making Inclusion Work for Preschoolers with
ASD, Ruth Cohan, M.A., LCMHC, Stacy Tauber-Krapf,
B.S.Ed., and Allison Reckentine, B.A., SavannahChatham County Public Schools, Savannah, Georgia
6. Decreasing Challenging Behaviors of Children on the
Spectrum, Susan Williams, Ed.D., Rock Hill School
District, Rock Hill, South Carolina
7. Teachers Helping Teachers, Donna Andrews, Ph.D.,
Piedmont College, and Gail Wilkins, Ed.S., Northeast GA
Autism Academy, Demorest, Georgia
8. What You Need to Know to Help You Asperger’s/Autism
Spectrum Student Transition to College Successfully,
Michael McManmon, Ed.D., MS, and Stephanie Brown,
B.A., College Internship Program, Lee, Massachusetts
12:15 - 1:30pm - Lunch - On Your Own - Designated
Exhibit Hall Time and Book Signings
1:30 - 2:45pm
Break-out Session 2 (eight concurrent sessions)
1. Music, Speech and Language in the Brain, Beth
Hampshire, NMT, MT-BC, Music Therapy Services of
Greater Atlanta, Roswell, Georgia
2. An Overview of Guardianship, Mark Biernath, B.S.,
J.D., Law Offices of Mark E. Biernath, P.C., Atlanta
Georgia and the Honorable Judge Kelli Wolk, Cobb
County, Georgia
3. Ask an Aspie!, Dr. Stephen Shore, Adelphi University,
New York and Dena Gassner, LMSW, Center for
Understanding, Franklin, Tennessee
4. What, Why, and How of Social Skills, Mary O’Connell,
M.Ed. and Tim O’Connell, M.Ed., Social Skills Program
Consultants, Georgia
5. "Bullying and ASDs: A Panel Discussion of Personal
Experiences, Professional Perspectives, and Practical
Solutions”, facilitator- Claire Dees, Dr. Leslie Rubin, Dr.
Sue Miller, Aimee Dean, Laura Reynolds, Atlanta,
Georgia
6. Visual Strategies 101: From Picture Cards to Social
Stories – A Broad Spectrum of Techniques to Help a Child
with ASD Succeed, Susan Ellis, B.S., The T.V. Teacher,
Marietta, Georgia
7. Self-Management for Students Across the Autism
Spectrum, Candice Southall, Ph.D., Piedmont College,
Athens, Georgia and Brooke Reynolds, M.A., Gwinnett
County Public Schools, Georgia
8. Autism – Believe in the Future, from Infancy to
Independence, Ann Millan and Robin Millan, Palm
Harbor, Florida
2:45 - 3:15pm - Afternoon Break - Designated Exhibit Hall
Time and Book Signings
3:15 - 4:30pm
Break-out Session 3 (eight concurrent sessions)
1. Attention, Anxiety and Communication Challenges in
Autism: How to Make a Successful Treatment Plan, Dr.
Linda Nathanson-Lippitt, Children’s Habilitation Center,
Smyrna, Georgia
2. Autism in Your House of Worship: Welcoming All God’s
Children Into Faith Communities, Jeanne Lyons, B.S. Ed,
Coordinator for Religious Education for Individuals with
Disabilities, St. Peter Chanel Church, Roswell, Georgia
3. The Missing Link: Connecting with Your Autism
Difference, Dena Gassner, LMSW, Center for
Understanding, Franklin, Tennessee
4. The Dilemma of Providing Evidence-Based Practices to
Ensure a Child with Autism Receives a Free and
Appropriate Public Education: Is ABA the Best?, Torin
Togut, B.S., J.D., University of Georgia School of Law,
Athens, Georgia
5. The New F.E.M.A. Project, Form Early intervention
Methods for Autism spectrum disorder, Zena DeRamus,
B.A., Aileen Jackman, M.Ed., Amanda Vinson, MPT,
PCS, CIMI®, Julie McGuire-Hogg, OTR/L, and Lauren
Zimet, M.S.,CCC/SLP, The Elaine Clark Center,
Chamblee, GA
6. Understanding, Appreciating, and Working with Parents,
Jennifer Wilson, M.S., Spectrum Solutions Consulting
Services, Gainesville, Georgia
7. Portable Video Modeling!: Supports and Innovative
Technology for Teaching Social Language and Behavior,
Jennifer Godwin, M.S., CCC-SLP, Franklin, Tennessee
8. Giving a Fish a Bath: The Untold Story of the Adolescent
Mind, Terri Martin-Yates, M.Ed., The Upside Down
Organization/Trainings Made for You, Gainesville, Georgia
Thursday, March 1, 2012
7:15 - 8:00am - Check in to receive materials and OnSite Registration (if applicable)
7:30 - 4:00pm - Exhibit Hall and Bookstore Open
8:00 - 8:30am - Announcements and Special Showing
of "Are You Aware?", West Forsyth High School,
Cumming, Georgia
8:30 - 10:00am - Keynote Presentation by Eustacia
Cutler
10:00 - 11:00am - Morning Break - Designated Exhibit
Hall Time and Book Signings
11:00 - 12:15pm
Break-out Session 1 (eight concurrent sessions)
1. Autism Is Not Just Behavioral – Understanding What is
Really Medically Wrong and How to Help, Dr. Jeff
Bradstreet, ICDRC, Florida, California and Georgia
2. Are You There World? It’s Me, Autism, James Williams,
Northbrook, Illinois
3. Best Practice in Social Skill Intervention, Emily Iland,
M.A., Cal State Northridge University, California
4. Reading + Repetition = Language Development (for
Young Children with ASD), Rae Schaper, M.Ed., Read It
Once Again, Inman, South Carolina
5. What is SB10?, Stefanie Smith, Executive Director,
Alexsander Academy, Alpharetta, Georgia
6. Supporting Inclusion for High School Students with ASD:
It Takes a Village, Davis Smith, Ph.D., Adrienne Stuckey,
M.A.Ed., Julie Brown, M.A.Ed., and Judy Berlage, B.S.,
Walton High School, Cobb County Schools, Marietta,
Georgia
7. A Relationship-Based Approach to Sexuality: Moving
Beyond Content & Behavior, Dave Nelson, MS, LPC and
Beth Champ, MS, LAPC, The Community School, Atlanta,
Georgia
8. Get Comfortable Searching for Mobile Apps: How to Find
What You Need and Know What You are Getting, Gailynn
Gluth, CEO, Wynsum Arts, Atlanta, Georgia and Kevin
Ayers, Ph.D., Department of Special Education, University
of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
12:15 - 1:30pm - Lunch - On Your Own - Designated
Exhibit Hall Time and Book Signings
1:45pm - Raffle Drawings
1:30 - 2:45pm
Break-out Session 2 (eight concurrent sessions)
1. “Crunch and Munch - Food Aversions: Is it Sensory or
Behaviorally Driven?”, Jacqueline Pugh, OTD,
M.A.OTR/L, Dekalb County Public Schools, Georgia
2. Special Education Law for Children with Autism, Chris
Vance, B.A, M.Ed., J.D., Law Firm of Kilpatrick, Townsend
& Stockton, Atlanta, Georgia
3. Music Speaks Autism, Michelle Chin Cannon, PhD
Candidate, CommunitySuzuki Music School, Chapel Hill,
North Carolina and Laura Nadine Hickson, Lilburn, GA
4. Becoming the Instrument of Change: Teaching
Communication with Conscious Interacting, Barbara T.
Doyle, M.S., Springfield, Illinois
5. Autism 101, Emily Iland, M.A., Cal State Northridge
University, California
6. Parenting and Teaching Children and Youth with Autism
Spectrum Disorders, Trish Goodwin, Ed.D., Roswell,
Georgia
7. Special Educator’s Toolkit, Cindy Golden, Ed.D.,
Woodstock, Georgia
8. The Public Health Approach to Autism Spectrum
Disorders: Programs at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Dr. Cathy Rice, Dr. Diana Schendel and
Julia Whitney, Atlanta, Georgia
2:45 - 3:15pm - Afternoon Break - Designated Exhibit Hall
Time and Book Signings (be sure to check the raffle board!)
3:15 - 4:30pm
Break-out Session 3 (eight concurrent sessions)
1. The Complex Biology of Autism Explained, Dr. Jeff
Bradsteet, ICDRC, Florida, California and Georgia
2. Sensory Sensitive Kids: Welcome to Our World!, Becky
Tai, B.S., Hayden’s Way, Alpharetta, Georgia
3. So What’s the Fascination with Autism and Sex?,
Lindsey Nebeker, B.A., Virginia
4. Can’t We All Just Get Along? Integrating Team Building
and Literature to Address Social Pragmatic Skills, Dr.
Jennifer Cripps-Ludlum, Gwinnett County Public Schools,
Georgia
5. Teaching Ten of the Most Important Goals to People with
ASD of All Ages: Skills That Lead to a Safe and
Independent Life, Barbara T. Doyle, M.S., Springfield,
Illinois
6. Strategies to Improve Parent Teacher Relationships,
Robin Crubaugh, Ed.S., Fannin County Schools,
Blairsville, Georgia
7. Using Video Modeling and Video Self-Modeling to Help
Children with Autism Succeed, Kimberly Ann Dudley,
M.A., CCC-SLP and Ruthie Rule, Ed.S., Whitfield County
Schools, Dalton, Georgia
8. Strategies and Solutions for Employment for Individuals
Who Have Autism and Asperger’s, Carolyn Philips, MS,
ATP, CRC, Martha Rust, MS, CRC and Ben Satterfield,
Ph.D., Tools for Life, Atlanta, GA
4:30pm - Be sure to take your session verification form to
the PLU/CEU booth (if applicable)
Schedule, Topics and/or Presenters Subject to Change
Without Notice
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