Saturday June 15th (full day) 9:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
Lunch:
Bring your own lunch, coffee breaks supplied.
Register: by e-mail <liz@deaknet.com>
Location:
Loyal True Blue & Orange Home building, 11181 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill
*Cost:
Parent $ 40.00; 2nd family member attending + $ 20.00 **;
Parents and caregivers
Grandparents, extended family
Mediators, babysitters
Professionals working with families with a child newly diagnosed with an
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Receiving
(or even suspecting) a diagnosis of autism/PDD is only the beginning of your
journey. Now, what do you do? There
are resources in York Region and the GTA that can help you, but wait lists are
long and prices for private services can be prohibitive.
We are told that we have to help our kids now, while they are very young,
but no one tells us how to accomplish this.
To
help cut through the frustration, BBB Autism Support Network is presenting
informational workshops to help parents and caregivers learn to help their young
children at home.
These
workshops offer practical advice and information given by someone who truly
understands what you are going through: A parent who's been there ~ and lived to
tell the tale!
BBB
Autism Support Network is dedicated to providing positive support and
information to parents, families, professionals and individuals with autism/PDD.
We are an online community of individuals who understand and want to
help. Learn more about us here.
E-mail:
liz@deaknet.com
Introductions
Questions parents ask
PDD, PDD-NOS, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism – what do they mean?
Parents as Advocates and Case Managers
Where to get funding
How to fund creatively
Finding volunteers
Getting organized
Using the Internet (cautions)
Questions and Discussion
BREAK
Can I do it?
How will it benefit my child?
What is involved?
IBI philosophy
Assessment as a tool
How to combine therapies into a home program
Resources
Where to get supplies (inexpensively) and a curriculum
Staffing
Trouble Shooting – calling in the big guns
Working as a team
Questions and Discussion
Discrete Trial Teaching
Reinforcement
Generalization
What to teach
Challenging behaviours
Calling in professionals
How to get five minutes to yourself
Task analysis, backward chaining
How to teach a life-skill
What makes a good home program?
Role Play
Questions and Discussion
Other Therapies – an overview
How to evaluate therapies
How to make the system work for your child
Time lines and wait lists
What happens after age 6?
* payment
by cash or personal cheque only, receipts provided; a charge of $10.00 will be
levied on NSF cheques
** handouts for extra attendees not included in ‘2nd family member price; extra handouts will be available for additional attendees at a cost of $10 each
INTERESTED IN HOLDING A HELP @ HOME WORKSHOP FOR A GROUP OF FAMILIES? CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION AND PRICING.