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• They will Surprise You! Using Spelling for Access to Content and Self-Expression

  • When
    28 Jan 2020
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Autism Connection of PA, 35 Wilson Street, Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15223
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  They will Surprise You! Using Spelling for Access to Content and Self-Expression
  

   Presented by:
  

  Michelle Lubetsky, M.Ed., BCBA, S2C certified
  Maggie Rice, Educator, Parent, Practitioner

  Tuesday, January 28, 2020

  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 

  
  

  Learning objectives:
  At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:
  

  • Review an alternative method of self-expression and access to information 
  • Describe challenges of motor differences and potential strategies
  • Promote positive practices and the presumption of competence

  Program description:
  

  Explore a means of self-expression that is working for some individuals with autism who are non-speaking and who experience motor differences. The role of motor efficiency is often overlooked in autism, but we are learning that it plays a critical role. For this group, a disconnect exists between intention and completing a desired or requested action. With practice, a number of individuals with autism are learning to express their own words via spelling, letter-by-letter, on a stencil, laminated board, or keyboard.
  
  Michelle is a private educational consultant. She holds certifications as a Special Education Supervisor, Behavior Analyst, Spelling to Communicate Professional, PEERS Social Skills Instructor, as well as a masters degree in Special Education. She worked as a consultant at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit and the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network, an instructor at the University of Pittsburgh and Carlow and she was a classroom teacher.
  

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• Introduction to Autism for Parents and Caregivers of Children

  • When
    12 Feb 2020
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Autism Connection of PA, 35 Wilson Street, Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15223
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  Introduction to Autism for 
  Parents and Caregivers of Children

   Presented by:
  Autism Connection of PA Staff

  
  

  Wednesday, February 12, 2020

  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 

  
  

  Getting any new diagnosis comes with the need to understand it.  Learn the basics about autism, and get some take-home tips, from people who understand and have worked in this field for 20+ years.

  We will explain the details about autism and how brain differences help shape personality, likes, dislikes, fears, eating, sleeping, the senses, and communication. Please come and ask your questions, meet others with similar concerns and learn what to do at home and in the community!

  This is a free workshop, but pre-registration is required. 

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• Introduction to Autism for Parents and Caregivers of Children

  • When
    10 Jun 2020
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Autism Connection of PA, 35 Wilson Street, Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15223
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  Introduction to Autism for 
  Parents and Caregivers of Children

   Presented by:
  Autism Connection of PA Staff

  
  

  Wednesday, June 10, 2020

  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 

  
  

  Getting any new diagnosis comes with the need to understand it.  Learn the basics about autism, and get some take-home tips, from people who understand and have worked in this field for 20+ years.

  We will explain the details about autism and how brain differences help shape personality, likes, dislikes, fears, eating, sleeping, the senses, and communication. Please come and ask your questions, meet others with similar concerns and learn what to do at home and in the community!

  This is a free workshop, but pre-registration is required. 

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• Introduction to Autism for Parents and Caregivers of Children

  • When
    16 Sep 2020
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Autism Connection of PA, 35 Wilson Street, Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15223
  • Spaces left
    40

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  Introduction to Autism for 
  Parents and Caregivers of Children

   Presented by:
  Autism Connection of PA Staff

  
  

  Wednesday, September 16, 2020

  6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 

  
  

  Getting any new diagnosis comes with the need to understand it.  Learn the basics about autism, and get some take-home tips, from people who understand and have worked in this field for 20+ years.

  We will explain the details about autism and how brain differences help shape personality, likes, dislikes, fears, eating, sleeping, the senses, and communication. Please come and ask your questions, meet others with similar concerns and learn what to do at home and in the community!

  This is a free workshop, but pre-registration is required. 

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