Autcom/ANC conference ~ FC featured

Am thinking of bring Ben to this one.  Hope to see some of you there!
~*~ Tink

http://www.autcom.org/
PLEASE JOIN US!!
The Autism National Committee Conference

Honoring People with Autism

September 9 - 10, 2005
Nashua, New Hampshire


http://www.autcom.org/Autcom2005.pdf [conference detail]

Saturday, September 10, 2005
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nashua, New Hampshire
8:00 to 8:45 Registration
8:45 Welcome
9:00 Morning Keynote ? "Toward a Framework for Understanding Autism,"
Martha Herbert, MD, PhD, pediatric neurologist and brain researcher,
Massachusetts General
Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
10:15 Break
10:30 Concurrent Sessions
A. "The Handle Method: A Holistic Approach to Neurodevelopment and Learning
Efficiency,"
Judith Bluestone, Director, the Handle Institute.
B. "Autism and Higher Education," Sharisa Kochmeister and Sean Sokler,
College Graduates, and
Stephen Shore, Doctoral Candidate.

C. "How FC Changed My Life," Tom Page, Wally Wojtowicz, Sandra Radisch, and
Barbara
Rentenbach. Moderated by Sally Young, Ph.D.

12:00-1:00 Lunch
12:45 Gail Gillingham will honor the authors of Sharing Our Wisdom (slide
presentation).
1:00 Afternoon Keynote: "Misdiagnoses in Persons with Autism", Ruth Ryan,
MD, neuropsychiatrist,
Chief Clinical Officer, Grafton, VA.
2:00 Break
2:15 Concurrent Sessions
D. "My Classic Life as an Artist," a film featuring Larry Bissonnette.
Discussion follows with Larry
Bissonnette and Barbara Moran, AutCom Board members.
E. "Communication Supports for Learning in Inclusive Settings," Michael
McSheehan, Clinical
Faculty, University of New Hampshire, Communication Sciences and Disorders.
F. "Autism and Self-Advocacy," Robert Cutler, Past President of AutCom; Anne
Carpenter,
vice-President; Sharisa Kochmeister and Mike Hoover, Board members.
3:30-4:00 ?The Last Word? AutCom Board members with autism
4:00 Inclusion Video of 3rd grade inclusion class featuring Natalie and her
classmates singing "Keep
the Dream Alive."