Learn practical skills that can be immediately implemented into existing curriculum and training programs, at home or in school!

Crowne Plaza Ottawa
101 Lyon Street, Ottawa, Ontario

Thursday, March 25 

Paula Kluth
Author of “Just Give Him The Whale!” 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism
"You're Going to Love This Kid": Teaching & Supporting Children on the Spectrum 

Friday, March 26

John Clements
Author of Assessing Behaviors Regarded as Problematic for People with Developmental Disabilities
Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviour: Empathy and Analysis in Working Through the Behavioural and Emotional Difficulties of Children with ASD

Who Should Attend?

• Educators
• Parents
• Speech/Language Pathologists
• Consultants
• Occupational Therapists
• Others who live or work with children who have Autism Spectrum Disorders or other Developmental Disabilities
• Psychologists
• Therapists

What Delegates Are Saying...

"It was great how John gave us real-life examples of what he was talking about."
Teacher, Vancouver 

"I really enjoyed how dynamic John was. He kept me focused and alert."
Child Development Consultant, Vancouver

"John Clements is truly inspiring."
Occupational Therapist, Vancouver

"Paula Kluth is an excellent presenter—very high energy with excellent information and a totally new perspective on previous thoughts/teachings."
Instructional Aide, Edmonton

"Paula Kluth was the best speaker that I have ever heard on the topic of teaching autistic children."
Special education Teacher—Early Intervention, Edmonton

"Paula Kluth is one of, if not, the best speaker I’ve heard in 22 years of professional development. Loved her passion and sense of humour and her message."
Speech Language Pathologist, Edmonton

Conference Description

Thursday, March 25
Paula Kluth 

Author of “Just Give Him The Whale!” 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism
"You're Going to Love This Kid": Teaching & Supporting Children on the Spectrum  

This interactive presentation features group activities, real-world stories, and tools you can use immediately. Participants will learn practical ways of supporting those with autism spectrum labels & other disabilities in schools, at home, and in communities. Topics addressed include defining (and redefining) autism, listening to the voices of those with autism, creating more active and responsive lessons, and providing opportunities for communication and social skill development. Another special focus of the day will be how to build on an individual's strengths, special interests, and abilities.

Dr. Paula Kluth is a consultant, teacher, author, advocate, and independent scholar who works with teachers and families to provide inclusive opportunities for students with disabilities and to create more responsive and engaging schooling experiences for all learners. Her research and professional interests include differentiating instruction, and supporting students with autism and significant disabilities in inclusive classrooms.

Paula is a former special educator who has served as a classroom teacher, consulting teacher, and inclusion facilitator. She works with teachers in K-12 schools, pre-schools, and early intervention programs. She also regularly works with family organizations and disability-rights and advocacy groups.

Paula Kluth is the author of "You're Going to Love This Kid!": Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom; the lead editor of Access to Academics: Critical Approaches to Inclusive Curriculum, Instruction, and Policy, and the co-author of “Just Give Him The Whale!” 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism and “A Land We Can Share”: Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism and these two upcoming texts: “Joyful Learning: Active and Collaborative Structures for the Inclusive Classroom” and “You’re Welcome: 30 Innovative Ideas for Inclusive Schools”.

Friday, March 26
John Clements

Author of Assessing Behaviors Regarded as Problematic for People with Developmental Disabilities
Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviour: Empathy and Analysis in Working Through the Behavioural and Emotional Difficulties of Children with ASD

The course will argue for identifying our concerns in terms of thoughts, feelings and behavior rather than just behavior on its own. From this starting point the contributors to these challenges will be identified – those to do with autism, those to do with the environment and those to do with the interaction between the two. There will be consideration of three important but often obscured drivers of behavior:

• Lack of social engagement
• Lack of personal well being
• Person-Environment fit

Approaches to assessment will be considered and an assessment aide provided.

From this base approaches to intervention will be examined. These will be considered first in terms of some of the common flashpoints such as requests and denials. Practical interventions for these situations will be presented and their use illustrated by case studies. The intervention implication of the ‘obscured drivers’ will then be detailed.

It is intended that as a result of the day’s work participants will:

• Gain greater understanding of the drivers behind the behavioral difficulties that give rise to concern, particularly a wide range of antecedent conditions
• Have an enhanced ability to assess these difficulties
• Take away specific intervention ideas for the people with ASD that they support, in whatever capacity

John Clements is a British Clinical Psychologist, specializing for over 35 years in the field of developmental disabilities in general and autism in particular. After holding senior posts in the UK health and university systems, he established with Ewa Zarkowska the UK’s first independent psychological consultancy dedicated to people with developmental disabilities. In 1996 John emigrated to the USA and worked for the next 10 years as a behavior consultant in the great state of California, returning to the UK in 2006. John is the author of 7 books, (one entitled “Assessing Behaviours Regarded as Problematic for People with Developmental Disabilities”) and over 100 other publications. He retains a persistent delusion that he is a member of the Rolling Stones (not really!!)

Tentative Daily Schedule

Thursday, March 25

Friday, March 26

Registration

Registration Includes: Sessions, Session materials, Refreshment breaks

General Information

Conference Location Information

The conference will be held at:
Crowne Plaza Ottawa
101 Lyon Street, Ottawa, Ontario

For Reservations Call:
(613) 237-3600 ext. 6200, 1-800-2CROWNE
via fax to (613) 688-6821

To receive the rates below, please identify yourself as being with the Autism Awareness Centre conference.

Rates:
Rooms must be booked by February 23, 2010 to receive the conference rate.
Rates do not include taxes.
Standard Guest Room, Single/Double: $126.00
Capital Guest Room, Single/Double: $146.00
Crowne Club Guest Room, Single/Double: $166.00
One Bedroom Suite, Single/Double: $246.00

Dress Code:
Dress is business casual. Delegates are reminded that the room may be chilly at times and are encouraged to wear a sweater.

Meals, Refreshment Breaks:
Delegates are on their own for lunch. Refreshment breaks will be served in the morning and afternoon.

Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations must be in writing and received prior to March 5, 2010. A $50.00 administration fee will be charged. No refunds will be issued after March 5.

Parking:
Underground parking is available for hotel guests. Street parking is available across the street from the hotel

Contact Autism Awareness Centre Inc.

Phone: (780) 474-8355 or Toll Free: 1-866-724-2224
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Maureen Bennie:
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