Learn practical skills that can be immediately implemented into
existing curriculum and training programs, at home or in school!
Capital Hotel
208 Kenmount Road
St. John’s, NL
Thursday, October 16
Janet Casali
Speech Language Pathologist, Consultant
Introduction to Developing Communication Skills For Verbal and Non-Verbal Individuals with ASD
Friday, October 17
Dr. Rita Jordan
Understanding, Avoiding and Managing Behaviours in ASD and, Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Who Should Attend?
- Educator's
- Parents
- Speech/Language Pathologists
- Consultants
- Educational Assistants
- Occupational Therapists
- Others who live or work with children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder or other Developmental Disabilities.
Learn practical skills that can be immediately implemented into
existing curriculum and training programs, at home or in school!
What Delegates Are Saying..."Janet’s presentation was a good review of information. I liked the examples shown and the assessment tools."
Teacher, Edmonton
"Janet is an excellent speaker! Very east to listen to. Loved the resources available for purchase."
SLP, Edmonton
"Janet’s presentation was very helpful. I love the fact she made her workshop about the children."
Special Education Assistant, Edmonton
"Rita did a good job of covering information in a meaningful and clear way for a variety of
educators, EA’s, etc."
Mary Jo Quarry, HSC Autism Services, Winnipeg, MB
"After 28 years of teaching I face a new challenge: a young girl with
autism. I was in a panic. What do I do? Where do I begin? This
conference has given me valuable information, I feel more confident and
have a better understanding of people with autism. Thank you Dr. J.!"
Teacher, Winnipeg, MB
"Thank you Dr. Jordan! It was very useful and I will take the information back to my workplace."
Community Residential Program House Manager, Winnipeg, MB
Conference Description
Thursday, October 16
JANET CASALI
Introduction to Developing Communication Skills For Verbal and Non-Verbal Individuals with ASD
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the communication characteristics and learning styles of verbal and non-verbal individuals with ASD.
- Recognize how oral motor planning can affect speech production.
- Understand how behaviour and sensoryissues affect communication.
- Develop effective communication strategies for intervention
- Identify what types of strategies enhance the most effective outcomes.
Janet Casali is a speech and language pathologist with over
twenty years experience. She consults to the Geneva Centre for Autism
and the Provincial Schools for the Deaf in Ontario. Over the past 15
years, she has worked with pre-school and school-aged children who have
ASD at the Geneva Centre and has supported their early intervention and
school-aged teams. In addition to her involvement on these teams, Janet
has developed and taught a training course for newly diagnosed
preschool children and provides various workshops related to
communication throughout the province. She has experience in school
boards, mental health agencies and clinics and has taught at the
University of Western Ontario.
Friday, October 17
Dr. Rita JordanUnderstanding, Avoiding and Managing Behaviours in ASD and, Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders
This session will include information about:
- Understanding, avoiding and managing behaviours in ASD
- Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Dr. Rita Jordan will look at and analyze behaviour in ASD in terms of
the biology of the disorder, its associated developmental consequences
and their effects on the life experiences of individuals with ASD and
how these factors may contribute to the development of challenging
behaviours. Dr. Jordan will discuss the need for understanding the
cause and function of behaviour in order to avoid or manage it
effectively, and will offer a range of strategies that can be adopted
to minimize the behavioural effects of what is biologically inherent to
the disorder. Strategies include functional analysis, understanding
behaviour as a form of communication, alternatives to punishment, the
reduction of both general and specific areas of stress, as well as drug
treatments which may help to alter behavioural patterns and allow time
for more educational approaches to take effect. Dr. Jordan’s primary
focus is on positive, effective and humane intervention through
education.
Interventions in Autism Spectrum Disorders
In this
workshop session, Dr. Rita Jordan discusses how research in ASD has
influenced our practice and the theoretical rationale for intervention,
as well as the research evidence for particular interventions. She
looks at the evolution of our knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorders
moving from the all-embracing theoretical explanations of the past to
new findings from the fields of neuroscience and psychological
research, as well as critical information garnered from the voiced
experience of individuals with ASD.
Dr. Rita Jordan, Professor in Autism Studies, School of
Education, The University of Birmingham, UK. After a degree in
Psychology, Rita became a teacher in nursery and primary mainstream
schools and started an opportunity group and toy library for children
with special needs. She took a Masters in Child Development and
researched curriculum development and parent training for children with
complex needs and then worked as a teacher in schools for children with
severe learning difficulties, and then children with autistic spectrum
disorders, for nine years. During that time she took a further Masters
in Linguistics and then trained teachers on special and mainstream
courses and lectured in Clinical Linguistics and Education, at the
University of Hertfordshire. Her doctorate was in pronoun development
in autism. She recently retired as professor in Autism Studies at The
University of Birmingham where she ran courses for professionals
working with individuals with autistic spectrum disorders at all
levels. She has written and researched on many aspects of autism and
has lectured and been involved in consultancy nationally and
internationally. She is a recent recipient of the Order of the British
Empire.
Registration
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