Announcing Video Social Stories

From: Carol Gray, Mark Shelley, & the Special Minds Foundation

View video from Carol Gray & Mark Shelley: www.dttrainer.com/smovvid.php 

Hi,

This email is one of my few posts per year and is about a new tool to help teach our kids with autism and Aspergers.  I get frequent requests for tools to help our kids with social skills so here is a gem.

Imagine combining Carol Gray's social stories with the power of video for our visual learners.  That is what has happened with the collaboration between Carol Gray, Mark Shelley, and the Special Minds Foundation.  Volume 1 is the first in the planned series and covers basic social concepts & skills at school.  Future volumes will address a broad range of topics and target young children to adults.  The foundation has raised donations to help produce these materials so that the cost to the user can be much lower than otherwise possible for the product.   

The Social Concepts & Skills volume will not only be valuable for teachers, but also for parents helping prepare their children for school situations.  Additionally, some of the situations are issues for both home and school.  The product was designed for children with Aspergers and others on the autism spectrum, however it will also benefit any child with limited social skills.

Storymovies, Volume 1, targets students developmentally 8-12 years old and includes 25 stories based on 9 movies.  There are 2 versions: Standard Edition & Professional Edition.  Both versions include the main color version DVD of the 25 stories and a user's guide.  The Professional version includes a black & white DVD version that is used for children distracted by color; a raw footage DVD that is useful for additional teaching and testing purposes; and a CD with printable pictures and related activities for generalization, practice, & review.

Mark Shelley is a parent of a child with Aspergers, which is the reason for his efforts toward helping children learn social skills.  Mark and I started talking about digital video based social stories about 4 years ago.  Through much of his effort and sacrifice he now has this first important volume with more on the way.  The collaboration with Carol, getting donors to help fund the development, and him taking significant personal risk have all been critical in getting to this point.  I want to help get this in the hands of as many teachers and parents as possible by substantially cutting our margins and offering this tool at a 33% discount off of list.  The sales of the current volume will help fund the continued expansion of the series.   Please spread the word about this important work!

For more information visit: www.dttrainer.com/storymovies.html.

Karl Smith

- father of a son with autism

- founder of Accelerations Educational Software (making a difference for our kids)

Hi Stacie,
That would be great, I would love to be in touch with someone close
to us. Please do pass on my info.
Thanks again
Jessica


--- In cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com, "Stacie Young"
<stacie.young@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Jessica. I know a family in your area with a similar story.
Would
> you like for me to give them your name? If so, you can email me
> directly with contact info. I see them weekly so can maybe connect
> you. It will really help to have someone that can somewhat
understand
> your situation. Best of luck starting early childhood. Hang in
there...
> Stacie Young
>
> --- In cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com, "mrsabe02" <mrsabe02@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi we are new to this group. We live in Paxton. We were told in
may
> > that our 3yrd old has PDD-NOS by Dr. Morton.
> > We are having a rough summer and look forward to seeing what
advice
> > from others we can utilize to help our little boy in the best way
> > possible.
> > Looking foward to getting to know you all better.
> > THANKS!
> > Jessica & Tim Abrahamson
> >
>

"C-U Autism Network" <autismnetwork@...>

Hi,  my name is Toniya and I have a 8yr old son who has Autism and who
has seizures.  My son was diagnosed when he was 3 and we have been
threw many of challenges One cfhallenge he is facing now is making
friends.  He really tries hard and would like to have a friend but
some of the other kids think his strange.  He plays well by himself
but I really would like him to socialize with other children.  I have
him enrolled in a daycare program but he always end up playing by
himself. If anyone have any suggestions I would appreciate it. Thanks.

HELLO GROUP,
IM NAME IS PENNY AND WE ARE FROM CISSNAPARK,IL.
MY SON JUSTIN WAS JUST DIAGNOSISED WITH
HIGH FUCTION AUTISM
DELAY DEVELOPMENT ,SENSORY DISORDER,VERBAL AND NO VERBAL PROCESSING
DISORDER,IMPULSIVE DISORDER,SEIZER DISORDER,SLEEP DISORDER,RULE OUT
ATTACHMENT OR ADJUSTMENT DISODER.
JUSTIN HAD A STOKE LAST YEAR AND ARE VERY WEIRED ABOUT HIM,WE HAVE HAD
A BAD SUMMER TRYING TO GET ANY KIND OF SUPPORT.
TODAY WE WENT TO COUNCLING AND IN THE MIDDLE OF IT HE STARTED CRYING
AND TOLD ME IN HEAD HURT AND IN WAS SEEING FLASHING PICTURES OF ROBOTS
IN HIS HEAD AND THEY WERE WANTTING TO FIGHT HIM.i LOST IT AND STARTTED
CRYING! MY HUSBAND IS A TRUCK DRIVER AND HOME MABEY 48 IF WE ARE LUCKY
ON THE WEEKENDS.AND I HAVE TWO OTHER KIDS ONE WHO IS 3 AND ONE WHO IS
13 SO IM GOING THROUGH .......JUSTIN HAS BROKEN ALL MY OUTSIDE WINDOWS
TO THE BARN AND GARAGE.CHOKE AND BEATS ON HIS SISTER.IT STARTS THE
TIME HE WAKES UP TO THE TIME HE GOES TO BED.
THE SSI MAN CALLED YESTURDAY AND ASKED IF I REALLY WANTTED TO START
THE PROCESS BECAUSE WE WOULD PROBLEY WOULDNT GET IT BECAUSE MY HUSBAND
GROSSES TOO MUCH.
lAST YEAR WE HAD SO MUCH MED BILLS WE CLAIM THE BIG B AND NOW THEY ARE
STACKING UP AGAIN.I DO NOT WORK BECAUSE MY KIDS NEED ME HOME.
SO TOMORROW IM GOING TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO TRY TO GET MEDICARE FOR
HIS DISABILITY.IF THAT DONT WORK I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO .I FORGOT TO
SAY HE HAS TO BEEN SEEN BY A NEUROLOGIST.
WE HAVE WORK INSURANCE AND 100 A WEEK.THATS FOR THE HOLE FAMILY AND IF
WE TOOK THE KIDS OF TO PUT THEM ON ALL KIDS WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY
100 DOLLARS FOR US STILL AND ALL KIDS FEES.SO ITS AND ALL LOSE THING
HERE. WELL THANKS FOR LETTING ME VENT!
                                PENNY AND PHIL ISAACS
PS IF MY WORDS ARENT SPELLED RIGHT IM SORRY VERY TIRED~

Hi Jessica. I know a family in your area with a similar story. Would
you like for me to give them your name? If so, you can email me
directly with contact info. I see them weekly so can maybe connect
you. It will really help to have someone that can somewhat understand
your situation. Best of luck starting early childhood. Hang in there...
Stacie Young

--- In cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com, "mrsabe02" <mrsabe02@...> wrote:
>
> Hi we are new to this group. We live in Paxton. We were told in may
> that our 3yrd old has PDD-NOS by Dr. Morton.
> We are having a rough summer and look forward to seeing what advice
> from others we can utilize to help our little boy in the best way
> possible.
> Looking foward to getting to know you all better.
> THANKS!
> Jessica & Tim Abrahamson
>

Hi, Jessica.  Our 12 yr. old son has Asperger's.  We first noticed
symptoms at around age 4, but didn't get a correct diagnoses until
about 18 months ago.  At least you are getting an early start!

You'd think after all this time, I'd have more answers than
questions, but that isn't always the case.  We went on a family trip
this summer to TN that I refer to as "the wonderful vacation from
hell!"  When our son wasn't having meltdowns, it was great.
Unfortunately, that wasn't often!  However, all three kids profess
it to be "the best vacation ever", so they were able to put all the
negative stuff aside.  The big problem we had was that we didn't
plan and prepare Rick ahead of time like we do for our usual trips
to grandparents, etc.  We just kind of assumed that because it was a
fun trip as opposed to a "have to" trip, he'd do great.  Wrong!

So, the lesson I learned the hard way, is prepare, prepare,
prepare!  Rick does better now than when he was younger with
transitions such as stopping an activity to move onto another one,
or from one class to another, in terms of his frustration.  But he
doesn't like it any better!  So for little things, I don't worry
much.  But every day starts with me having to explain what he's
expected to do that day. Even things that are constants have to be
mentioned ("take your medicine", "you may not wear those shoes
without socks", close the door the a/c is on" and so on!) Even at
his age, I find that having a list is tremendously helpful.  I know
your son is too young to read, but pictures might work.  If there is
something planned besides "do your chores and then you can be on the
computer", I make sure to tell him the night before or in the
morning along with all his other chores/plans.  I have also found
that if it is something that is subject to change (say, a friend
coming over), my son does better if I don't say anything too early.
It's much easier for him to adjust to a change in plans that's fun
and exciting than disappointing.  If I say anything too early, then
plans change, he's more prone to meltdowns.

For Rick, clothing is tremendously important.  He hates being hot
and he hates anything that doesn't practically fall off of him.  So
he wears men's large t-shirts, pants and shorts that are elastic
waisted or a size too big so they don't bind, and his shoes are a
good size too big. Shirts can't have any seams other than side and
shoulder, appliques, etc. that can be felt on the inside or they
drive him nuts. We've learned that when it comes to being in public,
if what he has on matches and is clean, that's all that matters. And
really, except for church, I can live if it doesn't match. We've
given up on tucked in shirts, tied shoes, and long pants (unless
they're sweat pants, and even that's only for about a month each
year).

Our kids are very frustrating.  It's easy to feel worn out and
frazzled and GUILTY for feeling irritated.  The big thing is to just
do what you feel is in your child's best interest.  Friends and
family may offer advice, some helpfully, some with a little less
altruistic motives.  Ultimately, though, you know your child best.
Don't be hesitant to let these folks, as well as teachers,
babysitters, etc., know your rules and know that your child will
probably try to bend every one of them.  I make it a point to tell
my son's teachers (both at school and church) every year, very
bluntly, what to expect from him.  He has a tremendous IQ, but very
little common sense, and I tell them specific ways he will react to
different situations and how they can avoid or limit those
reactions.  Then, if he reacts that way, and they didn't prepare,
it's their issue.  And I don't hesitate to tell them if I think they
goofed (although I try to be polite, in my best teacher-y manner!).

I don't know if any of this helps.  Even if there's nothing else to
be gleaned, at least know that you are not alone!














--- In cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com, "mrsabe02" <mrsabe02@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Ann,
> No I haven't really found any other families to talk with- I would
> love it because I have tons of questions about what other people
have
> tried to do for their kids. Please do pass my email along I
welcome
> all the resources I can find. My son is 3yrs old and has PDD-NOS.
> Our biggest issues is finding something to lessen or help control
the
> meltdowns and adjust to new diets. I've taken a leave of abscence
> from my job until he is settled in the early childhood program at
> Clara Peterson school, however that doesn't begin until school is
> back in session. I don't understand the program that he will be
in,
> it hasn't been explained in deepth it was a quick Evaluation and
lots
> of questions for me and at the time I didn't know what things to
ask.
> I'm pretty much Riley's care taker 24/7, my husband and Riley are
> getting closer but Riley is very dependant upon me. I've been home
> with him a little over a month. We have 2 other boys- one is 11yrs
> old and the other is turning 2yrs old soon. We are a family on the
go
> alot and that doesn't help Riley because his routine gets changed
> often. My husband's family lives near but work 40 hours a weeke
since
> I 've stopped working my longest break from Riley has been 2 hours
> while grocery shopping. My nerves are very raw at this point,
since
> Riley is no longer in a daycare program he doesn't get much social
> time with kids other than his brothers I have concerns there about
> how he will do in the Early childhood program.
> I thank you for letting me vent some of my concerns and issues,
I'm
> really hopeful the CU Network can provide some more insight on how
I
> can help Riley have more good days than bad.
> THanks again!
> Jessica Abrahamson
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com, "Ann Osterling"
> <aosterling@> wrote:
> >
> > HI there
> > SUmmer can be rough for many families who have kids with special
> needs. Do you know any other families with kids with autism/PDD?
If
> not, would you like me to pass your name along to a couple of
other
> families that I work with?
> >
> > What are your biggest issues right now? Do you have
family/friends
> around to give you some support-and breaks- during the tough days?
Is
> your child going to be going to early childhood in the fall?
> >
> > Ann Osterling
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com on behalf of mrsabe02
> > Sent: Mon 7/31/06 1:20 PM
> > To: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [cuan-listserve] New to group
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi we are new to this group. We live in Paxton. We were told in
may
> > that our 3yrd old has PDD-NOS by Dr. Morton.
> > We are having a rough summer and look forward to seeing what
advice
> > from others we can utilize to help our little boy in the best
way
> > possible.
> > Looking foward to getting to know you all better.
> > THANKS!
> > Jessica & Tim Abrahamson
> >
>

Jessica
Can you send me your email so I can pass this on to a couple of families
Ann
aosterling@...
________________________________

From: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Grazia
Sent: Mon 7/31/06 9:12 PM
To: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [cuan-listserve] Re: New to group



Hi Jessica

My name is Grazia De Rocco and I have two children a girl  3 yrs and half with
autism a boy 5 with autism too (start with speech delay then PDD now from April
Autism)

I wonder if your son can communicate with you and how, does he speak? Does he
has difficulty to transition? With Matteo when he was about two and he wasn't no
verbal at all we start PECS that is a system of communication trough pictures
and he still using this even if he is talking now. Also this system was very
helpful for transition like when you have to go to the grocery store so you can
show him the picture and he knows what comes next.

You should also look at the services that your school will give to you. Is it a
full day or only half day? Do you have the result form the evaluation? It is
better haave this reports and read all the way trough because right before
school start or just at the beginning you should met all the future teachers and
therapists for your son at a meeting call IEP where it will determinate the
service that he needs - like how many minutes of speech therapy and which are
the goals and so on...

I suggest that you contact The Autism Project in Springfield they do wonderful
evaluation and they help you a lot to better understand which are the needs
specific for your son and what should you ask at school. They also offer the
possibility to barrow a bucket with a lot of activities based on TEEACH
technique where you basically spend some time with your kid to teach him to do
one activity then he can start to do that by himself under your supervision till
became independent so you can do some in the house and he can play by himself.

Summer is very difficult and is VERY long for family with autistic kids but when
he will start to go to school he can apply for summer school (generally 4 weeks)
so you can cover June then you can look for different activity offer for summer
camp, in CU there is CU Special Recreation that offer summer camp to special
needs kids and they are doing a good job.

Further then that you can look for play date with other kids but for a working
mom I agree is very difficult, I'm lucky because working with University I have
the summer off and more time to spend with them.

I hope I could help some and.....

I don't know if Paxon has this program or can benefit from but we have Respite
program offer from the Development Services center they pay for a baby sitter so
mom can have  some time off you can contact Jennifer Carlson - Respite
Coordinator - jcarlson@... <mailto:jcarlson@...>

Even if they don't serve Paxon maybe she can help

Good luck



Grazia







________________________________

From: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com [mailto:cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of mrsabe02
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:21 PM
To: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [cuan-listserve] Re: New to group



Hi Ann,
No I haven't really found any other families to talk with- I would
love it because I have tons of questions about what other people have
tried to do for their kids. Please do pass my email along I welcome
all the resources I can find. My son is 3yrs old and has PDD-NOS.
Our biggest issues is finding something to lessen or help control the
meltdowns and adjust to new diets. I've taken a leave of abscence
from my job until he is settled in the early childhood program at
Clara Peterson school, however that doesn't begin until school is
back in session. I don't understand the program that he will be in,
it hasn't been explained in deepth it was a quick Evaluation and lots
of questions for me and at the time I didn't know what things to ask.
I'm pretty much Riley's care taker 24/7, my husband and Riley are
getting closer but Riley is very dependant upon me. I've been home
with him a little over a month. We have 2 other boys- one is 11yrs
old and the other is turning 2yrs old soon. We are a family on the go
alot and that doesn't help Riley because his routine gets changed
often. My husband's family lives near but work 40 hours a weeke since
I 've stopped working my longest break from Riley has been 2 hours
while grocery shopping. My nerves are very raw at this point, since
Riley is no longer in a daycare program he doesn't get much social
time with kids other than his brothers I have concerns there about
how he will do in the Early childhood program.
I thank you for letting me vent some of my concerns and issues, I'm
really hopeful the CU Network can provide some more insight on how I
can help Riley have more good days than bad.
THanks again!
Jessica Abrahamson

--- In cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com <mailto:cuan-listserve%40yahoogroups.com>
, "Ann Osterling"
<aosterling@...> wrote:
>
> HI there
> SUmmer can be rough for many families who have kids with special
needs. Do you know any other families with kids with autism/PDD? If
not, would you like me to pass your name along to a couple of other
families that I work with?
>
> What are your biggest issues right now? Do you have family/friends
around to give you some support-and breaks- during the tough days? Is
your child going to be going to early childhood in the fall?
>
> Ann Osterling
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com <mailto:cuan-listserve%40yahoogroups.com>
on behalf of mrsabe02
> Sent: Mon 7/31/06 1:20 PM
> To: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com <mailto:cuan-listserve%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [cuan-listserve] New to group
>
>
>
> Hi we are new to this group. We live in Paxton. We were told in may
> that our 3yrd old has PDD-NOS by Dr. Morton.
> We are having a rough summer and look forward to seeing what advice
> from others we can utilize to help our little boy in the best way
> possible.
> Looking foward to getting to know you all better.
> THANKS!
> Jessica & Tim Abrahamson
>

Hi Ann,
No I haven't really found any other families to talk with- I would
love it because I have tons of questions about what other people have
tried to do for their kids. Please do pass my email along I welcome
all the resources I can find. My son is 3yrs old and has PDD-NOS.
Our biggest issues is finding something to lessen or help control the
meltdowns and adjust to new diets. I've taken a leave of abscence
from my job until he is settled in the early childhood program at
Clara Peterson school, however that doesn't begin until school is
back in session. I don't understand the program that he will be in,
it hasn't been explained in deepth it was a quick Evaluation and lots
of questions for me and at the time I didn't know what things to ask.
I'm pretty much Riley's care taker 24/7, my husband and Riley are
getting closer but Riley is very dependant upon me. I've been home
with him a little over a month. We have 2 other boys- one is 11yrs
old and the other is turning 2yrs old soon. We are a family on the go
alot and that doesn't help Riley because his routine gets changed
often. My husband's family lives near but work 40 hours a weeke since
I 've stopped working my longest break from Riley has been 2 hours
while grocery shopping. My nerves are very raw at this point, since
Riley is no longer in a daycare program he doesn't get much social
time with kids other than his brothers I have concerns there about
how he will do in the Early childhood program.
I thank you for letting me vent some of my concerns and issues, I'm
really hopeful the CU Network can provide some more insight on how I
can help Riley have more good days than bad.
THanks again!
Jessica Abrahamson





--- In cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com, "Ann Osterling"
<aosterling@...> wrote:
>
> HI there
> SUmmer can be rough for many families who have kids with special
needs. Do you know any other families with kids with autism/PDD? If
not, would you like me to pass your name along to a couple of other
families that I work with?
>
> What are your biggest issues right now? Do you have family/friends
around to give you some support-and breaks- during the tough days? Is
your child going to be going to early childhood in the fall?
>
> Ann Osterling
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com on behalf of mrsabe02
> Sent: Mon 7/31/06 1:20 PM
> To: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [cuan-listserve] New to group
>
>
>
> Hi we are new to this group. We live in Paxton. We were told in may
> that our 3yrd old has PDD-NOS by Dr. Morton.
> We are having a rough summer and look forward to seeing what advice
> from others we can utilize to help our little boy in the best way
> possible.
> Looking foward to getting to know you all better.
> THANKS!
> Jessica & Tim Abrahamson
>

HI there
SUmmer can be rough for many families who have kids with special needs. Do you
know any other families with kids with autism/PDD? If not, would you like me to
pass your name along to a couple of other families that I work with?

What are your biggest issues right now? Do you have family/friends around to
give you some support-and breaks- during the tough days? Is your child going to
be going to early childhood in the fall?

Ann Osterling

________________________________

From: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com on behalf of mrsabe02
Sent: Mon 7/31/06 1:20 PM
To: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [cuan-listserve] New to group



Hi we are new to this group. We live in Paxton. We were told in may
that our 3yrd old has PDD-NOS by Dr. Morton.
We are having a rough summer and look forward to seeing what advice
from others we can utilize to help our little boy in the best way
possible.
Looking foward to getting to know you all better.
THANKS!
Jessica & Tim Abrahamson

Hi we are new to this group. We live in Paxton. We were told in may
that our 3yrd old has PDD-NOS by Dr. Morton.
We are having a rough summer and look forward to seeing what advice
from others we can utilize to help our little boy in the best way
possible.
Looking foward to getting to know you all better.
THANKS!
Jessica & Tim Abrahamson

My name is Rachel Hetland.  In 1999 I started off my career as a
therapist for children with Autism for Wisconsin Early Autism
Project.  I worked for them for 5 years up until the birth of my son.
While working for WEAP I made all of my own flash cards for the
children that I worked with.  While doing so, I came up with the idea
to create a computer software program so that parents and
professionals could print off my photographic flash cards from their
own computer.  If you are interested in printing off your own
photographic flash cards, please check out my website at
www.hetlandmultimedia.com  By no means am I posting this to try to
push my product upon anyone.  I simply want to make parents and
professionals aware that this is out there and it's an option for you
if you are looking for one.  I am also available if anyone has any ABA
therapy related questions or is looking for programing suggestions.
Please feel free to contact me at pixit@...

Thanks,
Rachel Hetland

I do know of one parent who saw Dr. Morton the first week he was here.  Her
child was very  young - I think about 2 years old and looking at a new
diagnosis.  She thought he was OK, but had nothing unpacked and was
unorganized due to his newly arrived status.  That's all I know.

Linda
----- Original Message -----
From: "mgsantii" <mgsanti@...>
To: <cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 9:55 AM
Subject: [cuan-listserve] New Doctor in town, Dr. Morton at Carle, does
anyone have his profile?


>I know a new pediatrician doctor is working at Carle Clinic, his name
> should be Charles Morton.
> I called Carle and they don't have his profile and I coudn't find on
> internet yet.
>>From what I heard he worked for 15 years on a military base so I
> wonder how he got specialize with autism.
> If you have more information please let me know
>
> Grazia
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>

HI there
Yes, Dr. Morton started at Carle on January 23. He is board certified as a
developmental pediatrician and most recently was in Texas at the largest
children's hospital in the military (Military insurance covers families, thus
there are actually quite a few pediatricians in the military-and other
specialists). Dr. Annette Lansford, who is also board certified as a
developmental pediatrician, has met him and is very impressed with his
credentials-as well as the type of person he seems to be. One of his areas of
expertise is autism. In TX, he was meeting quarterly with the community
providers and families to brainstorm and discuss autism issues. He has met with
people on the board of the CU Autism Network and various directors of the local
school districts' special education depts. I have heard very favorable feedback
from everyone (professionals and parents) who has met him. I have not yet heard
of anyone who has actually seen him for an appointment. Am anxious to hear THAT
report.

Ann Osterling
Speech-Language Pathologist
________________________________

From: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com on behalf of mgsantii
Sent: Mon 2/13/06 9:55 AM
To: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [cuan-listserve] New Doctor in town, Dr. Morton at Carle, does anyone
have his profile?



I know a new pediatrician doctor is working at Carle Clinic, his name
should be Charles Morton.
I called Carle and they don't have his profile and I coudn't find on
internet yet.
From what I heard he worked for 15 years on a military base so I
wonder how he got specialize with autism.
If you have more information please let me know

Grazia







Yahoo! Groups Links

I know a new pediatrician doctor is working at Carle Clinic, his name
should be Charles Morton.
I called Carle and they don't have his profile and I coudn't find on
internet yet.
From what I heard he worked for 15 years on a military base so I
wonder how he got specialize with autism.
If you have more information please let me know

Grazia

Hi there,
I'm a mother of an autistic "little girl" that is only three years old
and he looks like more as a five, no patty training and with the
horrible abits to put her hands in the diaper after and.....just make
a BIG mess!!
Bodysuit help some to delay the process but I have only two old one
left and it is difficult find this size?
Any idea?
Thanks a lot

Grazia

Thanks for sharing this Heather. I have requested more information and how to
order it.
Ann

________________________________

From: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com on behalf of heather Kunkle
Sent: Tue 12/6/05 8:13 PM
To: cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [cuan-listserve] teaching emotions



BLAIRSVILLE - With four autistic children in her life, one
Blairsville woman's life couldn't get any more hectic ... or
rewarding.
But Heather Pearce's busy lifestyle - which also includes working on
her master's degree in special education and producing a learning
game she developed for autistic children - is well worth it. Her
dedication to the children and to autism itself is evident in the
pictures of her children on her coffee table, the look in her eyes
when she talks about them and the voicemails on her cell phone of
the children singing to her.
And also in the fact that none of the four are her biological or
adoptive children.
Pearce, 30, is a member of Family Behavioral Resources' therapeutic
staff support, out of the North Huntington office, and works with
children with autism, a neurological disorder that affects normal
brain development in the areas of social interaction and
communication skills. She splits her time daily at the homes of four
children and provides one-on-one play therapy, including speech and
occupational therapy.

Advertisement


Over the 4½ years she's worked with autistic children, Pearce has
developed a strong bond with the four children she sees daily, so
much so that she often refers to them as "her kids."

"I don't think I could function without some of my kids. You cannot
not love my kids," said. "My little guys, they're just amazing
little kids."

Her dedication to and emotional bond with one child in particular
prompted Pearce to develop the game Emotions Go Fish, an emotions-
reading game to help autistic children understand emotions.

"One of my guys couldn't understand emotions," said Pearce, an
Indiana University of Pennsylvania psychology graduate.

Autistic children "don't perceive emotions. ... To get it to click
is difficult. ... You can't teach them emotions in a fun way."

So Pearce decided find a way to do it. She got the idea while
playing Go Fish with one of the children. She then created cards,
which are faces that all look identical except for the facial
expression.

The game, which Pearce has had patented, can be played seven
different ways, including receptive ways, such as asking the child
to hand over the card with a certain expression; and expressive
ways, such as holding up a card and asking the child what expression
that card is trying to convey.

But the important thing is that, no matter what way it's played, the
game must be fun, Pearce said.

"That's the biggest thing," said Pearce, who noted the game can also
be used for children with other disabilities or brain injuries. "I
want to make it fun for the kids. ... If they're not laughing,
you're not playing it right."

Pearce said she has seen good success rates with the game. One child
she played the game with would cry because something was wrong, but
he couldn't express what it was or how he felt.

"If they can't express that, how can they tell you what they need?"
she said.

Now the child can verbally tell her how he feels and physically show
the emotions.

"If you see any of the kids ... the progress they made is amazing,"
said Pearce, who is willing to train people how to use the
game. "It's so much fun just to see them do well. ... I love it."

Because children with autism learn differently, repetition is key. A
therapist could work with a child on a certain subject 50 times
without the child understanding, which can be frustrating. When one
way of teaching doesn't work, therapists and parents try another and
another until one works and, say, on the 51st time, the child will
understand.

"You have your days when it's bad," said Pearce, who will complete
her master's degree from Seton Hill University in the spring.
But "when it clicks, they don't believe it. It's like the fog lifts.
You live for those days."

Pearce's next project is a therapeutic preschool for children with
autism she hopes to open after graduation. The goal is to get the
children independent enough to be able to handle a classroom setting
and to make friends.

"I don't want them to have tougher lives just because they have a
disability," she said. "I want them to be happy.

For more information or to purchase a game, contact Pearce at (724)
422-5944 or hpearce@...








Yahoo! Groups Links

BLAIRSVILLE - With four autistic children in her life, one
Blairsville woman's life couldn't get any more hectic ... or
rewarding.
But Heather Pearce's busy lifestyle - which also includes working on
her master's degree in special education and producing a learning
game she developed for autistic children - is well worth it. Her
dedication to the children and to autism itself is evident in the
pictures of her children on her coffee table, the look in her eyes
when she talks about them and the voicemails on her cell phone of
the children singing to her.
And also in the fact that none of the four are her biological or
adoptive children.
Pearce, 30, is a member of Family Behavioral Resources' therapeutic
staff support, out of the North Huntington office, and works with
children with autism, a neurological disorder that affects normal
brain development in the areas of social interaction and
communication skills. She splits her time daily at the homes of four
children and provides one-on-one play therapy, including speech and
occupational therapy.

Advertisement


Over the 4½ years she's worked with autistic children, Pearce has
developed a strong bond with the four children she sees daily, so
much so that she often refers to them as "her kids."

"I don't think I could function without some of my kids. You cannot
not love my kids," said. "My little guys, they're just amazing
little kids."

Her dedication to and emotional bond with one child in particular
prompted Pearce to develop the game Emotions Go Fish, an emotions-
reading game to help autistic children understand emotions.

"One of my guys couldn't understand emotions," said Pearce, an
Indiana University of Pennsylvania psychology graduate.

Autistic children "don't perceive emotions. ... To get it to click
is difficult. ... You can't teach them emotions in a fun way."

So Pearce decided find a way to do it. She got the idea while
playing Go Fish with one of the children. She then created cards,
which are faces that all look identical except for the facial
expression.

The game, which Pearce has had patented, can be played seven
different ways, including receptive ways, such as asking the child
to hand over the card with a certain expression; and expressive
ways, such as holding up a card and asking the child what expression
that card is trying to convey.

But the important thing is that, no matter what way it's played, the
game must be fun, Pearce said.

"That's the biggest thing," said Pearce, who noted the game can also
be used for children with other disabilities or brain injuries. "I
want to make it fun for the kids. ... If they're not laughing,
you're not playing it right."

Pearce said she has seen good success rates with the game. One child
she played the game with would cry because something was wrong, but
he couldn't express what it was or how he felt.

"If they can't express that, how can they tell you what they need?"
she said.

Now the child can verbally tell her how he feels and physically show
the emotions.

"If you see any of the kids ... the progress they made is amazing,"
said Pearce, who is willing to train people how to use the
game. "It's so much fun just to see them do well. ... I love it."

Because children with autism learn differently, repetition is key. A
therapist could work with a child on a certain subject 50 times
without the child understanding, which can be frustrating. When one
way of teaching doesn't work, therapists and parents try another and
another until one works and, say, on the 51st time, the child will
understand.

"You have your days when it's bad," said Pearce, who will complete
her master's degree from Seton Hill University in the spring.
But "when it clicks, they don't believe it. It's like the fog lifts.
You live for those days."

Pearce's next project is a therapeutic preschool for children with
autism she hopes to open after graduation. The goal is to get the
children independent enough to be able to handle a classroom setting
and to make friends.

"I don't want them to have tougher lives just because they have a
disability," she said. "I want them to be happy.

For more information or to purchase a game, contact Pearce at (724)
422-5944 or hpearce@...

Thanks Ann - these look very interesting!

I heard you saw Pat at Good Shepard on Sunday - pretty amazing that Pat is
still going.  He really seems to like it there!

I hope things are ok with you.

Take Care
Linda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann Osterling" <aosterling@...>
To: <cuan-listserve@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 5:54 PM
Subject: [cuan-listserve] FW: News from Michelle G. Winner's CST


>
> I have some of these materials-and have ordered her newest one. They
> really focus on social interaction and learning.
>
> Ann
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michelle G. Winner [mailto:information@...]
> Sent: Mon 9/12/05 12:36 PM
> To: Ann Osterling
> Subject: News from Michelle G. Winner's CST
>
> September 2005
> Announcing upcoming conferences and new products from Michelle G Winner
>
> Greetings!
>
> Upcoming Conferences: October 13/14 Sacramento,
> CA; December 1/2 Seattle, WA. 2005.    See below
> for information on upcoming conferences
> open to the public. ASHA CEU's available for SLP's.
>
> NEW PRODUCTS: We have
> been working hard to bring you new
> products to use with students at school, home or in
> the therapy office.  Please read below to explore our
> new posters, book, video and upcoming curriculum!
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Social Thinking Posters
>
>
>
> Social Thinking Posters were created to
> help students and
> teachers explore social thinking as part of their
> classroom experience in regular and special
> education.  The information on the posters is helpful
> for ALL students! The four posters include:
>
> 1.      The BORING Moments
> of working as part of a
> group to explore that coping with boredom is part of
> any group context. The poster reviews expected and
> unexpected behaviors.  $12.00
>
> 2.      Being Part of A Group:
> the 4 steps of
> perspective taking are a mandatory part of working
> together as a group; the poster encourages a
> classroom discussion!  $12.00
>
> 3.      Social Behavior Maps for Working as
> a Student
> in the Classroom: Social behavior
> mapping is a
> cognitive behavioral technique to help students learn
> how their behavior impacts other's emotions and
> ultimately how people treat them. This technique is
> described extensively in Michelle's book, Thinking
> About You Thinking About Me $12.00
>
> 4.      Social Behavior Map Dry Erase
> Template: This poster is a
> Dry Erase surface template of a social behavior map
> to allow educators to use and reuse with students to
> define the social behavioral interactions with other
> people in specific environments.  $15.00 for dry
> erase
> surface
>
> Or purchase all 4 posters (poster 4 pack)
> for $45.00.
>
> Please click here to order any of these products -
>
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=fbtquobab.0.zsjmwobab.hhuquobab.196&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.s\
ocialthinking.com%2Forderforms.htm
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> NEW BOOKS filled with lessons!:
> by Article Author
> Just Released in August:  Worksheets! for Teaching Social Thinking and
> Related Skills
>
> This specially spiral bound workbook, which allows its
> user to still read the title of the book on the spine of
> the book, provides over 250 social thinking lessons
> that have been developed and used at Michelle
> Winner's Center for Social Thinking over the past 6
> years.   These lessons are divided into chapters
> based on different aspects of intervention, including
> lessons on developing a deeper sense of perspective
> taking, skills for interpreting language meaning and
> lessons for acquiring behavior self-management.  This
> book is a must have for those who are infusing social
> thinking into lessons across the school and home
> day.  $44.00
>
> To be released in November:  A Social
> Thinking Curriculum for School Aged Students:
> This curriculum breaks lessons into 8
> chapters and demonstrates how lessons evolve and
> build on each other across the months and years.
> Lessons in this curriculum start with the very basic
> (which many students, even those in middle and high
> school still need) and expand towards the abstract
> across the chapters and from lesson to lesson.
>
> A social thinking vocabulary is defined across the
> curriculum with the intention of carrying these
> concepts out of the therapy room or special
> education room and into the student's entire school
> and home day.  This curriculum encourages student
> self-monitoring with the use of video feedback as
> well as instructional sheets to share with educators
> and parents to help them learn the vocabulary along
> side their student.  The lessons in this curriculum will
> span years of development, from Kindergarten
> through High School. This curriculum can be used in
> conjunction with the new Worksheets! book (which
> provides a whole different set of lessons) to allow
> the parents and educators more leeway to decide
> what related lessons need to be taught at different
> points in the curriculum.  Price: still to be
> determined.
>
> Please click here to order any of these products -
>
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=fbtquobab.0.zsjmwobab.hhuquobab.196&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.s\
ocialthinking.com%2Forderforms.htm
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> NEW VIDEO to be released this FALL!
> by Article Author
> Strategies for Organization: Preparing for Homework in The Real World
>
> This approximately 3.5 hour DVD hits upon the key
> points of Michelle's popular workshop by a similar
> name. Michelle's practical 10 step approach helps
> educators, parents and students explore the
> student's related strengths and weaknesses, with
> clear ideas on how to help teach towards improved
> organizational skills.   The Gray Center once again
> has produced this video.  Price: likely about
> $69.00 for 3.5 hours of practical information.
>
> Please click here to order any of these products -
>
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=fbtquobab.0.zsjmwobab.hhuquobab.196&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.s\
ocialthinking.com%2Forderforms.htm
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> NEW WORKSHOP:
> by Article Author
> Workshop Description: Implementing Social Thinking Concepts and Vocabulary
> into our School and Home Day: A Day to Develop Team Creativity
>
> This brand new workshop allows parents and
> educators to learn more about teaching social
> thinking and related skills to students.  We will
> explore how social thinking concepts develop the
> infrastructure for students to meet the educational
> standards, demonstrating how key these concepts
> are to reading comprehension, written expression,
> etc.
>
> We will define many social thinking concepts and how
> to apply the "social thinking vocabulary" across the
> school and home day. Conference participants work
> in teams to develop new creative social thinking
> lessons to fit their teaching environment.  The focus
> of the day will be on making the teaching realizable
> across a variety of environments with the focus on
> helping students to carry the concepts out of the
> treatment room and into their real lives. The social
> thinking lessons will be taught in the order they are
> being introduced in Michelle's new book, "A Social
> Thinking Curriculum for School Aged Students" due
> out in November, 2005.
>
> Furthermore, we will explore how to work as part of
> an educational team. How do we share the workload
> when helping these kids?
>
> Objectives:
>
> 1. The participants will be able to explain how
> social thinking concepts can be weak even in
> students who are not diagnosed with autism
> spectrum disorders.
> 2. The participants will be able to explain how
> social thinking skills impact a student's ability to work
> towards the educational standards.
> 3. The participants will be able to describe
> how teaching social thinking and related skills can be
> done in the classroom during academic and social
> tasks.
> 4. The participants will create 6 different
> lesson plans to take into their educational
> environment.
> 5. The participants will be able to define the
> different roles of the treatment team, encouraging
> team members to work together while sharing the
> educational load.
> 6. The participants will be able to describe
> four social thinking concepts that would help all
> students in the school, and not just those diagnosed
> with a social learning disability.
>
> .
>
> Click here to order any products -
>
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ocialthinking.com%2Forderforms.htm
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ABOUT MICHELLE G. WINNER:
>
>
>
> For the last 6 years of her 21 year career,  Michelle
> has owned a private practice in San Jose, CA called
> Michelle G. Winner's Center for Social Thinking where
> the needs of persons with social cognitive deficits
> are the focus.  Michelle and her team of therapists
> continue to pioneer functional treatment and
> assessment strategies to better understand this
> abstract form of a learning disability that typically
> impacts those on the autism spectrum, with non-
> verbal learning disabilities and or ADHD.  Her clinic
> serves persons from preschool to retirement.
> In recognition that there is a huge range of
> functioning within persons with the above labels,
> Michelle focuses most specifically on those with near-
> normal to way above normal verbal intelligence.  Her
> work helps students, parents and professionals to
> understand how a social deficit can also impact
> achievement within the classroom environment.
> Michelle strongly encourages schools and families to
> work collaboratively together.
> In addition to giving workshops internationally,
> Michelle continues to work with clients, do
> assessments, consult with families and schools and
> create materials for use by parents and teaches.
> Her three books and treatment video are highly
> regarded in the field.  In May of 2002, her work was
> acknowledged in TIME magazine.
>
> Click here to learn more about Michelle's work and philosophy on her
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>
>
>
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> Thinking About Me & Organizing Strategies for
> Homework and the Real World. ASHA CEU's for SLP's
> as well as Calif. State Ceu's for SLP's, MFT's and
> LCSW's.
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Ann

-----Original Message-----
From: Michelle G. Winner [mailto:information@...]
Sent: Mon 9/12/05 12:36 PM
To: Ann Osterling
Subject: News from Michelle G. Winner's CST

September 2005
Announcing upcoming conferences and new products from Michelle G Winner

Greetings!

Upcoming Conferences: October 13/14 Sacramento,
CA; December 1/2 Seattle, WA. 2005.    See below
for information on upcoming conferences
open to the public. ASHA CEU's available for SLP's.

NEW PRODUCTS: We have
been working hard to bring you new
products to use with students at school, home or in
the therapy office.  Please read below to explore our
new posters, book, video and upcoming curriculum!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Social Thinking Posters



Social Thinking Posters were created to
help students and
teachers explore social thinking as part of their
classroom experience in regular and special
education.  The information on the posters is helpful
for ALL students! The four posters include:

1.      The BORING Moments
of working as part of a
group to explore that coping with boredom is part of
any group context. The poster reviews expected and
unexpected behaviors.  $12.00

2.      Being Part of A Group:
the 4 steps of
perspective taking are a mandatory part of working
together as a group; the poster encourages a
classroom discussion!  $12.00

3.      Social Behavior Maps for Working as
a Student
in the Classroom: Social behavior
mapping is a
cognitive behavioral technique to help students learn
how their behavior impacts other's emotions and
ultimately how people treat them. This technique is
described extensively in Michelle's book, Thinking
About You Thinking About Me $12.00

4.      Social Behavior Map Dry Erase
Template: This poster is a
Dry Erase surface template of a social behavior map
to allow educators to use and reuse with students to
define the social behavioral interactions with other
people in specific environments.  $15.00 for dry
erase
surface

Or purchase all 4 posters (poster 4 pack)
for $45.00.

Please click here to order any of these products -
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=fbtquobab.0.zsjmwobab.hhuquobab.196&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.s\
ocialthinking.com%2Forderforms.htm

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW BOOKS filled with lessons!:
by Article Author
Just Released in August:  Worksheets! for Teaching Social Thinking and Related
Skills

This specially spiral bound workbook, which allows its
user to still read the title of the book on the spine of
the book, provides over 250 social thinking lessons
that have been developed and used at Michelle
Winner's Center for Social Thinking over the past 6
years.   These lessons are divided into chapters
based on different aspects of intervention, including
lessons on developing a deeper sense of perspective
taking, skills for interpreting language meaning and
lessons for acquiring behavior self-management.  This
book is a must have for those who are infusing social
thinking into lessons across the school and home
day.  $44.00

To be released in November:  A Social
Thinking Curriculum for School Aged Students:
This curriculum breaks lessons into 8
chapters and demonstrates how lessons evolve and
build on each other across the months and years.
Lessons in this curriculum start with the very basic
(which many students, even those in middle and high
school still need) and expand towards the abstract
across the chapters and from lesson to lesson.

A social thinking vocabulary is defined across the
curriculum with the intention of carrying these
concepts out of the therapy room or special
education room and into the student's entire school
and home day.  This curriculum encourages student
self-monitoring with the use of video feedback as
well as instructional sheets to share with educators
and parents to help them learn the vocabulary along
side their student.  The lessons in this curriculum will
span years of development, from Kindergarten
through High School. This curriculum can be used in
conjunction with the new Worksheets! book (which
provides a whole different set of lessons) to allow
the parents and educators more leeway to decide
what related lessons need to be taught at different
points in the curriculum.  Price: still to be
determined.

Please click here to order any of these products -
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=fbtquobab.0.zsjmwobab.hhuquobab.196&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.s\
ocialthinking.com%2Forderforms.htm

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW VIDEO to be released this FALL!
by Article Author
Strategies for Organization: Preparing for Homework in The Real World

This approximately 3.5 hour DVD hits upon the key
points of Michelle's popular workshop by a similar
name. Michelle's practical 10 step approach helps
educators, parents and students explore the
student's related strengths and weaknesses, with
clear ideas on how to help teach towards improved
organizational skills.   The Gray Center once again
has produced this video.  Price: likely about
$69.00 for 3.5 hours of practical information.

Please click here to order any of these products -
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=fbtquobab.0.zsjmwobab.hhuquobab.196&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.s\
ocialthinking.com%2Forderforms.htm

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW WORKSHOP:
by Article Author
Workshop Description: Implementing Social Thinking Concepts and Vocabulary into
our School and Home Day: A Day to Develop Team Creativity

This brand new workshop allows parents and
educators to learn more about teaching social
thinking and related skills to students.  We will
explore how social thinking concepts develop the
infrastructure for students to meet the educational
standards, demonstrating how key these concepts
are to reading comprehension, written expression,
etc.

We will define many social thinking concepts and how
to apply the "social thinking vocabulary" across the
school and home day. Conference participants work
in teams to develop new creative social thinking
lessons to fit their teaching environment.  The focus
of the day will be on making the teaching realizable
across a variety of environments with the focus on
helping students to carry the concepts out of the
treatment room and into their real lives. The social
thinking lessons will be taught in the order they are
being introduced in Michelle's new book, "A Social
Thinking Curriculum for School Aged Students" due
out in November, 2005.

Furthermore, we will explore how to work as part of
an educational team. How do we share the workload
when helping these kids?

Objectives:

1. The participants will be able to explain how
social thinking concepts can be weak even in
students who are not diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorders.
2. The participants will be able to explain how
social thinking skills impact a student's ability to work
towards the educational standards.
3. The participants will be able to describe
how teaching social thinking and related skills can be
done in the classroom during academic and social
tasks.
4. The participants will create 6 different
lesson plans to take into their educational
environment.
5. The participants will be able to define the
different roles of the treatment team, encouraging
team members to work together while sharing the
educational load.
6. The participants will be able to describe
four social thinking concepts that would help all
students in the school, and not just those diagnosed
with a social learning disability.

.

Click here to order any products -
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=fbtquobab.0.zsjmwobab.hhuquobab.196&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.s\
ocialthinking.com%2Forderforms.htm

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ABOUT MICHELLE G. WINNER:



For the last 6 years of her 21 year career,  Michelle
has owned a private practice in San Jose, CA called
Michelle G. Winner's Center for Social Thinking where
the needs of persons with social cognitive deficits
are the focus.  Michelle and her team of therapists
continue to pioneer functional treatment and
assessment strategies to better understand this
abstract form of a learning disability that typically
impacts those on the autism spectrum, with non-
verbal learning disabilities and or ADHD.  Her clinic
serves persons from preschool to retirement.
In recognition that there is a huge range of
functioning within persons with the above labels,
Michelle focuses most specifically on those with near-
normal to way above normal verbal intelligence.  Her
work helps students, parents and professionals to
understand how a social deficit can also impact
achievement within the classroom environment.
Michelle strongly encourages schools and families to
work collaboratively together.
In addition to giving workshops internationally,
Michelle continues to work with clients, do
assessments, consult with families and schools and
create materials for use by parents and teaches.
Her three books and treatment video are highly
regarded in the field.  In May of 2002, her work was
acknowledged in TIME magazine.

Click here to learn more about Michelle's work and philosophy on her website: -
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Sacramento October 13 and 14; Seattle Dec. 1 and 2, 2005



SACRAMENTO CONFERENCE:Thinking About You
Thinking About Me & Organizing Strategies for
Homework and the Real World. ASHA CEU's for SLP's
as well as Calif. State Ceu's for SLP's, MFT's and
LCSW's.

  SEATTLE
CONFERENCE: Social Cognitive Deficits Across
The Home and School Day (ILAUGH MODEL) &
INTRODUCING A
NEW
WORKSHOP DAY! <
Implimenting
Social Thinking Vocabulary and Concepts into our
Home and School Day.

ASHA CEU'S for SLP's and Washington State Clock
Hours available.

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It's great to hear from you.  We can really use someone like you here.  We
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Hi! I guess I'll post the first message!

I'm an ABA home therapist, specifically trained in Verbal Behavior.
I'm looking for any families/professionals in the Champaign-Urbana
area that are involved in VB.
I'm considering a big move from the DC area to somewhere near
Champaign, but the move is dependant on finding work. I greatly
appreciate any leads.

Thanks!
Tracy