Autism Society of America – Greater Georgia Chapter is pleased to
announce that registration is now open for the ASA-GGC 5th Annual
Autism/Asperger Conference scheduled for March 6-7, 2009. Please
visit the ASA-GGC website at www.asaga.com for conference information.

2009 Keynote Presenters

Daniel Tammet
Daniel Tammet is a writer, linguist and educator. A 2007 poll of
4,000 Britons named him as one of the world's "100 living geniuses".
He is the creator of 'Optimnem', a website company that has provided
language learning instruction to thousands around the globe. His 2006
memoir 'Born On A Blue Day' describing his life with high-functioning
autistic savant syndrome was a Sunday Times (UK) and New York Times
bestseller. It has sold over half a million copies worldwide, and
been translated into 18 languages.

Tammet is the subject of the 2005 award-winning documentary
film 'Brainman' which has been shown in more than 40 countries. He
has also made appearances on the 'Late Show With David
Letterman', 'ABC News', '60 Minutes', and 'Good Morning America', and
been featured in the 'Times', 'Guardian', 'Telegraph',
and 'Independent' (UK) 'New York Times', 'International Herald
Tribune', 'The Advocate', 'Der Spiegel', and 'Le Monde' (front page)
among many others.

Tammet set a European record on March 14th 2004 when he recited the
famous mathematical constant Pi (3.141...) to 22,514 decimal places
from memory in a time of 5 hours, 9 minutes. His remarkable memory,
mathematical and linguistic abilities have been studied by some of
the world's leading neuroscientists at California's Center for Brain
Studies and the UK's Cambridge Autism Research Centre.

His new book, 'Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of
the Mind', is a personal and scientific exploration of how the brain
works and the differences and similarities between savant and non-
savant minds.

Stephen Shore
Diagnosed with "Atypical Development with strong autistic tendencies"
Dr. Shore was viewed as "too sick" to be treated on an outpatient
basis and recommended for institutionalization. Nonverbal until four,
and with much help from his parents, teachers, and others, Stephen
completed his doctoral dissertation at Boston University focused on
matching best practice to the needs of people on the autism spectrum.
Click here to see an abstract of the dissertation. Recently, Dr.
Shore has accepted a professorship at Adelphi University teaching
courses in special education and autism.

In addition to working with children and talking about life on the
autism spectrum, Stephen presents and consults internationally on
adult issues pertinent to education, relationships, employment,
advocacy, and disclosure as discussed in his books Beyond the Wall:
Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Ask and Tell:
Self-advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum, and
the critically acclaimed Understanding Autism for Dummies.

President emeritus of the Asperger's Association of New England, Dr.
Shore serves on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, for
the Board of Directors for Autism Society of America, Unlocking
Autism, MAAP, the College Internship Program, and USAAA.

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