http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6490 <pre>www.awares.org/conferences I am thrilled to announce that Professor Rita Jordan - one of the world's truly great authorities on autism - will be online to answer your questions all day on Thursday, April 25, 2013. This is the latest in our series of Awares one-day online conferences which I organise here at the Awares Conference Centre every month. These conferences are run by Autism Cymru, Wales's pioneering national charity for autism. Register right now at www.awares.org/conferences to read Rita's superb new paper immediately and then join in the Discussion forum on April 25. This online conference is open to everyone, so please let all your friends, colleagues and networks know about this unique opportunity to link up with a remarkable figure who has done so much to advance the understanding of autism around the globe. Rita Jordan has been Professor of Autism at the University of Birmingham, in the UK, where she ran programmes of study (campus-based and by distance) for professionals and parents working with individuals with autistic spectrum disorders (including a web-based programme for carers and practitioners and a module for educational psychologists) and supervises research. She has published numerous books and articles on autism and has been involved in training events, consultations and conferences all over the world. She has served on national and international task forces and working parties set up by governments or professional bodies to review evidence and offer advice in relation to ASDs. For further information about this and all other Awares online conferences, please contact me at adam&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org Best wishes, Adam Feinstein </pre> Adam Feinstein 2013-04-17T20:40:33 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6487 <pre>www.awares.org/conferences Hard on the heels of the great success of last month's Awares online autism conference with Professor Simon Baron-Cohen - sponsored by Options Group - I am delighted to announce that the presenter at this month's event, on February 27, is Charlotte Moore. Charlotte is the author of 'George And Sam', her acclaimed account of life with her autistic sons. She has also published four novels, four historical books for children and 'Hancox - A House And A Family', a social history based on a family archive. She is a freelance journalist and has written widely about autism, and has spoken on the subject at many meetings and conferences. She lives in East Sussex with her three sons. An updated edition of 'George And Sam' - including her 'Mind The Gap' columns originally written for The Guardian - is available in Penguin paperback. Register right now for this one-day conference at www.awares.org/conferences Charlotte's paper will appear on the conference site very shortly and she herself will be available to answer your questions all day from 9am (UK time) on February 27. This conference is open to all, so please let your friends, colleagues and networks know about the event. This is the latest in the exciting series of one-day online autism conferences run by Autism Cymru, Wales's pioneering national charity for autism. For further details of this and all our other online conferences, please contact myself, Adam Feinstein, at adam&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org Best wishes, Adam Feinstein </pre> Adam Feinstein 2013-02-17T10:48:28 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6486 <pre>On March 23, 2013 Advancing Abilities of Wisconsin is having an exciting conference in Mequon, Wisconsin on increasing social participation for individuals with autism and other differences by top experts in the field! Participants will learn important techniques and cutting edge strategies in this important area! Find out more at www.AdvancingAbilitiesWI.com and visit our "Events" page! &lt;http://www.advancingabilitieswi.com&gt; &lt;http://www.advancingabilitieswi.com&gt; Advancing Abilities of Wisconsin &lt;http://www.advancingabilitieswi.com&gt; The presenters: Rhonda J. Greenhaw, MA, BCBA Director, Hussman Center for Adults with Autism at Towson University Board Certified Behavior Analyst Member of several think tanks and workgroups on disability and autism-related issues Clinical Assistant Professor, Towson University Chief Clinical Officer, Advancing Abilities Parent of a daughter on the spectrum Zosia Zaks, MS, CRC Author: Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Ad. Professor, Post-Graduate Autism Certificate Program Boards Member of national autism organizations Diagnosed at age 31 Author, advocate, and speaker Parent of two daughters on the spectrum Social participation is an area that presents significant challenges for many people on the autism spectrum and those with other communication and learning differences! Participants will develop and practice specific skills that foster social competence in children, adolescents and adults! Whether you're a self-advocate, parent, teacher, clinician, or administrator, you'll not want to miss this exciting event! VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE! Group Discounts Available!!! email: info&lt; at &gt;AdvancingAbilitiesWI.com </pre> rhondagwood 2013-02-10T16:51:51 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6484 <pre>http://www.gatewaycounselling.com.au/components/com_content/wmnw.html JOHN CUPACH</pre> JOHN CUPACH 2013-01-25T05:02:56 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6483 <pre>I have found that the best information and least misleading information for any therapy or treatment comes from the parents. Certainly the most trustworthy. Here is a website that has testimonials of parents who have experienced stem cells for their special needs chidren, especially autism. As Parents and Grandparents, we have to depend on each other for factual information. Go to http://stemcellscaribbean.homestead.com/testimonials.html?_=1359004863342 Robert "Poppa" to Garrett with CP ------------------------------------ </pre> Robert 2013-01-24T06:33:26 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6479 <pre>Tink posted on autismfc the other day plus her email (tink.le&lt; at &gt;att.net) is still enrolled here. I don't know where she has been these past years but at least she appears to be doing well. I know many people here liked her very much so and I was worried about her so I'm just letting you know. Tom ------------------------------------ </pre> Tom Smith 2013-01-18T19:38:56 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6477 <pre>With the explicit permission of Barb Rentenbach, I am posting here on autismlist, with its public archives open to the whole world, a message that she posted last to week a group with an archives only open to the members: "hi all. barb rentenbach here. at age 40 im finally typing independently and by no coincidence just in time to help market my new book: 'i might be you: an exploration of autism and connection' by barb rentenbach and lois prislovsky. for more information about the book please check out our web site: www.muleandmuseproductions.com it is for sale at amazon.com and barns and nobles.com. a portion of all profits go to the greater living institute (GLI) a non-profit organization created to help bright adolescents and adults with disabilities. to order directly from our company for more speedy delivery and perhaps a copy signed by the authors just in time for christmas (please note who you would like us to sign it to on the "special instructions" page). the direct link for that is: http://shop.m uleandmuseproductions.com/ thank you for helping me share this hope for all. grateful b" ------------------------------------ </pre> Arthur 2012-12-16T10:07:49 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6476 <pre>*www.awares.org/conferences* We are delighted to welcome two of the world's leading autism authorities, Theo Peeters and Hilde De Clercq, all day from 9am (UK time) on December 17, 2012 - as the latest presenters in our exciting series of monthly online conferences here on the Awares Conference Centre. Theo and Hilde's papers are available to read immediately at *www.awares.org/conferences*once you have registered and they themselves will be online all day on December 17 to answer your questions. Please let your friends, colleagues and networks know about this exciting event. Register right now at *www.awares.org/conferences *and do not miss out on this unique opportunity. *Theo Peeters *graduated in Philosophy and Literature from the University of Louvain and gained his Masters in Neurolinguistics from the University of Brussels. He acquired a second Masters in Human Communication. from the University of London. He studied the psycho-educational approach to autism at the TEACCH headquarters, University of North Carolina, in the USA. In 1981, he founded the Opleidingscentrum Autisme (Centre for Training) in Antwerp. He was asked by the Belgium Ministry of Education to offer training to teachers and para-medical staff for the first official 'Experiment in Autism in Special Education' in 1985. He has been responsible with his colleagues for autism training in most European countries and also outside Europe (Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina etc). He has published many articles and six books on autism in Dutch. A few have been translated into many different languages. The special focus of the Opleidingscentrum is on 'understanding autism from within' emphasising meaning and trying to understand autism through the eyes of people with autism. This ethical point of departure is symbolized by the iceberg philosophy'. After *Hilde De Clercq *had her son with autism, Thomas, she started work at the parents' society in Flanders as a trainer for parents. In 1994, she began work as a Parent-Professional (and Professional Parent) at the Opleidingscentrum (Centre for Training in Autism in Antwerp. She has been jointly responsible for practical and theoretical training in autism. She has worked at the Opleidingscentrum Autisme for almost 20 years and has both national and international experience as a speaker and trainer in autism. She gives conferences on several subjects, but mostly on 'Autism from Within', explaining the specific cognitive style of people with autism and its influence on all aspects of daily life. Other topics are communication, high-functioning people with autism and individuals with Asperger's syndrome, relationships and sexuality, autism as a specific culture, parent-professional collaboration, parent training, developing a 'plan for life' for people with autism, sensibilisation of society, etc. She has experience in including people with autism in her training. She has been involved in training and seminars in most European countries as well as outside Europe. Her book on detailed thinking ('lack of Central Coherence') in autism, Mum, is that a human being or an animal?, has been translated into English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Spanish, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Hungarian, Greek and Czech. Another book, Autism from Within: A Handbook, has been published in Dutch, English, Swedish , Spanish, Polish and Italian. A French version is expected by the beginning of 2013. This book describes the 'pervasive' characteristics of autism in all kinds of daily life situations: development of play, eating and sleeping problems, tidiness, self -help skills, development of communication, emotional development, sexuality and relationships. The book contains many practical tips for professionals and parents. She is an international Associate Editor of Good Autism Practice, edited by Glenys Jones and Hugh Morgan in partnership with the University of Birmingham (UK) and Wales's National Charity for Autism, Autism Cymru. For further details about this and all other Awares online autism conferences, please contact myself, Adam Feinstein, at: adam&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org Best wishes, Adam Feinstein </pre> Adam Feinstein 2012-12-13T12:32:52 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6474 <pre>*www.awares.org/conferences* Just a quick note to say that I have decided to extend Autism2012 - the Awares international online conference - for at least another week, until November 30, due to public demand. I hope this will give you plenty of time to take part in the lively and informative discussions with many of the world's leading autism authorities and people on the spectrum, including Donna Williams, Wendy Lawson, Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay, Darold Treffert, Lucy Hawking (Stephen Hawking's daughter) and Kathy Lette. You can also read the remarkable range of papers from the more than sixty presenters. Register right now at www.awares.org/conferences Please let your friends, colleagues and networks know about this exciting event. Best wishes, Adam Feinstein </pre> Adam Feinstein 2012-11-26T10:16:31 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6472 <pre>&lt;!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"&gt; &lt;html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt; &lt;head&gt; &lt;meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /&gt; &lt;title&gt;Untitled Document&lt;/title&gt; &lt;style type="text/css"&gt; &lt;!-- .bold { font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } .Center1 { text-align: center; } --&gt; &lt;/style&gt; &lt;/head&gt; &lt;body&gt; &lt;p&gt;A hero in the autism community has the opportunity to win a NASCAR Foundation Humanitarian Award which will contribute $100,000 to an Autism School she founded.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;What is her most significant contribution to the Autism community so far? &lt;span class="bold"&gt;&lt;span&gt;She has been instrumental in getting health insurance to cover the cost of intensive ABA services!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;She wrote a law in South Carolina that requires health insurance providers to cover ABA services.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;As a result, with the support of Autism Speaks, she has helped about 30 states so far to develop similar laws.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Tens of thousands of children with autism across the country so far now enjoy improved services because of her efforts.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Lorri Unumb is another parent of a child with Autism who is using her skills to help change the lives of numerous individuals with autism.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;She helped found the first ABA Autism School in her home town of Columbia South Carolina.&amp;nbsp; This award will provide $100,000 from the NASCAR Foundation to the fledgling non-profit school and shine more light on Autism that now inflicts 1 in 88 children born.&amp;nbsp; Autism impacts many individuals worldwide, but our response to Autism will help many more children and adults with developmental disabilities and brain injuries.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I am grateful for the support of the autism community for our work on the DT Trainer &amp;amp; Activity Trainer and ask you to take a few moments to vote for &lt;strong&gt;Lorri Shealy Unumb &lt;/strong&gt;(1 of 4 finalists) at &lt;a href="http://www.NASCAR.com/award"&gt;www.NASCAR.com/award&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;You can vote once per day. &amp;nbsp;Read more below.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Please forward (or edit and forward) this to all that you can. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Best wishes and thanks for what you do,&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Karl Smith&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Accelerations Educational Software&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:ksmith&lt; at &gt;dttrainer.com"&gt;ksmith&lt; at &gt;dttrainer.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp; |&amp;nbsp; &lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dttrainer.com/"&gt;www.dttrainer.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt; Like us on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Accelerations-Educational-Software-Autism-Software-Programs/123096694382322"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;Follow us on &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AESAutism"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From:&lt;/strong&gt; Lorri Unumb [&lt;a href="mailto:Lorri.Unumb&lt; at &gt;autismspeaks.org"&gt;mailto:Lorri.Unumb&lt; at &gt;autismspeaks.org&lt;/a&gt;] &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Subject:&lt;/strong&gt; A minute of your time for SC children with autism&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dear Family &amp;amp; Friends –&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;As some of you probably know, I recently had the good fortune of being selected as 1 of 4 finalists for the NASCAR Foundation’s &lt;em&gt;Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The NASCAR Board of Directors selected the finalists based, in part, on their contributions to the community, and I was recognized for my volunteer work in the autism community in South Carolina and around the country.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Being a finalist is a thrill in itself, because each of the 4 finalists receives a $25,000 donation to their designated charity – in my case, the Autism Academy of South Carolina.&amp;nbsp; But one lucky finalist will win the grand prize, which is a $100,000 donation to their charity.&amp;nbsp; As you can imagine, a $100,000 contribution to a small, fledging non-profit like the Autism Academy of South Carolina would have a huge impact on our ability to serve the community.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The overall winner is determined purely by online voting.&amp;nbsp; Whoever gets the most votes between now and November 29th wins the $100,000 donation.&amp;nbsp; On behalf of the children being served at the Autism Academy of South Carolina, and the many more who would like to attend but cannot afford to, I ask if you would please take a moment to vote – or vote again -- at &lt;a href="http://www.NASCAR.com/award"&gt;www.NASCAR.com/award&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; It is very simple to vote – just click the box beside my name, enter your name and e-mail, and type the two jumbled words. (You don’t have to enter your address or phone number.)&amp;nbsp; It will take less than a minute of your time to vote but could make the difference of a lifetime for children struggling with autism.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The winner will be announced at NASCAR Champions Week in Las Vegas on November 30th.&amp;nbsp; You can vote every 24 hours between now and then.&amp;nbsp; Please write me back and let me know if you voted, and thank you so much for your support.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Lorri&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nascar.com/promos/bettyjanefrance/index.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.dttrainer.com/files/email/clip_image002.gif" alt="Autism" width="728" height="90" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td width="259" valign="top"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lorri Unumb, Esq.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Vice President, State Government Affairs &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Autism Speaks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; (803) 520-8080&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:Lorri.unumb&lt; at &gt;autismspeaks.org"&gt;Lorri.unumb&lt; at &gt;autismspeaks.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Watch my NASCAR video: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8kOAilnK78"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8kOAilnK78&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td width="252"&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.autismspeaks.org/"&gt;&lt;img border="0" width="297" height="100" src="http://www.dttrainer.com/files/email/clip_image003.jpg" alt="Description: AUTISMSPEAKSRIGHT" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/body&gt; &lt;/html&gt; A hero in the autism community has the opportunity to win a NASCAR Foundation Humanitarian Award which will contribute $100,000 to an Autism School she founded. What is her most significant contribution to the Autism community so far? She has been instrumental in getting health insurance to cover the cost of intensive ABA services! She wrote a law in South Carolina that requires health insurance providers to cover ABA services. As a result, with the support of Autism Speaks, she has helped about 30 states so far to develop similar laws. Tens of thousands of children with autism across the country so far now enjoy improved services because of her efforts. Lorri Unumb is another parent of a child with Autism who is using her skills to help change the lives of numerous individuals with autism. She helped found the first ABA Autism School in her home town of Columbia South Carolina. This award will provide $100,000 from the NASCAR Foundation to the fledgling non-profit school and shine more light on Autism that now inflicts 1 in 88 children born. Autism impacts many individuals worldwide, but our response to Autism will help many more children and adults with developmental disabilities and brain injuries. I am grateful for the support of the autism community for our work on the DT Trainer Activity Trainer and ask you to take a few moments to vote for Lorri Shealy Unumb (1 of 4 finalists) at www.NASCAR.com/award. You can vote once per day. Read more below. Please forward (or edit and forward) this to all that you can. Best wishes and thanks for what you do, Karl Smith Accelerations Educational Software ksmith&lt; at &gt;dttrainer.com | www.dttrainer.com Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter From: Lorri Unumb [mailto:Lorri.Unumb&lt; at &gt;autismspeaks.org] Subject: A minute of your time for SC children with autism Dear Family Friends – As some of you probably know, I recently had the good fortune of being selected as 1 of 4 finalists for the NASCAR Foundation’s Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award. The NASCAR Board of Directors selected the finalists based, in part, on their contributions to the community, and I was recognized for my volunteer work in the autism community in South Carolina and around the country. Being a finalist is a thrill in itself, because each of the 4 finalists receives a $25,000 donation to their designated charity – in my case, the Autism Academy of South Carolina. But one lucky finalist will win the grand prize, which is a $100,000 donation to their charity. As you can imagine, a $100,000 contribution to a small, fledging non-profit like the Autism Academy of South Carolina would have a huge impact on our ability to serve the community. The overall winner is determined purely by online voting. Whoever gets the most votes between now and November 29th wins the $100,000 donation. On behalf of the children being served at the Autism Academy of South Carolina, and the many more who would like to attend but cannot afford to, I ask if you would please take a moment to vote – or vote again -- at www.NASCAR.com/award. It is very simple to vote – just click the box beside my name, enter your name and e-mail, and type the two jumbled words. (You don’t have to enter your address or phone number.) It will take less than a minute of your time to vote but could make the difference of a lifetime for children struggling with autism. The winner will be announced at NASCAR Champions Week in Las Vegas on November 30th. You can vote every 24 hours between now and then. Please write me back and let me know if you voted, and thank you so much for your support. Lorri Lorri Unumb, Esq. Vice President, State Government Affairs Autism Speaks (803) 520-8080 Lorri.unumb&lt; at &gt;autismspeaks.org Watch my NASCAR video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8kOAilnK78 </pre> karl< at >dttrainer.com 2012-11-14T15:57:11 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6471 <pre>I am a Graduate student working on my Masters in Clinical Psychology and have worked in the autism community for years. I wanted to give parents of children with autism ages 2-17 an opportunity to take this short online survey to further autism treatment research. You can find the survey at: http://tolu.na/UGlkrw Thank you all for your help! ------------------------------------ </pre> free2jive16 2012-11-06T15:24:48 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6469 <pre>*www.awares.org/conferences* Don't miss the latest in our exciting monthly series of one-day online conferences on *www.awares.org/conferences* in 2012 run by Autism Cymru - Wales’s National Charity for Autism. We are delighted that the presenter tomorrow (Thursday, October 25, 2012) is Professor Uta Frith, one of the world's leading autism authorities. You will have the unique opportunity to put your questions directly to her. Uta's paper is available to read right now at *www.awares.org/conferences* once you register. Uta herself will be online all day from 9am (UK time) on October 25. Please let your friends and colleagues know about this event. Uta - who divides her time between University College London and the University of Aarhus in Denmark - has pioneered much of the current research in autism and dyslexia and has written several books on these conditions. Her 2003 book, Autism: Explaining the Enigma, has been translated into many languages. In 1991, her own translation into English of Hans Asperger's celebrated 1944 paper made waves around the globe. Uta's research initiated the current representation of a theory of mind deficit in autism. She has also suggested that individuals with autism have "weak central coherence" and are better than typical individuals at processing details but worse at integrating information from many different sources. Throughout her career, she has been developing a neuro-cognitive approach to developmental disorders. In particular, she has investigated specific cognitive processes and their failure in autism and dyslexia. Her aim is to discover the underlying cognitive causes of these disorders and to link them to behavioural symptoms as well as to brain systems. She aims to make this research relevant to the education of people with development disorders and to contribute to a better quality of their everyday life. Uta was made an honorary Dame of the British Empire for services to clinical science in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Register right now at *www.awares.org/conferences *to avoid disappointment. For further details about this and all other Awares online autism conferences, please contact myself, Adam Feinstein, at: * adam&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org* </pre> Adam Feinstein 2012-10-24T15:08:14 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6467 <pre>*www.awares.org/conferences* Don't miss the latest in our exciting monthly series of one-day online conferences on www.awares.org/conferences in 2012 run by Autism Cymru - Wales’s National Charity for Autism. We are delighted that the presenter on October 25, 2012 is Professor Uta Frith,one of the world's leading autism authorities. You will have the unique opportunity to put your questions directly to her on October 25. Please let your friends and colleagues know about this event. Uta - who divides her time between University College London and the University of Aarhus in Denmark - has pioneered much of the current research in autism and dyslexia and has written several books on these conditions. Her 2003 book, *Autism: Explaining the Enigma*, has been translated into many languages. In 1991, her own translation into English of Hans Asperger's celebrated 1944 paper made waves around the globe. Uta's research initiated the current representation of a theory of mind deficit in autism. She has also suggested that individuals with autism have "weak central coherence" and are better than typical individuals at processing details but worse at integrating information from many different sources. Throughout her career, she has been developing a neuro-cognitive approach to developmental disorders. In particular, she has investigated specific cognitive processes and their failure in autism and dyslexia. Her aim is to discover the underlying cognitive causes of these disorders and to link them to behavioural symptoms as well as to brain systems. She aims to make this research relevant to the education of people with development disorders and to contribute to a better quality of their everyday life. Uta was made an honorary Dame of the British Empire for services to clinical science in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours. *Register right now at www.awares.org/conferences to avoid disappointment.* For further details about this and all other Awares online autism conferences, please contact myself, Adam Feinstein, at: adam&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org </pre> Adam Feinstein 2012-10-14T07:27:50 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6465 <pre> *www.awares.org/conferences* I am delighted to say that, by public request, Carol Gray - inventor of the celebrated Social Stories for autism - is returning tomorrow, Thursday (September 20, 2012) to reply to your questions again on the Awares conference site (*www.awares.org/conferences*) between 12 noon and 3pm UK time (7am and 10am US East Coast time). Don't miss this unique opportunity to put your questions to one of the world's great autism authorities. Register right now *at www.awares.org/conferences* to join the discussions and read Carol's brilliant paper. I will be keeping the discussion forums open all the way through until Thursday to allow delegates to exchange views with one another, before Carol comes back online. If you have any queries, please contact me at: *adam&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org* Best wishes, Adam Feinstein </pre> Adam Feinstein 2012-09-19T09:28:04 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6464 <pre>www.awares.org/conferences This is your last chance to take advantage of a unique and invaluable opportunity to put your questions directly online to Carol Gray - inventor of the celebrated Social Stories for autism - on the Awares conference site next Monday, September 17, 2012. Since entries can take up to a day to show up on the system, please do not miss out and register right now at www.awares.org/conferences Entry is open to anyone, anywhere in the world. Carol's brilliant paper, 'Social Stories - An Introduction and Implications for the Future,' is available to read immediately at www.awares.org/conferences as soon as you register. This is the latest in our monthly series of one-day online conferences on www.awares.org/conferences in 2012 run by Autism Cymru - Wales's National Charity for Autism - and featuring an outstanding line-up of many of the world's leading autism authorities. Carol is the President of The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding in Grand Rapids, a non-profit organisation serving people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and those working on their behalf. She is an internationally respected author and speaker with over 20 years' experience as a teacher and consultant working on behalf of children and adults with ASD. In 1991, Carol developed Social Stories, a strategy used worldwide with children with ASD. She has published several articles, chapters and books on topics related to the education and welfare of people with ASD, addressing challenging issues ranging from how to teach social understanding and social skills, bullying, death and dying, and loss, learning and people with ASD. Carol and The Gray Center have also been working in collaboration with Mark Shelley and the Specialminds Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to develop Storymovies and co-ordinating materials. Carol is the recipient of the Barbara Lipinski Award for her international contribution to the education and welfare of people with ASD. Please tell your friends and colleagues about this exciting event. For further details about this and all other Awares online autism conferences, please contact myself, Adam Feinstein, at: adam&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org </pre> Adam Feinstein 2012-09-15T20:30:35 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6462 <pre>*www.awares.org/conferences* Don't miss this invaluable opportunity to put your questions directly to Carol Gray - inventor of the celebrated Social Stories - on the Awares conference site on September 17, 2012. Her brilliant paper, 'Social Stories - An Introduction and Implications for the Future,' is available to read right now at www.awares.org/conferences as soon as you register. This is the latest in our monthly series of one-day online conferences on www.awares.org/conferences in 2012 run by Autism Cymru - Wales's National Charity for Autism - and featuring an outstanding line-up of many of the world's leading autism authorities. Carol is the President of The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding in Grand Rapids, a non-profit organisation serving people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and those working on their behalf. She is an internationally respected author and speaker with over 20 years' experience as a teacher and consultant working on behalf of children and adults with ASD. In 1991, Carol developed Social Stories, a strategy used worldwide with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). She has published several articles, chapters and books on topics related to the education and welfare of people with ASD, addressing challenging issues ranging from how to teach social understanding and social skills, bullying, death and dying, and loss, learning and people with ASD. Carol and The Gray Center have also been working in collaboration with Mark Shelley and the Specialminds Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to develop Storymovies and co-ordinating materials. Carol is the recipient of the Barbara Lipinski Award for her international contribution to the education and welfare of people with ASD. Please tell your friends and colleagues about this exciting event. For further details about this and all other Awares online autism conferences, please contact myself, Adam Feinstein, at: adam&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org </pre> Adam Feinstein 2012-09-08T10:23:43 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6461 <pre> This is very sad, and I think we should all be aware of the amountof prejudice that is out there regarding people with developmental disabilities http://www.aol.com/video/teen-with-down-syndrome-kicked-off-flight/517469672/ Valerie Herskowitz </pre> walkman975< at >aol.com 2012-09-05T14:01:32 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6460 <pre>My friend, Stacey Hoaglund, just published her first book called Go For the Goal. It's a really great book for parents that want to be highly involved in the IEP process. It provides in depth information about the process as well as lots of sample goals. Stacey is a long-time parent advocate. The e-book is available on Amazon. Valerie Herskowitz ------------------------------------ </pre> Valerie herskowitz 2012-09-04T02:47:36 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6459 <pre> By popular demand, I have posted another great and easy GFCFrecipe. Its OREOs! Really yummy. Blake and I made them last night. If youbought the Teff flour for the World's Greatest GFCF bread, then you will behappy to have another use for it. http://snaccers.blogspot.com/ Valerie Herskowitz </pre> walkman975< at >aol.com 2012-09-03T14:33:55 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6455 <pre>*www.awares.org/conferences* Grab your chance! Register right now and make sure you don't miss out on this unique opportunity to put your questions directly online to Carol Gray, inventor of the celebrated Social Stories, on September 17, 2012. Carol's brilliant paper, 'Social Stories - An Introduction and Implications for the Future,' is available to read immediately on the Awares conference site (www.awares.org/conferences) once you have registered there. Carol is the President of The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding in Grand Rapids, a non-profit organisation serving people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and those working on their behalf. She is an internationally respected author and speaker with over 20 years' experience as a teacher and consultant working on behalf of children and adults with ASD. In 1991, Carol developed Social Stories, a strategy used worldwide with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). She has published several articles, chapters and books on topics related to the education and welfare of people with ASD, addressing challenging issues ranging from how to teach social understanding and social skills, bullying, death and dying, and loss, learning and people with ASD. Carol and The Gray Center have also been working in collaboration with Mark Shelley and the Specialminds Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to develop Storymovies and co-ordinating materials. Carol is the recipient of the Barbara Lipinski Award for her international contribution to the education and welfare of people with ASD. This is the second in a series of monthly one-day online seminars on www.awares.org/conferences in 2012 (featuring an outstanding line-up of figures from the world of autism) to be run by Autism Cymru, Wales's National Charity for Autism. To cover our costs, we are charging an entry fee of just £5 for members of Autism Cymru or £12 for non-members. (Membership of Autism Cymru is free at www.autism-cymru.org). Fees are paid when you initially register for this one-day online seminar. Remember that this provides you with the unprecedented opportunity to raise your questions with Carol. Please let friends and colleagues know about this exciting event. For further details about this and all other Awares online autism conferences, please contact Adam Feinstein at: adam&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org BECOME A MEMBER We take this opportunity to invite you to become a member of Autism Cymru. Membership is free. The benefits of becoming a member include: . Receive updates/newsletters on the Charity's activities Advance notification of training, conferences and other events Reduced fees for admission to conferences, seminars, training (both face-to-face and on-line) The opportunity to contribute to the charity by giving your views about the future direction taken by the charity Information on government policy for ASD in Wales and throughout the UK Good practice examples Useful urls - youtube clips, research information including activity updates from the forthcoming Autism Policy/Research/Practice 'Hub' in the Wales Autism Research Centre, Cardiff University, which is being developed in collaboration with Autism Cymru and the Welsh Government To become a member of Autism Cymru, simply fill out application form at www.autismcymru.org Please send completed applications to member&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org Why join Autism Cymru? Autism Cymru is the indigenous national autism charity for Wales which, in 2001, first created the concept and then encouraged the Welsh Government to establish the world's first national autism Strategy. We also initiated and led the partnership which brought about the Wales Autism Research Centre in Cardiff University and the UK's first named professorial chair in autism. Together, these two initiatives alone have brought in over £12 million of new and ring-fenced funding for autism in Wales from government and research bodies over the past few years. Most of this funding, of course, has gone into Local Authorities and Local Health Boards to establish an infrastructure for autism and to deliver services and into research into autism. For a small Welsh charity, we have achieved amazing influence and impact. Since 2004, the charity has run the Wales Autism International Conference in Cardiff and from 2006 the annual world Awares on-line conference for autism. We have provided training to over 550 schools in Wales. As a member of the Celtic Nations Autism Partnership, we work closely with our partners in Scottish Autism, Autism Northern Ireland and the Irish Society for Autism. Our work also takes place on an international stage and with European partners including Autism-Europe. For example, our 2009-12 European funded Deis Cyfle project (Opportunities for people with autism in education and employment) reached out to over 5,700 people across Wales and Ireland. We work extensively with the emergency services in Wales, with our Attention Card operated by all four Welsh Police Forces, and further very significant developments across the emergency services will come into place during 2012. The charity is also the sole national autism charity governed by those living in Wales. Autism Cymru's Chair is Professor Bill Fraser CBE; Patron Lord Dafydd Wigley and President, Dame Stephanie Shirley. In spite of its massive achievements, the charity has small staffing numbers, no administrative staff and relies upon skilled and experienced trustees and staff to deliver its highly influential and effective programme of activities. All our staff have extensive experience of working directly people with autism and their families. We therefore now invite you to join the Autism Cymru 'team' and be part of this Welsh success story by becoming a member of the charity. Join us on Facebook &amp; Twitter </pre> Adam Feinstein 2012-08-27T13:41:55 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.culture.autism/6454 <pre>*www.awares.org/conferences* Grab your chance! Register right now and make sure you don't miss out on this unique opportunity to put your questions directly to Carol Gray, inventor of the celebrated Social Stories, on September 17, 2012. Carol's brilliant paper, 'Social Stories - An Introduction and Implications for the Future,' is available to read immediately on the Awares conference site (www.awares.org/conferences) once you have registered there. Carol is the President of The Gray Center for Social Learning and Understanding in Grand Rapids, a non-profit organisation serving people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and those working on their behalf. She is an internationally respected author and speaker with over 20 years' experience as a teacher and consultant working on behalf of children and adults with ASD. In 1991, Carol developed Social Stories, a strategy used worldwide with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). She has published several articles, chapters and books on topics related to the education and welfare of people with ASD, addressing challenging issues ranging from how to teach social understanding and social skills, bullying, death and dying, and loss, learning and people with ASD. Carol and The Gray Center have also been working in collaboration with Mark Shelley and the Specialminds Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to develop Storymovies and co-ordinating materials. Carol is the recipient of the Barbara Lipinski Award for her international contribution to the education and welfare of people with ASD. This is the second in a series of monthly one-day online seminars on www.awares.org/conferences in 2012 (featuring an outstanding line-up of figures from the world of autism) to be run by Autism Cymru, Wales's National Charity for Autism. To cover our costs, we are charging an entry fee of just £5 for members of Autism Cymru or £12 for non-members. (Membership of Autism Cymru is free at www.autism-cymru.org). Fees are paid when you initially register for this one-day online seminar. Remember that this provides you with the unprecedented opportunity to raise your questions with Carol. Please let friends and colleagues know about this exciting event. For further details about this and all other Awares online autism conferences, please contact Adam Feinstein at: adam&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org BECOME A MEMBER We take this opportunity to invite you to become a member of Autism Cymru. Membership is free. The benefits of becoming a member include: . Receive updates/newsletters on the Charity's activities Advance notification of training, conferences and other events Reduced fees for admission to conferences, seminars, training (both face-to-face and on-line) The opportunity to contribute to the charity by giving your views about the future direction taken by the charity Information on government policy for ASD in Wales and throughout the UK Good practice examples Useful urls - youtube clips, research information including activity updates from the forthcoming Autism Policy/Research/Practice 'Hub' in the Wales Autism Research Centre, Cardiff University, which is being developed in collaboration with Autism Cymru and the Welsh Government To become a member of Autism Cymru, simply fill out application form at www.autismcymru.org Please send completed applications to member&lt; at &gt;autismcymru.org Why join Autism Cymru? Autism Cymru is the indigenous national autism charity for Wales which, in 2001, first created the concept and then encouraged the Welsh Government to establish the world's first national autism Strategy. We also initiated and led the partnership which brought about the Wales Autism Research Centre in Cardiff University and the UK's first named professorial chair in autism. Together, these two initiatives alone have brought in over £12 million of new and ring-fenced funding for autism in Wales from government and research bodies over the past few years. Most of this funding, of course, has gone into Local Authorities and Local Health Boards to establish an infrastructure for autism and to deliver services and into research into autism. For a small Welsh charity, we have achieved amazing influence and impact. Since 2004, the charity has run the Wales Autism International Conference in Cardiff and from 2006 the annual world Awares on-line conference for autism. We have provided training to over 550 schools in Wales. As a member of the Celtic Nations Autism Partnership, we work closely with our partners in Scottish Autism, Autism Northern Ireland and the Irish Society for Autism. Our work also takes place on an international stage and with European partners including Autism-Europe. For example, our 2009-12 European funded Deis Cyfle project (Opportunities for people with autism in education and employment) reached out to over 5,700 people across Wales and Ireland. We work extensively with the emergency services in Wales, with our Attention Card operated by all four Welsh Police Forces, and further very significant developments across the emergency services will come into place during 2012. The charity is also the sole national autism charity governed by those living in Wales. Autism Cymru's Chair is Professor Bill Fraser CBE; Patron Lord Dafydd Wigley and President, Dame Stephanie Shirley. In spite of its massive achievements, the charity has small staffing numbers, no administrative staff and relies upon skilled and experienced trustees and staff to deliver its highly influential and effective programme of activities. All our staff have extensive experience of working directly people with autism and their families. We therefore now invite you to join the Autism Cymru 'team' and be part of this Welsh success story by becoming a member of the charity. Join us on Facebook &amp; Twitter </pre> Adam Feinstein 2012-08-27T13:00:07 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.culture.autism