What an incredible conference!
We missed a few last time! Thank you to the Tennessee Department of Education for sponsoring Not Your Mother’s Social Stories™ a Social Stories™ 10.2 One-Day Workshop. We hope you enjoyed hearing Carol Gray speak as much as we did. We would also like to thank this year's exhibitors; Benton Hall Academy, Blue Ribbon Foods, Grace Goad / Autism Art, Horizons School, Illuminate Academy, Lipscomb University, Robert Sanders, Jr., Sawyer Says, Stella & Dot, Stellar Therapy Service, Tennessee Voices for Children, Therapy in a Bin, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center / TRIAD, Vista Points Special Needs Trust, Word of Mouth Clinical Associates and Helen Duhon of Franklin Speech & Learning Center.
Congratulations to Carolyn Burchfield. Carolyn was nominated for and won the Coston Education Award which award honors an individual that has made an outstanding contribution in educating the autism community.
Also, Congratulations to Darlene Blade and Charity Horton for winning the Community Impact Award. This award has been established to honor the dedication and service of one or more of our County Contacts who has made an impact on their community through raising awareness and understanding of autism.
Adult Orientation - Thursday, October 15, 2015
Autism Tennessee’s Adult Orientations are two-hour informational sessions about autism spectrum disorders conducted by an autism specialist and an adult with autism. This Orientation is for adults who have a diagnosis of autism and those who suspect that they may have autism. This Orientation is most helpful for individuals seeking resources and support in order to understand and manage their autism diagnosis as well as those who want to connect to others in the autism community.
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Second Helping Orientation - Thursday, October 15, 2015
As a follow-up to our bi-monthly Autism Orientation, Autism Tennessee is happy to provide a Second Helping Orientation series. This event goes more in depth about what we do not have time to cover in our Autism Orientation. An autism professional will discuss evidence-based practices for treating autism and review commonly used terminology.
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Orientation - Thursday November 5, 2015 at 6:30pm
Autism Tennessee’s Autism Orientations are two-hour informational sessions on autism and other pervasive developmental disorders conducted by an autism specialist and a parent of a child with autism.This orientation is for parents of both newly-diagnosed and previously-diagnosed children, grandparents, educators, psychologists, pediatricians and other medical professionals, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, early interventionists, other service providers, and anyone interested in learning more about autism spectrum disorders.
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WORKSHOPS (corrected)
October 22 -
Autism & ADHD with Dr. Brett Shapiro-
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October 22 -
Person-Centered Planning for Transition from High School with John Shouse/Sharon Bottorff-
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November 12 -
Autism & OCD with Dr. Shawn Stewart-
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November 12 -
How To Stop Bullying with STARS staff - Matt Gress, STARS-
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