Center to host conference on autism, related disorders
March 23rd, 2007
Autism Conference
June 20-22
Galt House hotel, Fourth Street and the river
The cost of attending is $195 for professionals and educators and $80 for family members, instructional assistants and full-time students.
Autism and related disorders are more common in the United States than previously thought, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study reported earlier this year.
That issue is one of many that will be discussed at this conference geared toward educators, psychologists, family members and others who help people with autism. It is offered by the University of Louisville’s Kentucky Autism Training Center.
Topics will include updates on research in the field and information about services, programs and learning opportunities for people with autism.
- On June 20, speech pathologist Diane Twachtman-Cullen will lead a workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for teachers and paraprofessionals who educate children with autism. Also that day at 4:45 p.m. to 6 p.m., a family panel will discuss raising children with autism.
- On June 21, Johns Hopkins University special education professor Joanne Cafiero will lead a workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. about different learning styles in children with autism, and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. that day, an expo will feature service providers and support organizations in Kentucky.
- On June 22, Susan Moreno, founder and president of Maap Services Inc., a non-profit group that supports families of people with autism, will speak at noon about the risks and rewards of helping people with autism become independent.
The autism training center is part of UofL’s College of Education and Human Development.
Related Link
Kentucky Autism Training Center
