Adult Seminar

A Purpose Filled Life:
Supporting Individuals on the Autism Spectrum Beyond Adolescence

Seminar and Resource Fair
Saturday, November 13, 2010

Hilton Atlanta Northeast
5993 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Norcross, GA 30092
Pre-registration for this event is closed. Walk-ins welcome.
$15.00 per person walk in registration - MAY NOT include lunch or materials
 

Schedule:

8:15am Registration Open

9:00am Life Plan/Futures Planning
Stacey Ramirez, Director of Individual and Family Supports, Georgia State University
9:30am Creating Community Connections
Toni Thomas, Emory Autism Center
10:00am Independent Living Options
Sally Carter, Georgia DHR
10:30am Creating a Life Well Lived- Developing Options and Opportunities
Michelle Schwartz, Executive Director, Creative Consulting
11:00am Staying Socially Connected: The Antidote to Depression and Lonliness
Dr. Sue Miller, Miller Psychological Associates
11:30am If We’d Known & What Counts
Bobby Goldberg and Jeanne Lyons, Parents
Noon-1:30pm Lunch and Resource Fair
 


Concurrent Sessions:

1:30pm Social and Behavioral Strategies: Creating Self Reliance
Marian Joiner, The Model Classroom and Rebecca Gaffney, Spectrum		   Guardianship: Decision making for Incapacitated Adults
Mark Biernath, Law Offices of Mark E. Biernath, P.C.
2:00pm Moving Forward: Pathways for Young Adults on the Spectrum After High School
Elana Himmelfarb, The Community School		   Home and Community Based Services In Georgia
Joe Sarra, Childkind
2:30pm “We Are Snamuh: Adaptation and social lessons I learned the hard way with clues on how to avoid social pitfalls"
Laura Reynolds, Self Advocate		   Social and Behavioral Instruction: Moving Towards Greater Independence
Marian Joiner, The Model Classroom and Rebecca Gaffney, Spectrum
3:00pm Meaningful Employment
Kim Bee, Briggs & Associates		   Daily Planning: Helping People to Find Meaningful Activity
Dave Nelson, The Community School
3:30-4:00pm Adult Panel Discussion    




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