Troy Special Services Parent Advisory Committee Event - Looking at ASD Differently

April is Autism Awareness Month!!Troy Special Services Parent Advisory Committee Event

Presenting: Looking at ASD Differently

Presented by: Maureen Ziegler, Autism Intervention Specialist

Maureen has had extensive experience working with students with autism. She has nine successful years of teaching experience at the elementary, middle school and high school levels with students with ASD. She has also helped develop program models for all three levels, including the development of the LINK program (A Peer to Peer Support Program for Students with ASD). Maureen also worked as a teacher consultant for ASD for Oakland Schools and administrator with the Learning Resource Center and Basic Classroom at the middle school level for Clarkston Schools. She also has four years of experience integrating post high school student with ASD into  independent living arrangements, job placements and University and Community  College opportunities.

Looking at ASD differently is about respecting the characteristics of ASD manifested by students and using their intense interests and needs to their advantage. It is not uncommon for people to observe autistic behaviors in a student with ASD and decide they will develop a plan to “extinguish” those behaviors. However this approach often leads to further challenging behavior. This presentation will focus on a new way of thinking about behaviors associated with ASD, which is foundational for staff at all levels who are working with students with ASD. The program is also geared towards parents and caretakers of students with ASD.

Date:          April 15, 2014

Time:          7:00pm

Place:         Troy School District Services Building, Board Room 

                   4420 Livernois, Troy, MI 48098

RSVP Required: http://troypac.weebly.com/rsvp---april-15.html

(Please help us get an accurate seating count to ensure we have enough seating for everyone. Thank you.) Troy School District Staff is invited to attend.