Autism conference planned un Syracuse
NORWICH – An internationally renowned author and special educator is the guest speaker at a conference on autism and Asperger’s Syndrome coming up next weekend in Syracuse.
Local special educators encourage parents, educators and physicians in Chenango County to hear Canadian psychologist Isabelle Hénault’s presentation: “Exploring Autism 2007: Autism Spectrum and Sexuality.”
Hénault’s speech will be part of a day-long conference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Syracuse/Liverpool Holiday Inn located on the Electronics Parkway. Panel members include Jeff Lamicela, an adult with Asperperger’s who parents three children on the spectrum, Douglas Ort, a marriage and family counselor from Watertown, and Hartwick College professor, Tom Travisano, Ph.D and wife Sonja, parent advocate, whose college age son has Asperger’s.
The conference’s founder, Mark Schneider, Ph.D., said Dr. Hénault has a worldwide reputation for engaging audiences and teaching people how to reach children who have social issues.
“She provides a window into the social problems that these individuals have as they grow older. Their mindblindedness makes it difficult to see the other person’s point of view. It affects their social relationships and, certainly as they go on later in life, their sexual relationships as well. The author provides a real window into the social intuition problem that these individuals have,” he said.
“It’s a developmental milestone for every child to understand their own feelings toward another. For (autistic spectrum) people who are unable to identify and label their own feelings, it makes it very difficult to understand what it feels like for another person,” he said.
Dr. Hénault has developed a relationships and sex education program, and works with individuals and groups to increase their understanding of sexuality, and conducts relationship counseling. She is presently collaborating on numerous international research initiatives involving socio-sexual education and interpersonal relationships.
She is the author of Asperger’s Syndrome and Sexuality: From Adolescence through Adulthood, published in 2005 by Jessica Kingsley Publisher, London. A contributor to several other books published in the United States and Canada on the sexual problems of adults with Asperger’s Syndrome, Dr. Hénault also presented before the Inaugural World Autism Congress in Melbourne, Australia in 2002.
Chenango County Early Childhood Intervention consultant Mary Carson said the conference provides an annual “homecoming experience” for parents and professionals. “It is an opportunity to identify issues and develop an action plan to deal with them,” she said. “Anyone working with an Autism and/or Asperger’s Syndrome individual should attend, including family members, administrators and teachers, clergy, psychologists, health professionals and therapists, counselors, social workers and paraprofessionals, foster parents and service coordinators.”
The annual regional conference is a not-for-profit event held to facilitate the education and sharing of information and available resources on Autism Spectrum Disorders. Its mission is to enlighten professionals and parents to the diversity of autistic individuals and to help facilitate early identification of the disability.
Seating is limited. For further information, go to www.rcaas.org or call (607) 434-1069.
Local special educators encourage parents, educators and physicians in Chenango County to hear Canadian psychologist Isabelle Hénault’s presentation: “Exploring Autism 2007: Autism Spectrum and Sexuality.”
Hénault’s speech will be part of a day-long conference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Syracuse/Liverpool Holiday Inn located on the Electronics Parkway. Panel members include Jeff Lamicela, an adult with Asperperger’s who parents three children on the spectrum, Douglas Ort, a marriage and family counselor from Watertown, and Hartwick College professor, Tom Travisano, Ph.D and wife Sonja, parent advocate, whose college age son has Asperger’s.
The conference’s founder, Mark Schneider, Ph.D., said Dr. Hénault has a worldwide reputation for engaging audiences and teaching people how to reach children who have social issues.
“She provides a window into the social problems that these individuals have as they grow older. Their mindblindedness makes it difficult to see the other person’s point of view. It affects their social relationships and, certainly as they go on later in life, their sexual relationships as well. The author provides a real window into the social intuition problem that these individuals have,” he said.
“It’s a developmental milestone for every child to understand their own feelings toward another. For (autistic spectrum) people who are unable to identify and label their own feelings, it makes it very difficult to understand what it feels like for another person,” he said.
Dr. Hénault has developed a relationships and sex education program, and works with individuals and groups to increase their understanding of sexuality, and conducts relationship counseling. She is presently collaborating on numerous international research initiatives involving socio-sexual education and interpersonal relationships.
She is the author of Asperger’s Syndrome and Sexuality: From Adolescence through Adulthood, published in 2005 by Jessica Kingsley Publisher, London. A contributor to several other books published in the United States and Canada on the sexual problems of adults with Asperger’s Syndrome, Dr. Hénault also presented before the Inaugural World Autism Congress in Melbourne, Australia in 2002.
Chenango County Early Childhood Intervention consultant Mary Carson said the conference provides an annual “homecoming experience” for parents and professionals. “It is an opportunity to identify issues and develop an action plan to deal with them,” she said. “Anyone working with an Autism and/or Asperger’s Syndrome individual should attend, including family members, administrators and teachers, clergy, psychologists, health professionals and therapists, counselors, social workers and paraprofessionals, foster parents and service coordinators.”
The annual regional conference is a not-for-profit event held to facilitate the education and sharing of information and available resources on Autism Spectrum Disorders. Its mission is to enlighten professionals and parents to the diversity of autistic individuals and to help facilitate early identification of the disability.
Seating is limited. For further information, go to www.rcaas.org or call (607) 434-1069.
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