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A limited number of scholarships are available on a first-come basis. Contact Fraser workshops by phone or email to apply.
Participants will gain an understanding of visual tools, which can help children with autism spectrum disorders engage, communicate, organize, sequence, process and initiate.
This workshop is for parents, family members or care providers whose children:
- experience processing delays
- thrive on structure and concrete information
- experience sensory challenges
- struggle with transitions
- have difficulty with perspective taking
- can’t always see “the big picture”
- have difficulty with executive functioning (organization, structure, and prioritizing)
A limited number of scholarships are available on a first-come basis. Contact Fraser workshops by phone or email to apply.
The Word is Autism will offer families and professionals a comprehensive overview of autism spectrum disorders. Participants will better understand the characteristics of autism, the diagnostic process, and the vast array of intervention opportunities. A variety of tools and strategies that promote promising outcomes for individuals on the spectrum will be discussed, including organization, communication, sensory challenges, behavior management, and emotional regulation. Participants will leave being better equipped to deal with the emotional challenges of an autism diagnosis.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (adults only)
Part 2: Full-Day Private Consultation
Your child(ren) will be present for your five hour private consultation. You will spend 2 1/2 hours with Eric Hamblen and 2 1/2 hours with Dr. Kathi Calouri. Your consultation day will be scheduled one day during the week of Monday, September 27, 2010 - Friday, October 1, 2010.
Part 3: "Bringing it Home" Session
Saturday, October 2, 2010
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (adults only)
3333 University Ave SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
This unique three-part workshop, presented by PACE Place in partnership with Fraser, is designed to work intensively with ten families (parents and children) including two days dedicated to interactive lecture and hands-on learning for parents only. Each family also receives a private, five hour consultation with their child(ren).
The lecture segment of this workshop will teach participants:
- to recognize the unique pattern of parenting that unfolds when raising a child with autism;
- how to promote social-emotional development within the family system; and
- effective strategies for leveraging the most powerful relationships in a child's development — the parents.
The private family consultation will help participants apply what they learned in the classroom to the home setting. Participants will:
- gain ideas to address specific concerns for your child;
- receive feedback on leveraging your family relationships to promote your child's development;
- learn new activities to increase effective parenting of children with autism.