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Complete List of Workshops & Presentations 2006 January 24, 2006 Tinley Park, IL Starnet Workshop, Infinitec Southwest Literacy for Young Children with Autism   January 25, 2006 Tinley Park, IL Starnet Workshop, Infinitec Southwest Autism and Literacy   January 26, 2006 Wood Dale, IL Wood Dale School District #7 Autism and Literacy   January 27, 2006 Schaumburg, IL District 54 Admin Center/Boardroom Autism and Literacy   March 27, 2006 Topeka, KS Assistive Technology Conference for Kansas State Autism and AAC for Young Children   March 28, 2006 Topeka, KS Assistive Technology Conference for Kansas State Autism and Literacy   May 12, 2006 Columbus, OH The Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence Disabilities (OCALI) Conference AAC, Literacy, and Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders   June 7 - 8, 2006 Hagerstown, MD Washington County Public Schools Teaching Students with Autism   October 18, 2006 Minneapolis, MN Closing the Gap Autism and Literacy 2004 January 27, 2004 Montgomery County Schools, Carl Sandburg Schools AAC, Literacy and Autism   March 3, 2004 Children's Hospital, Norfolk, VA AAC and Literacy for Children with Autism   March 13, 2004 Long Island, New York Topic and location to be determined   August 16, 2004 Cleveland, Ohio Embassy Suites Hotel Cleveland-Beachwood AAC and Autism: Research to Practice   December 3, 2004 The Hilton New York New York City, New York Literacy and Autism View Workshop Info 2003 January 9-10, 2003 Connecticut SERC Autism and AAC: Research to Practice for the New Millenium March 5, 2003 Charles County MD Dept. of Special Education Communication Strategies for Children with Autism March 7, 2003 ASD Best Practices Interventions and Programs Child Development Initiative Marriott Hotel, Racine, WI Autism Treatment: Best Practices March 13, 2003 Ohio ACTE/SND (Ohio Association for Career and Technical Education Special Needs Division) Supports for Employees with  Autism/Asperger's Syndrome   April 9-10, 2003 Dallas, TX, Region X Autism and AAC: Research to Practice for the New Millennium   April 29, 2003 Maryland AT COOP (Visit Website) Autism and Literacy: Writing and Communication Strategies   June 23-27, 2003 St. Mary's County Public Schools Summer Autism Training   July 7-11, 2003 Frederick County Public Schools Summer Autism Training   August 21, 2003 Maryland Special Schools Consortium Towson University, Towson, MD AAC for Positive Behavior Support   September 25, 2003 Hagerstown, MD AAC and Autism for Positive Behavior Support (through the MD AT COOP)   October 2, 2003 Southeast Augmentative Communication Conference Birmingham, Alabama Engaging Children with Autism: Four AAC Strategies   October 14, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota Closing the Gap, Preconference Workshop Autism and AAC: Research to Practice Across the Life Span   October 16, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota Closing the Gap More AAC for Positive Behavior Support   October 31, 2003 Bowie, Maryland C. Elizabeth Rieg Special School AAC for Positive Behavior Support   November 21, 2003 Svolen, Slovakia The 4th Central European Conference on Augmentative and Alternative Communication Engaging Students with Autism Using AAC   November 22, 2003 Svolen, Slovakia The 4th Central European Conference on Augmentative and Alternative Communication An Overview of AAC and Autism   December 5, 2003 New York City, New York AAC and Autism in the Big Apple   2002 June 16-17, 2002 Elizabeth Rieg Center, Bowie, MD (Prince George's County) Day 1: Autism and Natural Aided Language Day 2: The new Morning Circle Book, Make and Take June 24-25, 2002 Maryland AT COOP, Savage, Maryland Literacy for Students with Autism - Make and Take (Day 1 Reading) Literacy for Students with Autism- Make and Take (Day 2 Writing) July 16-17, 2002 St. Mary's County Department of Special Education Day 1 Engineering the Environment for Children with Autism Day 2 AAC for Positive Behavior Support August 10, 2002 ISAAC (International Society for Augmentative & Alternative Communications) Odense, Denmark AAC Powered Classrooms for Children with Autism August 21, 2002 Prince George's County Infants and Toddlers Programs The Morning Circle Book: Models of visual, hands-on activities for children with autism September 19, 2002 Maryland AT COOP AAC for Positive Behavior Support October, 2002 (date to be announced) Southeast Augmentative Communication Conference (SEAC) Birmingham, Alabama October 23, 2002 Closing the Gap, Minneapolis, Minnesota Pre-conference workshop: AAC and Autism: Research and ationale for the New Millenium November 5, 2002 Indiana State Autism Conference (PATINS) Indianapolis, Indiana Autism and Augmentative Communication: Research and rationale for the new millenium November 26, 2002 Prince George's County Infants and Toddlers Programs The New Morning Circle Book: Models of interactive, hands-on, activities for children with autism 2001 November 17, 2001. American Speech and Hearing Association, New Orleans, LA. Systems Change in AAC July 20, 2001. AAC in the Mountains, Park City, UT. AAC for Positive Behavior Support June 26, 2001. St. Mary's County Department of Special Education. AAC and Autism: The Literacy-Communication Connection April 24, 2001. Make and Take: Maryland Rehabilitation Center, Baltimore, MD. AAC and Autism: Research, Protocols and Tools 2000 January, 2000. Ohio SERCC Center Autism and AAC: Research Rationale and Practical Strategies Data Collection and AAC for Students with Autism 1999 Amsterdam, Netherlands Dec. 28-30: Language Strategies for Children with Autism Autism and AAC: Research Rationale and Practical Strategies Data Collection and AAC for Students with Autism   ElPaso TX, Nov. 11-12: Make and Take Technology tools for students with autism 1998 Manila, Philippines: Bridges Foundation for Children with Disabilities CARD (Center for Autism and Related Disorders), and Department of Pediatrics, University of Philippines, Philippine General Hospital. Eight day workshop and seminar on augmentative and alternative communication for children with autism and developmental disabilities 1995 "Parent - Professional Partnerships for Non-Verbal Children and Children with Autism" Council for Exceptional Children Division of Early Childhood International Conference, Orlando, Florida. "Practitioner-Family Collaboration in Language Intervention for Children with Autism" Autism Society of America Annual Conference Greensboro, NC. "Natural Aided Language Stimulation" Research Presentation, The Johns Hopkins University Spring Seminar Series. Workshop on Aided Language Stimulation and inclusion: Virginia Commonwealth University Early Childhood Technology Center, Richmond, VA. "Engineering your home environment for communication for your child with autism" Parent Workshop: Central Virginia Autism Society 1994 "Thematic Curricular Units" (the development and implementation of inter-disciplinary units to promote inclusion while addressing basic IEP goals) "How-to" Presentation, Montgomery County Schools, Program for Students with Mental Retardation. (Summer and Fall, 1994) "Generating common languages-Coping with family stress" Workshop presentation -Maryland Augmentative Communication Association, 1994 Conference. . "Aided Language Stimulation and Inclusion" Workshop presentation -Maryland Speech and Hearing Association: "Creating Common languages for kids with autism and their peers: bells, boards, and bonding" Presentation at the Autism Society of America National Conference: 1993 "How-to/Hands-on" presentation on Aided Language Stimulation Montgomery County Schools Summer in service for teachers of students with mental retardation "Using Pictureboards to include special students in the regular curriculum" Summer Seminar series. Workshop -Maryland State Department of Education and The Johns Hopkins University "Pictureboards and letterboards for inclusion and interaction" Workshop presentation- Maryland Augmentative Communication Association 1992 "Counseling paradigms for families of individuals with autism and other communication challenges" Presentation at Medical College of Virginia and Virginia Department of Mental Retardation "Theoretical counseling paradigms for non-verbal children" "Integration and inclusion with wordboards, pictureboards and letterboards" Workshop presentation- Maryland Augmentative Communication Association Different and Special: A story of autism and inclusion Video sponsor- middle school student video production. (2nd place winner in county student video contest) 1988 "The Arts and individuals with autism" Presentation at international symposium, Bittersweet Farms: A viable option for the 21st Century?" Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, June, 1988. A symposium on living options for individuals with severe disabilities. 1988 "Music as a vehicle for communication in autism" Presentation at the Ohio Council for Exceptional Children