Saturday, we had the very engaging and informative Dr. Jed Baker talking about 'No More Meltdowns - Managing Challenging Behavior and Social Skills Training". Dr. Baker's presentation was excellent, entertaining and very well received. In the afternoon, we had an energetic and enthusiastic Raun Kaufman of the Autism Treatment Center of America telling his story as a child diagnosed with autism and recovered through his parents very difficult, long and in the end, successful fight against the diagnosis.
On a separate track, we had medical information available, provided by Dr. Pilar Bernal of the Kaiser Foundation, Dr. Lisa Croen, Senior Research Scientist of Kaiser, Dr. Ann Reynolds Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Child Development Unit at Children's Hospital in Denver, and Dr. Glen Elliott, of Children's Health Council.
We had well attended breakout sessions by Dr. Shannon McCord, expert in augmentative and alternative communication, Nick Boldrey, Education Specialist, with expertise on managing the challenges of adolescence with ASD, and an always informative presentation by Mike Gilfix, regarding Special Needs Trusts. Evaluations indicate a very favorable response to the day.
On Monday, Raun Kaufman did a workshop for the entire day to a standing room only audience of parents and professionals. Everyone left feeling energized and excited by his approach, and though his suggestions is not to replace school work, it was clear to all how his ideas could be infused into already existing programs. Much of his focus was on shifting our cognitive paradigm to acceptance and through acceptance achieving the changes or progress we are hoping for.
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