Autism Summer Institute: Everybody Reads, Everybody Writes, Everybody Has Something to Say

Monday, August 8, 2011- Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nashua, NH

Website Link  http://www.iod.unh.edu/Services/eventdetail/10-11-19/13th_Annual_Autism_Summer_Institute.aspx?utm_source=Master+List&utm_campaign=6ac4af60f6-Autism_Summer_Institute2_2_2011&utm_medium=email

Featuring:

  • A strand specifically for adolescents and young adults who experience autism organized by the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)
  • Age-specific content
  • A hands-on technology exploration lab
  • Evening film screenings

and keynote presentations by:

  • Donna Williams, a prolific author and artist from Australia
  • DJ Savarese, self-advocate and young adult
  • Student advocates, including filmmaker Drew Goldsmith, representing the national youth inclusion campaign I am Norm
  • Ari Ne'eman, Founding President of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)
  • Christi Kasa, Ph.D., University of Colorado
  • Paula Kluth, Ph.D., inclusive education consultant and author of "You're Going to Love this Kid!"
  • Therese Willkomm, Ph.D., assistive technology expert from the UNH Institute on Disability

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