Name: Continuing Education at Ohio University Zanesville: Strengths & Challenges of Individuals on the Autism Spectrum
Start: 2017-08-04T13:15+00:00
End: 2017-08-04T16:45+00:00
Location: Ohio University Zanesville - Elson Hall

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Friday, 4 August 2017 8:15 AM - 11:45 AM EST

Ohio University Zanesville - Elson Hall, 1425 Newark Road, Zanesville, OH, 43081, United States.

Strengths & Challenges of Individuals on the Autism Spectrum

Friday, August 4, 2017, 8:00AM Elson Hall 186

with Nina Henderson, LPC, MEd

Accessibility Coordinator

Program Objectives:

• Understand the history of autism spectrum disorder as a diagnosable condition and the revision of the DSM as it applies to ASD.
• Understand the triad of impairments and common challenges associated with ASD as described by Lorna Wing and others. These are described as deficits in:

Social communication
Social interaction
Social imagination

• Identify ways of supporting individuals on the autism spectrum and capitalizing on their strengths.
• Identify strategies for effective communication and social interaction in different environments.

Tentative room assignment based on enrollment is Elson Hall 186. Registration and check in 8:15-8:30 a.m. All sessions begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and end at 11:45 a.m.

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Ohio University Zanesville - Elson Hall

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