Presentation on Autism Behavior Challenges Planned
Parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders are invited to a free public presentation by a leading authority on the subject who currently is a visiting professor at the University of Maine.
“Twenty Practical Tips for Addressing Behavior Challenges,” an address by professor Cathy Pratt, director of the Indiana Resource Center for Autism and the Mark R. Shibles Distinguished Visiting Professor at UMaine for 2011-2012, takes place Tuesday, June 28, 6-8 p.m. at the Wells Conference Center, Room 2 on the Orono campus.
“Individuals on the autism spectrum who engage in problematic behaviors present a tremendous challenge to all involved,” says a statement from the UMaine College of Education and Human Development, which is sponsoring the event. “This presentation will discuss common issues faced by parents and other caregivers, describe the assessment process, present crisis management strategies, and focus on teaching alternative behaviors to ensure long term behavioral change. Strategies associated with ABA also will be described.”
Pratt, director of the Indiana Resource Center for Autism at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University, presents internationally, and serves on the board of the national Autism Society. She has been a teacher of children across the autistic spectrum and most recently became a board-certified behavior analyst.
For more information, contact Walter Harris at University of Maine at (207) 581-2467, or by email at wharris@maine.edu. No RSVP is necessary.
The presentation will be streamed by video to a site at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, 206 Folsom Hall, and also to Room 211, Wishcamper Center at the University of Southern Maine, located off Bedford St., Portland.
Contact: Walter Harris, (207) 581-2467