SpeakOut
April 2014
27
AutismMasterclass
with LindaHodgdon
PERTH26-27 JUNE2014
Who ShouldAttend?
Thosewith a professional or personal interest in
achievingbetter outcomes for individualswith
AutismSpectrumDisorder e.g. Educators (Teachers,
Principals), Clinicians, Therapists, Parents, Health
Professionals, Carers, Academics andService
Providers.
When
26-27 June2014 | 9:00am - 4:30pm
TheBoulevardCentre, Cambridge LibraryBuilding
99 TheBoulevard,
FloreatWA6014
Limited Places
Pleasenote, therewill be limitedplaces available for
this special event. Early booking is essential to secure
your place.
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Topics:
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The useof visual strategies across skill levels, from early childhood
to adulthood.
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How andwhy to expand your useof visual supports.
•
Using awide rangeof visual supports frompicture cards to iPads,
apps and video.
Participantswill learn to:
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Identify significant factors in student learning and functioning style
that affect communication.
•
Informally assess the student’s communication strengths and
challenges.
•
Recognise situationswhere communicationbreakdowns can affect
the student’s understanding, behaviour andparticipation in social
opportunities.
•
Use the
Guide for AssessingBehavior Situations
to identify causes
of behaviour and social problems.
•
Develop visual tools to support communication, behaviour and
social skills.
•
Identify uses for a rangeof low tech tohigh tech tools such as
iPads, Apps and video formeeting communication and learning
needs.
Presenting LindaHodgdon
M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Linda Hodgdon, M.Ed., CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language
Pathologist who is internationally known as a pioneer in developing
the use of visual strategies to support communication for students
with Autism Spectrum Disorder and related learning challenges.
Her training programs are packed with best-practices and effective
ideas for using a range of low tech to high tech visual tools, including
video and tablets like iPads and Apps, to meet the communication,
behaviour and social skills needs of these students. A powerful and
entertaining presenter, Linda shares practical information that inspires
programparticipantstoaccomplishnewgoalswithstudents immediately.
Linda is the author of
Visual Strategies for ImprovingCommunication
andSolvingBehavior Problems inAutism
. Considered essential
resources for professionals andparents, these are twoof themost
recommendedbooks in the field. Sheprovides support for Speech-
Language Pathologists, educators andparents of studentswith special
learningneedswithher blog and video trainingmaterials.
LindaHodgdon is theDirector of CornerstoneCommunicationCenter,
anorganisation that provides consultation, training, andprofessional
development with the goal of improving communication.
Discovering the PossibilitieswithVisual
Strategies:
Meeting theCommunication, Behaviour &Social Skill
Challenges inAutismSpectrumDisorder
