Autism
Conference - April 29, 2006, Western Oregon University
Speaker Biographies
Introduction
to the Biological Interventions in Autism and How They May Enhance Learning:
Part 1
Dr. Stephen Edelson has
been conducting research on the causes and treatments of autism for 28 years.
His studies have spanned a wide range of areas including behavioral, cognition,
sensory and biomedical. He also maintains ARI’s websites (www.AutismResearchInstitute.com,
www.DANWebcast.com, www.AutismNewsletter.com), the Center
for the Study of Autism’s websites (www.autism.org,
www.autism.tv), and the Society for Auditory
Interventions Techniques (SAIT, www.sait.org).
Introduction
to the Biological Interventions in Autism and How They May Enhance Learning:
Part 2
Biological Interventions in Autism: one child’s journey to improvement
Educational
Practices in Autism: What the Research Says
Ask the Teachers
Karen Jordan is an autism specialist with Willamette
Educational Service District. She earned a Master's in Education from Western
Oregon University, and is celebrating 25 years in education. She has served
as an autism specialist for the past 12 years and is one of the authors of
the curriculum, Adjusting the Image: A
Focus on Social Understanding, for students with high-functioning autism/Asperger’s.
One Autist’s Guide to Navigating the Neuronormal
World
Mary-Minn Sirag is an autistic
advocate, peer mentor, art instructor for adults with developmental disabilities,
writer and editor.
Married for 15 years, she worked as secretary in a Japanese
trading company, publishing and advertising, journalism, copy editing, indexing
Dr. Bernard Rimland’s ARRI journal, facilitating
employment workshops, etc. She serves on the boards
of KindTree Productions and Bridgeway
House, two
D.A.D. (Dedicated
Autism Dad) Chat
Jason Rowe, a proud father of an autistic son and
the executive producer of Puzzled Media, LLC, will share his family’s story
as well as his insights to not only surviving, but excelling as a spouse and
parent in a household living with ASD.
Aspergers: What Is It and What Helps?
Shelley Joyce has an Associate in Arts degree from Sinclair Community College
and is the mother of two teenagers, one with Aspergers. Shelley serves on
the State Advisory Council for Special Education (SACSE), the State Transition
Advisory Committee (TAC), the Children’s Mental Health Change Initiative,
Parent Advisory Committee and is chair of Salem-Keizer School District’s Special
Education Advisory Council.
Transitioning
to the Next Phase: Life after High School
Lucinda Waddell started working as an advocate with families
who have children with autism 25 years ago, prior to her daughter receiving
a formal diagnosis at 13. She found that by helping other families with their
IEP’s, respite care and social skills training she was able
to get a broader understanding of autism. She was employed by Voc Rehab and
Mental Health as a job coach and social skills trainer for several adults
with autism. Within a year’s time, she was consulting with Voc Rehab in four
counties. In the early 1990s, Lucinda joined Dr. Steve Edelson’s
research project as the affter care provider whose children were receiving
Auditory Integrative Training. She had the privilege to work with hundreds
of children and their families through out the
Research Results
on Qigong Massage for Young Children with Autism
Dr.
Louisa Silva is a physician who is specialized in Public Health
and Preventative Medicine and Chinese Medicine. She is also involved in research
exploring non-invasive, low cost, effective solutions to chronic childhood
conditions, such as autism.
Behavior
Strategies—Functional Solutions
Ask the Teachers
Jennifer Rowan began working with older children and
adults with disabilities through residential habilitation programs in upstate