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Stephen Shore
author and international consultant
Monday, March 13, 2006
Mr. Shore will present a workshop speaking about various methodologies that have been used successfully with
students with autism. Additionally, he will address issues of understanding and changing student behavior using the format
of the functional behavioral assessment. During his discussion, he uses his own very unique personal experiences
and the experiences of other persons with autism to humanize the points he is making.
This workshop will take place
at the Harborview Hotel in Edgartown. Please sign up with Kym Cyr, in the Superintendent's office at 508-693-2007.
There is limited space, so sign up early if you are interested.
Additionally, Mr Shore will speak at 7:00 at the MVRHS
Library Conference Room on the evening of March 13, on the topic of Promoting Success for Persons with Autism and Other
Disabilities though Disclosure and Self Advocacy. Mr. Shore's new book, Ask and Tell, serves as the foundation of this discussion.
A period of questions and answers will follow his talk.
As a person who was diagnosed with "atypical development with
strong autistic tendencies" and nonverbal until the age of four, Mr. Shore shares a very personalized and articulate perspective
of a person with deep insight into the autism spectrum. His books, Beyond the Wall, Personal Experiences with
Autism and Asperger Syndrome and Ask and Tell, have generated wide interest and have been viewed as important contributions
to literature promoting the successful inclusion of persons with autism spectrum disorders.
Wednesday, March 15
7:00 p.m. at MVRHS
Advocacy; Disability Rights; Laws;
Regulations
presented by Jim Rankin
Wednesday, May 17
6:30
p.m. at MVRHS
Planning for the Future of Your Child with Special Needs
presented by David Harmon, CLU, ChFc, MBA and
Ken W. Shulman, attorney
Recent speakers at the Asperger's Association of New England fall conference, Mr. Harmon and Mr. Shulman have helped
many families in the areas of disabliity, advocacy, financial planning and preservation of government entitlements.
Mr. Shulman has served as a board member for several human service agencies including the Greater Boston ARC, consultant
to the Massachusetts Office of Handicapped Affairs, the Disability Law Center and the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee.
Mr. Harmon has worked extensively with families of children with special needs and has helped them plan for the financial
future of their children. He is past president of the Asperger's Association of New England and is also the parent of
a daughter with Asperger's Syndrome.
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