Building a Better Brain… is the theme for this summer’s TTI, June 20-24th. Information is available on our website.
Teach to many different learning styles so the potential of every learner is tapped. Use alternative forms of assessment and instruction to provide avenues for those who learn differently.
We hope to see you there!
Our Director of Education & Satellite Support Services, Joanne Foland, recently sat down with Ron Leaf, co-founder and director of Autism Partnership, to discuss autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Videos are below… and you can also view them and others anytime on our YouTube Channel.
There is a good article from Contra Costa Times entitled, “Berkeley students find bridge to college”, that you may wish to read. It talks about how students function in college after their specialized programs in high school are over.
As the article says:
All the challenges of freshman year are multiplied 500-fold when you’re also dealing with autistic spectrum disorders, says Janet Miller, director of Berkeley’s two-year-old College Internship Program for young adults with Asperger’s and similar disabilities.
It’s not a question of intelligence. It’s regular life they have difficulty with — getting up in the morning, prioritizing tasks, and taking care of themselves.
This is an important area to consider as your student is getting older and ready for college. Your local colleges may have programs similar to the one at Berkeley, or at least a student services department where they can find help… such as the DSS department at CSULB.
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Autism Partnerships is advertising their summer programs for August if you or someone you know is interested. Their website says:
Here is a great opportunity for one to three weeks of fun and therapeutic activities lead by our highly experienced autism therapists. Each week has a special theme, but every week will emphasize the development of social skills.
If you have time you may wish to watch this video of Nanci Bell delivering a lecture at the M.I.N.D. Institute about the nature of reading difficulties. It is not training per se, but rather a discussion about the research behind reading problems and the intervention techniques that are being used to reach these students.
Opportunity Schools uses Lindamood-Bell’s research-based intervention as part of our program’s curricula, so Nanci’s lecture may be especially interesting to our parents and teachers alike. It is a little over an hour long, so be prepared… it’s academic, but well worth the watch.
