Description:
Children with autism may often have difficulties with social situations. Social interaction requires the shifting back and forth from listening to responding, and may even include more than one other party on the listening end. It also requires eye contact and many other physical displays. One must also rapidly establish and shift attention. Many students with autism and intellectual disabilities may have difficulties accomplishing and recognizing these skills at speeds necessary to participate in social interactions. Auditory information disappears before some children have a chance to respond.  Social skills need to be explicitly taught, modelled and practiced.  In this session you will learn many strategies and modifications to assist your students with becoming more successful socially. There will be many other strategies shown as well; from the multiple uses of video, visual strategies, role playing, social stories, visual bridges, free web sites, and many more.

Speaker Biography :
Mo Buti, M.Ed-BD, M.Ed-ADMIN has been in the field of special education for over 20 years, working with children with severe and profound, moderate, mild and autism as disabilities. She was a teacher, a consultant and now an administrator. She is now the coordinator of the autism and cognitive disabilities department for the Chicago Public Schools. She has a passion for learning, making visual modifications and teaching. She is known as a dynamic speaker in the field of autism. She is an international presenter, presenting in places such as Barcelona, Florida, Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland, Georgia and many more places. 

Learning Outcomes:
As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Create modifications to enhance social opportunities for children with autism.
2. Teach social skills groups to children with autism.
3. Assist with the social inclusion of children with autism.

 

 

Additional Information: http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3847

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CEUs
This activity has been reviewed by AAC Institute and is offered for 0.2 CEUs (1.5 hours of instruction).

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