Autism Webinar

There will be a web seminar held on Sensory processing disorders held this tuesday online.

Title: The Out-of-Sync Child: How Sensory Processing Disorder
Affects Kids with ASD

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Time: 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern)

Speaker: Carol Kranowitz
As a preschool teacher for 25 years, Carol Kranowitz observed many young children with SPD. Today she teaches parents, educators, and other professionals how sensory issues play out and suggests activities for addressing them at home and school. Carol's books and DVDs, published by Perigee Books and Sensory World, include The Out-of-Sync Child and The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun; Sensory Issues in Learning & Behavior video; a children's book, The Goodenoughs Get in Sync; and Preschool SENsory Scan for Educators (Preschool SENSE), a screening tool for therapists working with teachers. With co-author Joye Newman, she has written a new book, Growing an In-Sync Child: Simple, Fun Activities to Help Every Child Develop, Learn and Grow. Carol is a Board Member of SPD Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of S.I. Focus, the magazine devoted to sensory processing issues. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and M.A. in Education & Human Development from The George Washington University.

Description:
Parents, teachers, and other caregivers can provide fun
sensory-motor experiences to address children's sensory needs and
help them participate and communicate with their peers -
in general education or special education classrooms, on the
playground, and at home.

To post a question and attend this webinar:

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