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ICDL 11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, November 9,10, 11, 2007.
Hilton McLean, Tysons Corner, Virginia (Washington, DC Metro Area)
Note: As of October 11, the Hilton McLean has only limited a limited number of sleeping rooms available. We have set aside blocks of rooms for our attendees at two neighboring hotels. Hotel shuttle busses will provide transportation to the Hilton. Please mention our conference to get our group rate at:
Marriott Tysons Corner: 8028 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182, 1-800-228-9290 or 703-734-3200
Courtyard Marriott Tysons Corner: 1960-A Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA 22102, 1-800-321-2211 or 703-734-3200
For reservations click here
"Critical Factors for Optimal Outcomes for Children with Autism and Special Needs"
For Online Registration, click here
For a PDF version of the full brochure, including registration form, click here
For information about presenting a poster at the conference, click here
NEW FORMAT |
MORNING PANELS on |
Afternoon consurrent seminars on a variety of topics, including
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- Improving Educational Outcomes, with
- Howard Gardner, PhD (creator of multiple intelligences theory)
- T.Berry Brazelton, M.D.
- Stanley Greenspan, M.D.
- Looking Inside the Brain and Mind as Autism develops: Why Some Children Learn to Develop Creativity, Empathy, and Abstract Thinking
- Margaret Bauman, M.D.
- James Stieben, Ph.D.
- Serena Wieder, Ph.D
- Earliest Indicators of ASD: The Do's and Don'ts of Early Intervention
- Rebecca Landa, Ph.D.
- Stanley Greenspan, M.D.
- New Understanding and Treatment of ADHD, OCD, Anxiety, and Behavior Problems in Children with ASD
- Ricki Robinson, M.D.
- Eric Hollander, M.D.
- Clara LaJonchere, Ph.D.
- The Stigma of Diagnosis
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- Autism Speaks Research Initiatives
- Research Methodology and Targeted Interventions for Children and Siblings Identified as at Risk for ASD
- Greenspan Social-Emotional Growth Chart: A Screening Questionnaire for Infants and Young Children
- Floortime™ and Social Groups
- Families
- Communication and Language Development
- Mood Swings in Babies and Children
- Understanding Aggression from a DIR® Perspective
- DIR® and Touchpoints
- The PLAY Project
- Transitions: A Parent's Journey
- Beginning Floortime™: Fostering Early Stages of Engagement and Purposeful Communication
- Finding the Intersect of Language and Affect: How Interdisciplinary Dialogue Informs DIR® Intervention
- Facilitating the Development of Oral-Motor/Speech Skills within the DIR® Framework
- DIR® Programs for Middle and High School Students
- Look into my Eyes! A Floortime™ Parent Project
- And many more!
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Pre-Conference Workshops, Thursday November 8, 2007
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Post-Conference Workshops, Sunday November 11, 2007 |
- Sensory Organization and the Developmental, Individual Difference, Relationship-Based (DIR®) Model
- The Interconnected Highway to Creativity and Abstract Thinking: A View of Visual Spatial Capacities
- Floortime™ for Novice Players
- The Affect-Based Language Curriculum (ABLC): An Interactive Program for Parents, Therapists, and teachers
- DIR® Programs for Pre-School and Elementary Children
- The Biomedical Approach to the Evaluation and Treatment of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: The DIR® Approach to medication Management
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- Literacy for Non-Verbal Children
- Communication Through the DIR® Lens: A "Tool Kit" of Ideas and Strategies
- Functional Emotional Assessment Scale (FEAS)
- Program Evaluation: Funders Want It; Children Demand It
- The DIR® and IEP Goal Bank
For complete information, download PDF version of the Conference Brochure |
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES |
- International Networking Lunch
Friday November 9. 12:15-1:45PM
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Saturday November 10. 12:30-2:00PM |
- Spanish Breakfast - Desayuno con Personas de Habla Hispana
Sunday November 11. 7:00-8:00AM |
- Poster Sessions: DIR® based programs from throughout the U.S. and overseas will feature DIR®-Based clinical practice models, early intervention, educational, social interaction and creative art programs.
- Friday November 9; 2:30-3:15PM
- Saturday November 10: 2:45-3:30PM
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