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TouchPoint University 2 Week Parent Training Programs
Come join us for a two-week intensive therapy course for families dealing with autism that can help your child and your family immediately. Through concentrated therapeutic techniques based on ABA (applied behavioral analysis), the experts at TouchPoint will help you learn:

· How to manage your child’s most challenging behaviors
· How to raise your expectations for your child with autism
· How to tailor daily therapeutic activities so your child can reach goals that you set together
· How to communicate in a real way with your child every day, and
· How to manage the stress that autism puts on your family.

 Date: 11/2/2009

"The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's" with Dr. Temple Grandin

From her innovative book, "The Way I See It," Temple Grandin will get down to the real issues of autism- the ones parents, teachers and individuals on the spectrum face every day. She offers helpful do's and don'ts, practical strategies and try-it-now tips, all based on her "insider" perspective and a great deal of research.

Don't miss hearing Temple's fascinating journey and knowledge, as the world's most famous individual with autism spectrum disorder.

Date: 12/5/2009