Past Event Archives
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Christi Russell - Negotiating the
Special Education Maze
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Presented
at 7:00pm, May 23, 2006
Conway
Regional
Medical
Center
Women's
Center, Classroom 1
Presenter: Amanda Moore,
Hendrix
College
Library Director
One
important way to cope with your family's learning and/or medical issues
is by using relevant published research to help you cope with, or (in
conjunction with licensed professionals) treat the situation. As parents
of children with Asperger's Syndrome know, information about the condition
has changed greatly over the last few years. How can you identify
reliable information and advice? How can you find information
useful
to you as a parent, or to your child's teachers, or to your child's
health professionals?
In
this short presentation, Amanda will describe a few of the research
resources
available to you at local libraries and on the Internet. She will
also briefly describe a few of the things she as a professional librarian
does to help people use the most relevant and reliable information
sources, whatever the source.
If you have some issues that you have had difficulty researching, email them
to Amanda at amanda.moore@mac.com before May 16th, and as a part of
the
presentation Amanda may be able to recommend a few additional resources
for researching your specific concern.
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Presented
at 7:00pm
on June 27, 2006
Conway
Regional
Medical
Center
Women’s
Center, Classroom 1
Speaker: Austin Shinn
Austin
Shinn is a graduate of
Conway
High School
, Class of 2003. He is currently
enrolled as
a junior at
Arkansas
Tech
University
in Russellville, majoring in Journalism.
Austin
entered Arkansas
Tech with a full scholarship which he still maintains.
He recently interviewed with the Log Cabin Democrat where he hopes to be
working over the summer.
Austin
was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome at the age of 13.
Austin
’s story is one of hope and encouragement and he is looking forward to
sharing
it
with you. To quote
Austin
, “Encouraging would be the word for the life I currently lead. I
am eager to discuss the disorder as I am someone who is a success on almost all
levels. I'd be thrilled to share the word that there is hope.”
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Presented
at 7:00pm
on February 27, 2007
Conway
Regional
Medical
Center
Women’s
Center, Classroom 1
Dr.
Cooper, an educator and counselor, shares his experiences with learning
disabilities and offers helpful and practical insights about what adults can do
to nurture a more positive outlook in children with LD. An
excellent resource for parents, educators and other professionals.
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Presented
at 7:00pm
on April 24, 2007
Conway
Regional
Medical
Center
Women’s
Center, Classroom 1
The Conway Asperger's Support
group was honored to have this nationally known mother and daughter team presenting
in April.
For additional on these guest
speakers, please checkout their website at: www.lynleysummers.com.
“Believe
You Can Fly” Jessica
“Jazz” Summers
Jazz is currently a student at
Mills University Studies High School , in Little Rock , Arkansas .
Jazz works in the community to increase Autism awareness. She represented
all kids in Arkansas with disabilities at Arkansas
Disability Awareness Day, speaking at the State Capitol in 2004, saying
that she does not see herself as disabled. She urges others
in the community to do the same with whatever
struggles they may have. She has been the keynote address for
People First Arkansas, for Beyond the Borders, Easter Seals Arkansas, and has
been a workshop presenter at the Autism Society of America's National
Convention, 2005.
“Getting
Your Mind Right for the Fight” Lynley
Summers
Lynley
is a behaviorist working with
children and adults across the Autism Spectrum. She is an advocate for children
with disabilities in the state of North Carolina and
in her native state of Arkansas . She serves as Parent Educator for the Arkansas
Disability Coalition, whose purpose is to work for equal rights and
opportunities for individuals with disabilities. She
also serves on the Arkansas State Medical Care
Advisory Committee. She represented the state of Arkansas in
addressing members of Congress for the purpose of
bringing issues of the Autism community to their attention and building the
membership within C.A.R.E., the Congressional Caucus for
Autism Research and Education. She speaks regularly to parents groups and
does work in the community on behalf of families with Autism.
Lynley is also the author of the book, "Autism
Is Not a Life Sentence" which has
just been published by AAPC, Autism Asperger
Publishing Company and is now available.
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