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Workshops
Judy is available for workshops on each of her publications and on many other autism related subjects.
Publications:
Presentations include, but are not limited to the following:
This presentation addresses how those on the autism spectrum take in, process, store and retrieve information. Topics include sensory system differences and literal, concrete thinking style. Selected readings from Making Lemonade: Hints for Autism's Helpers will illustrate how Judy has turned some difficult “lemons” of autism, both of her own autism and of those with whom she has worked, into lemonade. Illustrations of the impact of autism on personal relationships will be discussed along with encouragement on the importance of friendship development between autistics and the “world-people” around them using real life stories from Judy's personal experiences. Traveling with Lemonade This presentation opens with a discussion of how autistics are the same and different from people who do not have autism. Selections from both Making Lemonade: Hints for Autism's Helpers and Paper Words, Discovering and Living with My Autism along with Judy's real life stories, including a trip to New York City with her best friend and their sons, will highlight how it is not only possible, but can be fun and rewarding for “world-people” to take trips with, interact with and form friendships with a person on the spectrum. You will hear about Judy's sojourns with friends, family and colleagues and how together they discovered meaningful ways to turn the lemons of autism into lemonade within the context of their relationships. Traveling with Lemonade will take you to new places and give a renewed hope for the possibilities that can be in all of our futures as we all continue to learn how to live with autism in a meaningful, relevant and respectful manner. (Most popular keynote presentation to date!) How to Float Autism's Boat Based on a chapter in Paper Words, Discovering and Living with My Autism this presentation focuses on an “insider's view” of challenging behavior. Judy will touch on her own growing up behaviors considered by others to be challenging and discuss how these behaviors were her solutions to responding to an overwhelming experience of the world around her. By understanding how the challenging behaviors may be an autistic student's best attempt at finding a solution to his frustrations, adults are encouraged to support the student by joining with him to expand upon his repertoire of behavior solutions. Judy has developed a worksheet to guide participants in the process of figuring out which supports will be helpful for their students. Outsmarting Explosive Behavior This presentation, based on Outsmarting Explosive Behavior, a Visual System of Support and Intervention for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, describes an effective way to support individuals with explosive behaviors by using a visual system of four train cars to depict the stages of explosive behavior along with stop and go signs to show effective support strategies to use during each stage in the explosive behavior cycle. This model has been effectively used with numerous students (Early Childhood through Adulthood), continues to be a part of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Autism Training Project and has been published by AAPC as a three part kit (facilitator manual, visual system and student workbook). Thinking in Pictures This presentation, based on a chapter in Paper Words, Discovering and Living with My Autism, is an innovative approach to understanding the way many individuals on the autism spectrum think. Judy uses a visual system to demonstrate how to assist individuals with ASD to change their thinking patterns and avoid behavior meltdowns. This approach can also be applied to teaching reading comprehension, writing skills and dealing with ever changing schedules which can be difficult for so many of our folks with autism. Come prepared to learn, to participate and maybe even to change your own thinking! Making Life Work: How I Manage My Autism to Enjoy Life Based on a chapter in Making Lemonade: Hints for Autism's Helpers, this presentation describes how Judy manages her work and everyday life with the unique challenges and blessing of her autism. Participants will leave with a visual system to use to assist them in sorting out and planning for their own more content life as an autistic living in a neurotypical world. Teachers, parents and support persons will be able to use the same visual system to help them sort out how to proactively provide supportive to ensure optimal quality of life in the day to day real life situations of those they know and love with autism. The Hidden Curriculum for Older Adolescents and Adults Recognizing the need for more resources for autistic teens and adults and based on the work of Brenda Smith Myles, Judy has authored The Hidden Curriculum Calendar for Older Adolescents and Adults. This presentation will offer practical suggestions and advice concerning the subtle information in the world all around us that most people seem to pick up automatically but must be specifically taught/learned by those with autism and other social-cognitive challenges. Hidden curriculum items cover such topics as social relationships, community, money matters and workplace. |
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