Webinar, January 10th, 2023, with the Special Needs Advocacy Network in Massachusetts. As the neurodiversity paradigm continues to gain momentum and autistic self-advocates provide a voice for their community, educational and training practices need to change.
* This presentation will explore individual nervous systems and learning styles and how these inform the way we prepare autistic individuals’ for transition to adulthood using a strengths-based approach.
About the Presenters:
Lindsay Thelin Wagner, MS, OTR/L is an occupational therapist who has been practicing in the field of autism for 16 years in school, clinical and home settings. She is currently the Director of Allied Health Services at the League School of Greater Boston. Since joining the League School in 2007, Lindsay has led the program’s implementation of the SCERTS® Model, an educational framework that engages the involvement of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate programming that targets the social, emotional and educational needs of each individual student.
Amy Faraone joined the League School in 2018 as the Coordinator of Vocational and Career Services where she works with students aged 12-22 years, helping them to acquire pre-vocational and vocational skills to work.
Fees apply, registration is required to https://spanmass.org/program-calendar.html or contact Event Coordinator, Special Needs Advocacy Network, Inc., 508-655-7999, info@spanmass.org