Don't forget to sign up for the free webinar from Great Plains Laboratory.

A Natural Approach to Autism Monday, April 12, 2010 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm CST

Candida and Autism - Why Is It So Pervasive and Problematic? Part 2 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6pm PST / 8pm CST Webinar will last
approximately 1 1/2 hours

A Mother & Son Story: On the Road to Recovery from Autism Thursday, April 22, 2010
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST

Free how to video: Using Visual Supports to Support Individuals with Autism during Daily Transitions

Using Visual Supports to Support Individuals with Autism during Daily Transitions
Go HERE to watch!
Training Type: Boardmaker Software Family. 1 hour long.

Description: Change is never easy, especially for individuals with Autism. This difficulty with change can make transitions very tricky for everyone. This session will discuss common types of transitions that individuals with Autism may face during a typical day. Using the Boardmaker Software Family, the session will then demonstrate different types of visual supports that may help them through with these times of change. You will walk away from this session with a greater understanding of how to set up your child/student/ or client for successful transitions through the changes in life using the Boardmaker Software Family.

Free how to video: Visual Supports and Autism: Utilizing Mayer-Johnson products to effectively meet the needs of people with autism

Visual Supports and Autism: Utilizing Mayer-Johnson products to effectively meet the needs of people with autism
Go HERE and Watch!!
Training Type: Boardmaker Software Family. 50 minutes long

Description: This introductory level class introduces participants to Picture Communication Symbols and Boardmaker as tools to create a variety of materials for individuals with autism. An overview of Boardmaker will be provided along with samples of using Boardmaker to create visual schedules, environmental supports and instructional supports. Specific strategies for using and integrating these supports will also be shared. This is a great beginning class or a chance to get up to speed on how Boardmaker can benefit people with autism.

Free How to videos at DynaVox Mayer-Johnson

Creating a "Me Book" for students with Autism and other Special Needs using the Boardmaker Software Family

Go HERE and watch it now!! 45 minutes long.

Training Type: Boardmaker Software Family

Description: Who am I? This is a question that most people ask themselves. For students with special needs, answering this question enhances their self-esteem and helps them understand that their special need is not the only thing that defines them. One way to do this is to bring the different parts of their life together in the concrete form of a Me book. This book can be used for many purposes. It can be a self-defining and self-discovery activity, a social story of how to talk about themselves and answer questions, and/ or a book that can shared with others to facilitate relationships. No matter how it is used, or where it is used, it will help to boost their self-esteem as they will have a physical reminder that can identify their strengths and accomplishments while explaining their challenges. Using Boardmaker Software Family as the authoring tool, this class will demonstrate how to create a print and interactive Me book while proving ideas and strategies to individualize it for your students. Participants will take away from this class the skills to create a Me book that will help their students understand and express who they are in an individualized concrete way.

Free webinar: Effective Visual Scheduling for Individuals with Autism

Effective Visual Scheduling for Individuals with Autism
Mar 11, 2010 at 3:00 PM Length:45 minutes
Training Type: Boardmaker Software Family
Description: Everyone makes visual schedules! This session will explore some specific visual schedules and corresponding strategies for individuals with autism. Given some of the common needs of individuals with autism, typical visual schedules may prove to be ineffective. We will highlight tweaks, modifications and customizations that you can make to your current visual schedules to help your students, clients or child with autism succeed! Sign up HERE!

Free webinar: Autism, Literacy and communication- A case study

DynaVox Mayer-Johnson the makers of Boardmaker (which I used to make my sons picture communication books) is offering a few free online training courses. Go HERE to sign up! The following is what the website says:

Autism, Literacy and Communication - A Case Study
Mar 30, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Description: In the world of Autism theories abound with very little research directed toward learning; learning of literacy skills, learning of communication utilizing AAC and the connection between the two. This webinar will explore the connection between autism, literacy and communication. A case study will be presented to highlight the various strategies, research evidence and practice of teaching nonverbal children with autism to read and communicate across a variety of functions. The concept of Literacy as a learning strategy versus just a skill set will be developed with examples from the case study. Participants will be asked to read an article written by the webinar host to set the stage for this webinar.

Participants will understand the connections between autism, literacy development and communication.

Participants will walk away with new strategies for moving nonverbal children with autism through the development of literacy skills.
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FREE webinar from Rethink Autism and Autism Speaks!

Autism Speaks, in partnership with rethink autism, presents a FREE live webinar on autism treatment options and resources for families with recently diagnosed children: Wed, March 3, 2010 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST .

Join us for an orientation for parents and family members of children recently diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.”

Dr. Bridget A. Taylor, leading autism educator and rethink autism’s Senior Clinical Advisor, will present an overview of the most effective educational interventions for autism and give practical advice on jump-starting treatment for your newly diagnosed child.

Lisa Goring, Director of Family Services at Autism Speaks, will share resources for newly diagnosed families and information on how to maximize their quality of life.

Click HERE to sign up!!!

Candida (yeast) and Autism

FREE Webinar March 3, 2010 sign up HERE

William Shaw, Ph.D., and The Great Plains Laboratory, Inc. sponsors
“Candida and Autism - Why Is It So Pervasive and Problematic? Part 1," presented by Dr. Kurt Woeller on March 3, 2010

This webinar explores the various ways yeast can negatively impact individuals on the autism-spectrum. Included in this presentation is an overview of Candida invasiveness, biochemical influence, and treatment options. Also, the various diagnostic testing modalities and the importance of understanding how testing can direct therapy choices will be explored. It is highly recommended to attend for those looking to understand more completely how yeast negatively affects our health. Also, this is part #1 in a two part series so this webinar will lay the foundation for more advanced topics.

Kurt Woeller, D.O., is the medical director for Stillpoint Center for Integrative Medicine, in Murrieta, CA. He serves as a clinical consultant, teaching doctors the latest in biomedical diagnostic testing and treatment protocols for children with autism spectrum disorders. He lectures nationwide regarding the benefits of biomedical therapies for autism, as well as maintaining an extensive educational resource for parents on his membership website at www.autismactionplan.org. Since 1998, Dr. Woeller has been a Biomedical Specialist using the Defeat Autism Now! approach. Since seeing his first autism patient in 1998, Dr. Woeller has treated hundreds of children on the autism spectrum. Dr. Woeller is an osteopathic physician who specializes in traditional osteopathic medicine, cranial osteopathy and integrative medicine.

The webinar begins promptly at 6pm PST. Sign up HERE!

Reminder: Toxicity-Induced Developmental & Behavioral Disorders

Just a reminder that the webinar Autism Spectrum Disorders: Toxicity-Induced Developmental & Behavioral Disorders is tonight!! Go HERE to find out more!!

Free webinar: A Mother & Son Story: On the Road to Recovery from Autism

Free wbinar from Great Plains Laboratory:A Mother & Son Story: On the Road to Recovery from Autism Thursday, April 22, 2010 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST. Sign up HERE.
Janelle Love, M.D., is a board certified family physician who practices with a functional medicine approach. She investigates the biochemistry imbalances, immune dysregulation, gastrointestinal problems, and toxin exposure of her patients.

Dr. Love founded the Autism Relief Foundation in 2008; a non for profit organization which helps children all over the nation pay for biomedical services that insurance does not cover. She is also the author of a children’s book series which consists of social stories to help the children with autism understand what is really happening in their bodies.

Little did Dr. Love know when her son was diagnosed on the autistic spectrum her entire perspective on the medical field would change and she would be treating hundreds of autistic children a few years later. Hear her story as a physician and a mom as she went through the process of helping her son. Listen to how all the pieces of the biomedical puzzle come together for many children she helps in her practice. Learn what steps you can take to help your child.

Another FREE Webinar Lecture: A Natural Approach to Autism

You can go HERE and sign up for another FREE Webinar Lecture from Great Plains Laboratory. The name of the webinar is A Natural Approach
to Autism. Monday, April 12, 2010 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT

Autism is a complex neurocognitive disorder that is affecting today's children at an epidemic rate. While the cause of autism is unknown, there are several consistent factors that are present with underlying medical conditions. Navigating through the different therapies, diets, supplements, and biomedical testing can be challenging and confusing. This webinar will address these challenges and walk parents through a natural approach to autism. Go here to find out more.

Autism Spectrum Disorders: Toxicity-Induced Developmental & Behavioral Disorders

Great Plains Laboratory is having a online seminar on February 25th you can go here to sign up or get more info. I've watched a couple of these free web seminars and they were really good! Free seminar and info with out leaving your home!