autism & healthcare twitter day, part 1 - for the obama-biden transition team

Autism & Health Care Reform Autism & Health Care Reform Twitter Day, Part OneTwitter Day, Part One

Collected by PF Anderson, Collected by PF Anderson, coordinated by Tanner’s Dadcoordinated by Tanner’s Dad

Event hosted for the Obama Biden Event hosted for the Obama Biden Health Policy Transition TeamHealth Policy Transition Team

December 23rd, 2008December 23rd, 2008

Who we wereWho we were

• Adonya, Advanced Brain, Adonya, Advanced Brain, BearTwinsMom, BearTwinsMom, AutismInsights, Bonnie, AutismInsights, Bonnie, Carrie Jean, Catherine, Carrie Jean, Catherine, AutismVox, Erica, Frank, AutismVox, Erica, Frank, Jenna, JenniferJenna, Jennifer

• Jody, Mark, Melina, MT, Jody, Mark, Melina, MT, Navi, Nika, Pboger, PF, Navi, Nika, Pboger, PF, SpokeWithPics, Tamara, SpokeWithPics, Tamara, Tom, UberBabyBoomerTom, UberBabyBoomer

• TannersDadTannersDad

• Tweet promoting eventTweet promoting event

• Causecast post promoting eventCausecast post promoting event

OutlineOutline

• Part 1:Part 1:– Snapshots & StoriesSnapshots & Stories– ChallengesChallenges– WishesWishes– EmploymentEmployment– What's Right, What's WrongWhat's Right, What's Wrong– Location, Location, LocationLocation, Location, Location

Snapshots & StoriesSnapshots & Stories

• Conversation describing life as a Conversation describing life as a parent of a child with autismparent of a child with autism

ChallengesChallenges

WishesWishes

EmploymentEmployment

What’s Right, What’s WrongWhat’s Right, What’s Wrong

Location, Location, LocationLocation, Location, Location

OutlineOutline

• Part 2:Part 2:– Service IssuesService Issues

• In Home ServiceIn Home Service

– InsuranceInsurance– EducationEducation

• GeneralGeneral• Early InterventionEarly Intervention• IEPs / 504 / IDEAIEPs / 504 / IDEA• Online EducationOnline Education• Teacher TrainingTeacher Training

OutlineOutline

• Part 3Part 3– ResearchResearch– Resources SharedResources Shared– Suggested Governmental RolesSuggested Governmental Roles

Contact Contact

• Twitter stream available at:Twitter stream available at:– http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23HHhttp://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23HH

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• Event contact: Event contact: – http://www.causecast.org/member/tanners-http://www.causecast.org/member/tanners-

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• Slide show contact: Slide show contact: pfa@umich.edupfa@umich.edu