BREAKING BARRIERS!September 29, 2012 ~ 9:00-5:00

Cypress United Methodist Church www.cypressunited.orgSESSION (9:45-10:45) SESSION 2 (11:00-12:00) SESSION 3 (2:30-3:30) SESSION 4 (3:45-4:45)

Autism and Bullying: Practical Strategies for Families by Leslie Phillips

Applied Behavior Analysis 101 by Dr. Layla Salek

Special Education 101 by Sara Beebe

Waiting Until Graduation To Plan For Future? Jump Over That Barrier Now! by Mary Jane Williams

The Ten Basic Points of Special Education by Marggiana Sanchez-Petit SPANISH ONLY

How Can My Child Develop Effective Reading Skills?by Eldo Bergman, MD

Dyslexia: What, When and How by Linda Baumgartner

Alternative and Biomedical Approaches to Autism by Dr. Dustin Henderson

Spectrum of Hope – Services & Populations by Laura Tolliver

Strategies for Encouraging Language in Developmentally Delayed and Young Children by Suzi Danton

Improving Educational Outcomes of Students in Foster Care by Jeff Miller

The Special Needs Caregiver by Steve Rhatigan

The Basics of Supplementation for Your ASD Child by Catherine Masha, R.N.

Strategies and Tactics to Stop Bullying by David Beinke

Learn about the Educational Impact of Tourette’s Syndrome by Lisa Henry

Why Gray Matters: The Effect of Weak Cognitive Skills on Learning by Kim Bellini and Shelly Duer

Everything You Want to Know About Advocating at ARD, but Are Afraid to Askby Louis Geigermen

ADHD: Characteristics, Myths, and Realities by Pam Esser

The Toolbox – What to do When the Answer is Noby David Beinke

Evaluations 101 by Loretta Zayas-Revai

How the DSAH is Breaking Barriers by Ann Fontenot & Lore Mason

How to be P.E.O.P.L.E Smart - Social Skillsby Erin Webb, M.A., LMFT

Breaking Barriers - Procedural Safeguardby Bonnie Garza

The Basics of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Wes Clayton and Christen Sistrunk

Ensuring Appropriate Behavior Support and Protections in Discipline by Sara Bebe

"It's So Loud I Have to Hold My Ears" by Daniel J. Copes & Christine Toledo

Natural Health Remedies with a twist of Biomedical to help your child by Melisa Rocchi Kuehn

Special Education and the 83rd Texas Legislative Sessionby Jeff Miller