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ASPEN Spring 2012 Conference

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Hilton Woodbridge, 120 Wood Avenue South, Iselin, NJ 08830

Keynote Presentation:

Self-Advocacy and Disclosure: Achieving Success in Reaching a Greater Understanding With Others in Work, Education, Community, and Relationships

Stephen Shore, Ph.D.

Author of Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome; Ask and Tell: Self-Advocacy and Disclosure for People on the Autism Spectrum; the critically acclaimed Understanding Autism for Dummies; and the newly released DVD Living Along the Autism Spectrum - What It Means to Have Autism or Asperger Syndrome.

Young Adult Panel Presentation:

Moderated by John Elder Robison

Author of Look Me In the Eye and Be Different

From Autism Talk TV and Wrong Planet
Alex Plank
Jack "Cubby" Robison
Kirsten Lindsmith
Scotty Holman

Afternoon Workshops

"So, Are We Supposed to Hug Now?"-Best Practices for Neurologically Mixed Marriages and Other Harrowing Relationships

presented by David Finch

Author of The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband

"Finding and Keeping a Job With Asperger Syndrome"

presented by Dan and Julie Coulter

"Preparing for College Life for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Steps to Making a Successful Transition From High School Through College"

presented by Yvonne Foster, Ph.D.

"Navigating the Healthcare System"

presented by Valerie Powers Smith, Esq.

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